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Employer name: Montclair State University

Contact information: review of applications will begin on November 1, 2008. Please send letter of interest, philosophy of education, curriculum vita, example of professional work, example of student work, and name and contact information for three reference contacts either online at
ReillyL@mail.montclair.edu.
Fashion Studies Search Committee Chair
PositionV-F1
Montclair State University
Human Resources
Montclair, New Jersey 07043

Date Posted: Sept 16, 2008

Job Title: Assistant Professor Fashion Studies
Department of Fashion Design - Costumer/Fashion History

Qualifications: Ph.D. preferred, M.F.A. degree required in Textiles and Apparel area with specialization in Fashion Design, successful university teaching experience, relevant industry experience, a record of professional work (published writing, presentations, published design work, exhibitions). Applicant will be expected to be proficient in computer aided design software as well as traditional fashion design techniques.

Salary/Compensation: 10 month full-time tenure track faculty position

Job Description: The Department of Art and Design, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, invites applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in the area of Fashion Studies. Responsibilities include developing fashion design curricula, teaching a maximum of 12 undergraduate credits in fashion studies/design per semester, advising undergraduate students, actively participating in curriculum, committee, and administrative work, establishing and maintaining industry/business relationships, and establishing a focused research program in area of specialization. Teach undergraduate courses in the following areas: apparel design and construction, fashion illustration, product development, quality assessment, production, apparel and textile industry operations.

Employer name: California State University, Long Beach

Contact information: Interested applicants may apply to:
FMD Search Committee Chair
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-0501
Phone: 562.985.8250
e-mail: reiboldt@csulb.edu

Date Posted: 9/23/08

Job Title: Recruitment #638 Assistant Professor -Fashion Merchandising and Design: Apparel Design, Tenure-track

Effective Date: Aug. 24, 2009

Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must have:

• a PhD in human ecology, material culture studies, museum studies, history related to clothing and textiles, or other relevant area;
• a successful record of scholarship in material culture, curatorship and/or museum studies, or other specialized discipline relevant to the position;
• demonstrated ability curating in a museum or other collection, preferably dealing with clothing and textile artifacts;
• demonstrated excellence in university teaching and the ability to contribute to interdisciplinary educational and research programs; and a collaborative working style that is a good fit with the Department of Human Ecology.

• Active participation in professorial committee responsibilities
• Ability to teach general courses in Apparel Design and Textiles
• Apparel industry experience

• Teach undergraduate apparel design and textiles courses
• Participate in curriculum development/maintenance
• Conduct a consistent program of scholarly and/or creative activity
• Supervise graduate research
• Advise Fashion Merchandising and Design undergraduate students and Fashion Merchandising graduate students
• Assume the role of faculty advisor for a student group
• Maintain excellence in teaching
• Actively participate in committee responsibilities at the program, department, college, and university levels

Salary/Compensation: Commensurate with experience and level of employment

Required Documentation: Letter of application addressing qualifications, professional resume (including an e-mail address), three recent letters of recommendation, and official transcripts from the institutions granting masters and doctorate degrees.

Application Deadline:
Review of applications will begin January 31, 2009. Applications received after this date may not receive full consideration. Applications, required documentation, and/or requests for additional information should be addressed to:

FMD Search Committee Chair
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-0501
Phone: 562.985.8250
e-mail: reiboldt@csulb.edu

California State University, Long Beach is a large comprehensive university, with a student body of more than 34,000 and 1,900 full and part-time faculty, offering 85 baccalaureate and 67 master's degrees in the liberal arts, applied and professional fields and 2 joint doctorates. The College of Health and Human Services, in which this department resides, has 12 departments, 4 programs, 5,000 majors, 6 centers for research/service and graduates approximately 1500 students per year.

In addition to meeting fully its obligation of nondiscrimination under federal and state law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to economic status, ethnic background, political views, or other personal characteristics or beliefs. California State University, Long Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employer name: California State University, Long Beach

Contact information: Interested applicants may apply to:
FMD Search Committee Chair
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-0501
Phone: 562.985.8250
e-mail: reiboldt@csulb.edu

Date Posted: 9/23/08

Job Title: Recruitment #640 Assistant Professor -Fashion Merchandising and Design: Fashion Merchandising, Tenure-track

Effective Date: Aug. 24, 2009

Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must have:

• Earned doctorate with at least one graduate degree in Fashion Merchandising
• Subject matter expertise in Fashion Merchandising and Textiles
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Family and Consumer Sciences discipline and/or experience working in a Family and Consumer Sciences unit or equivalent
• Experience in university undergraduate and/or graduate teaching and advising
• Evidence of current research in Fashion Merchandising
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain apparel industry contacts
• Ability to communicate effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.

• Active participation in professorial committee responsibilities
• Ability to teach general courses in Fashion Merchandising and Textiles
• Fashion industry experience

• Teach undergraduate courses in Fashion Merchandising and Textiles and graduate courses in Fashion Merchandising
• Participate in curriculum development/maintenance
• Conduct a consistent program of scholarly and/or creative activity
• Supervise graduate research
• Advise Fashion Merchandising and Design undergraduate and Fashion Merchandising graduate students
• Assume the role of faculty advisor for a student group
• Maintain excellence in teaching
• Actively participate in committee responsibilities at the program, department, college, and university levels
• Assume other program, department, college, and university responsibilities normally associated with a university teaching position

Salary/Compensation: Commensurate with experience and level of employment

Required Documentation: Letter of application addressing qualifications, professional resume (including an e-mail address), three recent letters of recommendation, and official transcripts from the institutions granting masters and doctorate degrees.

Application Deadline:
Review of applications will begin January 31, 2009. Applications received after this date may not receive full consideration. Applications, required documentation, and/or requests for additional information should be addressed to:

FMD Search Committee Chair
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-0501
Phone: 562.985.8250
e-mail: reiboldt@csulb.edu

California State University, Long Beach is a large comprehensive university, with a student body of more than 34,000 and 1,900 full and part-time faculty, offering 85 baccalaureate and 67 master's degrees in the liberal arts, applied and professional fields and 2 joint doctorates. The College of Health and Human Services, in which this department resides, has 12 departments, 4 programs, 5,000 majors, 6 centers for research/service and graduates approximately 1500 students per year.

In addition to meeting fully its obligation of nondiscrimination under federal and state law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to economic status, ethnic background, political views, or other personal characteristics or beliefs. California State University, Long Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employer name: California State University, Long Beach

Contact information: Interested applicants may apply to:
FMD Search Committee Chair
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-0501
Phone: 562.985.8250
e-mail: smarshal@csulb.edu

Date Posted: 9/23/08

Job Title: Assistant Professor -Fashion Merchandising and Design: Generalist, Tenure-track

Effective Date: Aug. 24, 2009

Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants must have:

• Earned doctorate with at least one graduate degree in Fashion Merchandising. Apparel Design, or related discipline
• Subject matter expertise in Fashion Merchandising/ Retailing/Apparel Design/Clothing Construction including the ability to teach basic Textiles courses needed for fashion and design students
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Family and Consumer Sciences discipline and/or experience working in a Family and Consumer Sciences unit or equivalent
• Experience in university undergraduate and/or graduate teaching and advising
• Evidence of current research in Fashion Merchandising or Apparel Design
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain apparel industry contacts
• Ability to communicate effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.

• Active participation in professorial committee responsibilities
• Ability to teach core courses for Fashion Merchandising and Design majors including Textiles
• Fashion industry experience

• Teach undergraduate courses for Fashion Merchandising and Design majors, including basic Textiles and graduate courses in Fashion Merchandising
• Participate in curriculum development/maintenance
• Conduct a consistent program of scholarly and/or creative activity
• Supervise graduate research
• Advise Fashion Merchandising and Design undergraduate and Fashion Merchandising graduate students
• Assume the role of faculty advisor for a student group
• Maintain excellence in teaching
• Actively participate in committee responsibilities at the program, department, college, and university levels
• Assume other program, department, college, and university responsibilities normally associated with a university teaching position

Salary/Compensation: Commensurate with experience and level of employment

Required Documentation: Letter of application addressing qualifications, professional resume (including an e-mail address), three recent letters of recommendation, and official transcripts from the institutions granting masters and doctorate degrees.

Application Deadline:
Review of applications will begin January 31, 2009. Applications received after this date may not receive full consideration. Applications, required documentation, and/or requests for additional information should be addressed to:

FMD Search Committee Chair
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-0501
Phone: 562.985.8250
e-mail: smarshal@csulb.edu

California State University, Long Beach is a large comprehensive university, with a student body of more than 34,000 and 1,900 full and part-time faculty, offering 85 baccalaureate and 67 master's degrees in the liberal arts, applied and professional fields and 2 joint doctorates. The College of Health and Human Services, in which this department resides, has 12 departments, 4 programs, 5,000 majors, 6 centers for research/service and graduates approximately 1500 students per year.

In addition to meeting fully its obligation of nondiscrimination under federal and state law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to economic status, ethnic background, political views, or other personal characteristics or beliefs. California State University, Long Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employer name: University of Alberta

Contact information: Interested applicants may apply to:
Deanna Williamson, Chair
Department of Human Ecology
Room 302E Human Ecology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2N1
Email: deanna.williamson@ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-492-5770
Fax: 780-492-4821

Date Posted: 9/2/08

Job Title: Assistant or Associate Professor, Material Culture and Curatorship

Qualifications:
Applicants must have:

• a PhD in human ecology, material culture studies, museum studies, history related to clothing and textiles, or other relevant area;
• a successful record of scholarship in material culture, curatorship and/or museum studies, or other specialized discipline relevant to the position;
• demonstrated ability curating in a museum or other collection, preferably dealing with clothing and textile artifacts;
• demonstrated excellence in university teaching and the ability to contribute to interdisciplinary educational and research programs; and a collaborative working style that is a good fit with the Department of Human Ecology

Salary/Compensation: TBA

Job Description:
The Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta, invites applications for a tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor position in the area of Material Culture and Curatorship. The Department offers a BSc in Human Ecology with majors in Textiles and Clothing and Family Ecology; a combined BSc/BEd; thesis and course-based Masters degrees with specializations in Material Culture, Textiles and Clothing, Family Ecology and Practice, and Aging; and a PhD degree in Human Ecology. The Department is home to the Clothing and Textiles Collection, a teaching and research resource housed and exhibited in state-of-the-art facilities. The Collection comprises over 18,000 artifacts representing more than 250 years of history from Western and non-Western cultures. It has particular strengths in women's 19th and 20th century fashion, Canadian quilts, and Guatemalan and Indonesian textiles. The Department of Human Ecology is extending its research and programming in Material Culture with the newly-established Material Culture Institute, an interdisciplinary initiative that unites scholars and stimulates research in the diverse fields that contribute to the study of Material Culture. For further information see http://www.ales.ualberta.ca/hecol/

Key responsibilities of the position include:

• Serving as Curator of the Clothing and Textiles Collection. The Curator will develop a long-term vision and a national and international research profile for the Collection. Specific responsibilities include promoting and facilitating use of the Collection for interdisciplinary research, teaching and public outreach; securing supplementary funding for Collection maintenance, enhancement and promotion; determining policies regarding Collection growth and mandate; acquisition of artifacts; and Collection inventory and documentation.
• Establishing an independent object-based research program in material culture.
• Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses including material culture and historic dress.
• Supervising graduate students.

Employer name: Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Contact information:
jobs@massart.edu
617-879-7920
http://careers.massart.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50579

Date Posted: August 5, 2008

Job Title: -Track Faculty, Fashion Design - 2 positions

Qualifications:
Required Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of professional industry experience and at least 5 years college teaching experience. The ability to develop and maintain collegial and industry relationships is desired.

Preferred Qualifications: A master's degree in appropriate discipline is preferred.

Salary/Compensation: commensurate with experience

Job Description:
Massachusetts College of Art and Design is seeking faculty for two tenure-track positions in the Fashion Design Department starting at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor.
The Massachusetts College of Art and Design has offered Fashion Design for 100 years. The study of fashion at MassArt trains students to create fashion as art and to develop an understanding of the fundamentals needed to be a designer in the fashion industry. Fashion students design, research and construct both couture and ready-to-wear garments. Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing are incorporated into the curriculum. Students are encouraged to explore their individual interests and to develop their own style as they master detailing techniques, design, and pattern making. Program faculty members teach traditional design methods, along with cutting-edge computer design technology. Students are trained to consider issues of global marketability, function, care, and comfort.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Teach undergraduate courses in all levels of Fashion Design including Pattern Drafting, Creative Fashion Design, Couture Techniques, Fashion History, Marketing and Trend Forecasting. Specific teaching assignment is flexible.
· Advise student scholarship and creative activity.
· Participate in College, department and professional activities.
· Work cooperatively with fashion program faculty to shape an innovative and integrated curriculum in fashion design.
· Is Accountable for ensuring that affirmative action, equal opportunity and diversity are integrally tied to all actions and decisions for which they are responsible and which fall within the scope of the Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Diversity Plan.

Applicants must apply online by visiting http://careers.massart.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50579.

Employer name: California State University, Los Angeles

Contact information:
Rebecca Davis, Search Committee Chair
Department of Art
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8101

Date Posted: April 25, 2008

Job Title: Full Time Temporary Lecturer in Fashion Design

Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: M.A. in Fashion Design-related field; must be from an accredited institution of higher education. Professional experience in the fashion industry. Candidates should provide record of or potential for scholarly activity involving students whenever possible, as well as the demonstrated potential for effective teaching using a variety of methodologies. Candidates should also demonstrate an ability or interest in teaching in a multicultural, multiethnic campus.

DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: MFA in Fashion Design, must be from an accredited institution of higher education. Record of research, scholarly and/or creative activity, involving students whenever possible. Evidence of effective teaching. Experience with Fashion Design software. Strong art background and ability to teach in related fields of Art (e.g. Foundations of Art: Drawing, 2-d Design, 3-d Design, Color).

Salary/Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Job Description:
DUTIES: Teach undergraduate courses at beginning and advanced levels in Fashion Design and related areas. Engage in research, scholarly and/or creative activity. In addition to teaching, duties include student advisement and committee service for the Department of Art, College of Arts and Letters, and the University. The starting date is September, 2008.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION: Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a statement of teaching philosophy, 20 digital images of professional work and 20 digital images of student work if available, and the University's Application for Academic

Employer name: Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York

Contact information:
Human Resources
FIT
Seventh Avenue at 27th Street
New York City, NY 10001-5992

Date Posted: April 18, 2008

Job Title: Part-Time Faculty Positions
Department of Fashion Design - Costumer/Fashion History

Qualifications: Successful applicants should have a bachelor's degree or higher in art history or theatrical costume design and have a minimum of six years of experience as a theatrical costume or fashion designer. Three samples of artwork must be submitted with application.

Salary/Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Job Description: The Fashion Institute of Technology, an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology of the State University of New York, invites applications for adjunct positions in Fashion Design-Costume/Fashion History. The Department seeks costume/ fashion designers to teach costumer/fashion history courses.

Completed applications will also include a letter of interest, vitae, and contact information for three professional references (including names, titles, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses).

Electronic submissions preferred and should be sent to resu...@fitnyc.edu.
Hard copies may be sent to:
Human Resources
FITM
Seventh Avenue at 27th Street
New York City 10001-5992.

Please be sure to reference the department for which you are applying. You may visit FIT's web site at http://www.fitnyc.edu.

FIT has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Applications from minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are encouraged.