About the position
Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University's mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the development of good learning conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is possible, provide for individual differences, abilities, and interests. The candidate will be capable of teaching various levels of UX/UI, Interaction Design, Human Centered Design in the undergraduate online program. Faculty should also have a broad understanding of the role of user-centered design and User experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design with students learning about the theory and application of user research and methodologies, design thinking, wireframing, and prototyping. Familiarity with popular software tools including Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, and Webflow, and creating wireframes, prototypes, and interactive designs, in addition to the fundamentals of visual and interaction design and their real-world applications and methods.
Responsibilities
- Teaching undergraduate and/or graduate students within the online Graphic Design curriculum.
- Managing and supporting developed lectures, discussions, and course assignments with current industry standard practices.
- Providing regular and timely feedback to students to improve their design thinking and execution as well as to supervisors to promote student success.
- Evaluate student work and provide detailed critiques submitting grades in a timely manner.
- Stay current with design industry trends, software, and technologies.
Requirements
- Candidates must possess a minimum of a Master's Degree in Art, Graphic Design, or Communication Design, or UX/UI-related field and demonstrated experience in the concentration.
- A terminal degree preferred in the Arts, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree, Mdes, or PhD in UX/UI, HCI, Interaction Design, or a related visual arts field.
Nice-to-haves
- Professional achievements in UX/UI design, Human-Centered Design; Interaction/mobile app development; product design; and service design.
- Certifications in the above concentrations.
