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AssistantAssociate Professor, Graphic Design


Job Location:

Rock Hill, SC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description
Winthrop University a highly ranked public comprehensive university announces a search for a full-time tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Graphic Design. This nine-month appointment is in the Department of Design within the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Our campus is in Rock Hill South Carolina approximately thirty minutes from Charlotte North Carolinas thriving design and art market and international airport. This position requires daily contact with students faculty and staff on campus. Candidates should demonstrate commitment to an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to design studies at the foundation intermediate and advanced levels. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in design practices including graphic design layout design research and design thinking interactive and web design and interactive digital products.

Required Qualifications
Candidates should hold a terminal degree ( MFA MDes) in Graphic Design or a related Design discipline. Candidates holding a bachelors degree in graphic design visual communication (or commensurate)with significant teaching and/or professional experience equivalent to a terminal degree may be considered. Candidates should have advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud layout tools such as Illustrator and InDesign and experience with industry-standard tools such as Microsoft Office and Figma. Candidates should understand user experience design for digital apps and products as well as an understanding of typographic composition for print and digital media across communication systems branding and experiential design. Their teaching portfolio and own professional design work should show exemplary skills in those areas. Candidates should have a record of and evidence teaching excellence scholarship and professional activity. Candidates should demonstrate a willingness and ability to work collaboratively with faculty and students communicate effectively and contribute to a collegial and engaged learning environment. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to contributing to the continued growth and development of the Graphic Design Program and department.

Preferred Qualifications
Minimum of three years of university-level teaching experience which could include graduate-level and adjunct teaching. Minimum of three years of professional experience in Industry.


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