Full/Part Time Status:Full Time Service Schedule:Academic Year

Position Description:

The University of Northern Iowa's School of Applied Human Sciences seeks applications to fill a renewable term textiles and apparel instructor position. Successful candidates will be expected to teach beginning and advanced computer aided design courses including but not limited to the following software packages: Optitex 2D/3D, Lectra Kaledo/Modaris 2D/Diamino and Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator. Teaching assignment will also include all phases of the apparel product development and merchandising process including: apparel design, flat pattern and draping, pattern grading, merchandising, beginning and advanced apparel construction, introductory textile science/textile materials testing, and fashion promotion/runway show production.

UNI has a bold vision that we will be a diverse and inclusive campus community that provides an engaged education empowering students to lead locally and globally. We seek faculty across disciplines, departments, and colleges to work together to build our national prominence in any of four distinct but interrelated areas of our vision and strategic plan: engaged learning, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community engagement. Successful candidates with background and interest in these areas will form clusters to advance our work, joining current faculty conducting teaching, scholarship, and service in these areas.

Education Requirements:

Ph.D. in textiles and apparel required.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum of five years of teaching experience that includes apparel construction, merchandising, computer aided design, fashion show production and textile material science and testing required.

Desirable Qualifications:

Preference will be given to applicants with college teaching experience with ability to cross over to other courses such as Costume History and Fashion Trend Analysis.

Online Application Required Documents

Required Documents:Curriculum Vita

Professional References:

Applicants must enter reference information online as part of the application process. Letters of recommendation are required for this position. Number of References: 3 Cover Letter:A plain text cover letter is required.

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Contact Information:


Attention: Your curriculum vita should not be sent to the contact below. The curriculum vita will be attached during the Online Application Process.

Contact:Annette Lynch - Annette.Lynch@uni.edu
Latham Hall 235
Phone: 319-273-2358
Department URL: https://csbs.uni.edu/sahs

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