School of Design, Faculty of Architecture and Design Victoria University of Wellington
Seeking a full-time Lecturer in Industrial Design Qualifications ? Candidates with recognised high quality professional expertise in Industrial Design, or those who hold a Masters or PhD degree in Industrial Design or a related field and/or who have recognised research achievements, will be given preference for the position. ? Applicants should have a record indicating especially high quality creative works and/or high quality research output either during or after completion of their studies. Experience Applicants should have a record indicating especially high quality creative works and/or high quality research output either during or after completion of their studies. ? Previous university-level teaching in Industrial Design would be an advantage. ? Experience in industry or industry related design research will be an advantage, as will evidence of international networks and collaboration. ? Knowledge of Software used: 2nd Life, Solidworks, Rhino, Photoshop/Gimp, Freehand, 3dsMax/Blender, Game Engine software UT or others, as well as an ability to source/adapt emerging software to new applications and to teach the underlying 3D principles. A philosophy of Open Source is also an advantage. ? An understanding of how such software can be creatively connected to physical inputs/outputs such as 3D scanning, rapid prototyping, CNC machining and laser/plasma cutting. ? A specialization or expertise in one or more fields within the discipline is desirable, and preferably: - Drawing and rapid visualization for design, as a means of developing and communicating design ideas in a variety of media (from traditional to digital) and a variety of forms relevant to Industrial design and Digital Media (from perspective sketching to storyboarding and scenario building). For more information and to apply online, visit this link: http://vacancies.vuw.ac.nz/positiondetail.asp?P=3950 School of Design at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand http://www.vuw.ac.nz/design/index.php If you have any questions, feel free to contact myself, Doug Easterly([EMAIL PROTECTED]); I can forward them along to our Head of School. cheers, Doug ______________________________________________ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre