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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Summary: The School of Human Ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a full time, Teaching Faculty (on a rolling 9-month contract) to join the faculty of the Design Studies Department. The Design Studies department seeks candidates with a strong commitment to offering students \"real world\" educational experiences, by building upon existing industry and community partnerships to encourage creative problem-solving in design. The programs seek to reimagine how the next generation of designers might reinvent the fashion and textile industry\'s systems to combat its unsustainable practices. We work to envision alternative models, local materials, closed-loop systems, and prioritize durable goods to foster a new economy. With a focus on entrepreneurship, social innovation, and environmental impact, this teaching faculty will educate future designers to effect positive change. We strive to teach students to be responsible, resourceful, and research-driven designers, and this candidate will be instrumental in fostering these qualities. The successful candidate will be an imaginative design practitioner with experience in industry and/or entrepreneurship. The ideal candidate will support our forward-thinking program aimed at preparing students to shape a sustainable future in textiles, fashion, and related design fields. While many of our students pursue careers in established industries, we are dedicated to supporting their entrepreneurial visions for launching their own brands and small businesses. This candidate will leverage their industry and/or small business experience to help students apply their designs to achieve these career goals. More specifically, the Teaching Faculty will contribute to both foundational and more specialized courses supporting undergraduate academic programs in both Textiles and Fashion Design, and Design, Innovation, and Society. The majority of this role is dedicated to teaching, including areas such as sewn construction; patternmaking; the design of apparel; fashion illustration; design entrepreneurship; community-based design, as well as contributing to training in career development, professional... For full info follow application link. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/87AC120C3A824781