{"id":21861,"date":"2022-10-28T09:35:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=21861"},"modified":"2022-10-28T09:35:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:35:13","slug":"job-director-of-the-school-of-design-virginia-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2022\/10\/28\/job-director-of-the-school-of-design-virginia-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Director of the School of Design, Virginia Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Director of the School of Design<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n
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The full consideration date is 11\/9 .<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The new College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD) at Virginia Tech invites applications for the inaugural position of Director of the School of Design, with an ideal start date of January 10, 2023, with some flexibility. One of four schools in the AAD, along with the Schools of Architecture, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts, the School of Design includes undergraduate programs in Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture and graduate programs in both Interior Design and Landscape Architecture. Currently consisting of over 15 full-time faculty and staff, the School of Design serves approximately 400 majors as well as a growing number of non-majors through its minors in Industrial Design, Design + Technology + Creative Expression, and Landscape Architecture.<\/p>\n

This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic and creative leader, along with the faculty, staff, and students of the school, to foster a thriving and inclusive learning community. This individual will embody four key qualities: compassionate leadership, strategic focus, capacity building, and design mindedness.\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u25cf We believe that the new director will focus on building up others through compassion: developing caring and authentic relationships.
\n\u25cf We believe that our new colleague will focus on the intersection of the school\u2019s goals with those of the university \u2013 enabling strong scholarly achievements and strategic regional, national, and international contexts.\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u25cf We believe that the School of Design director will champion resourcing for students, faculty, and staff, building up our people, our spaces, and our funding to support our capacity for current and future growth.
\n\u25cf We believe that our new director will exhibit a mind, heart, and passionate advocacy for design that impacts society in deeply meaningful, personal, and globally-conscious ways.<\/p>\n

The director of the School of Design will be responsible for the following, and candidates will be assessed on their potential and\/or proven ability to excel in these areas:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Compassionate Leadership
\n\u25cf Collaborates regularly with program chairs, faculty, and students on course design, curricular opportunities, and design expression\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u25cf Catalyzes the school\u2019s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, where differences are appreciated and celebrated in and out of the classroom or studio\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u25cf Cultivates and enables a culture in the School of Design that champions AAD\u2019s broader goals for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
\n\u25cf Listens to the stories of students, faculty, and staff and considers how these stories impact the school\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u25cf Engages in table talks and brown bag lunches with students, faculty, and staff\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u25cf Participates actively in the day-to-day stewardship of the school, and keeps \u201copen door\u201d office hours\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Strategic Focus
\n\u25cf Initiates and supports the strategic planning process for the development of the new School of Design with faculty, staff, and students
\n\u25cf Considers both short and long-term goals in the strategic planning process
\n\u25cf Makes certain that school goals are in conversation with both college and university goals\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u25cf Champions plan implementation\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Capacity Building
\n\u25cf Leads school operations and manages tasks in partnership with staff\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u25cf Values and encourages professional development for faculty, students, and staff
\n\u25cf Explores and extends partnerships and collaborations in the school and across the college community
\n\u25cf Understands and works with the budget and university policies to capitalize on opportunities\u00a0<\/span>
\n\u25cf Creates opportunities for fund development to support the school
\n\u25cf Builds an advisory board composed of design-minded thinkers, doers, and donors<\/p>\n

Design Mindedness
\n\u25cf Leads school with a design thinking mindset that empowers innovation
\n\u25cf Encourages a human-centered approach to design that focuses on optimism, empathy, and growth
\n\u25cf Invests resources creatively to turn faculty, student, and staff ideas into reality
\n\u25cf Fosters a collaborative environment both within and outside the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design.<\/p>\n

The College of Architecture, Arts, and Design at Virginia Tech affirms our collective responsibility to encourage, build, and embrace the polyculturalism of our world. We do this by acknowledging and addressing our past, recognizing our current responsibility, and acting in the interests of building and sustaining communities that are truly safe, supportive, and inclusive for all.\u00a0 Our commitment is to continually and proactively engage in these processes for the benefit of our students, staff, and faculty across the college, and the communities around the world we aim to serve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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