Assistant Professor, Graphic Design

Job description

Position Rank and Title: Assistant Professor, Graphic Design School/Department Name: Department of Design: Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule . Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $85,000–$90,000. Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package. Target Start Date: August 2026: Application Deadline: Jan 16, 2026. Applications accepted until the position is filled or closed. Position Description: The Department of Design at San José State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Graphic Design, beginning in Fall 2026. This is a nine-month, academic-year appointment. We seek an innovative designer and scholar whose research, creative practice, and teaching engage with two or more of the following areas: design fundamentals, systems design, social design, critical and/or speculative design, computational approaches to design, and the integration of emerging technologies into design practice. Candidates should be prepared to teach...