Design, Graphic Design - Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for lists we should use ul/li.
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for prose. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. There's none. We must not include duplicated lines. We must not include navigation/cookie etc. We must not include application instructions (Upload Requirements maybe considered application instructions? The instruction says remove application instructions. Upload Requirements is likely part of application instructions. So we should remove that. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should drop Upload Requirements section. Physical Demands maybe not boilerplate but it's about ADA accommodations; could be considered legal? Might be considered boilerplate but it's about reasonable accommodations. Might be considered legal. Safer to remove? The instruction says remove legal boilerplate. Physical Demands with ADA is likely legal boilerplate. So we should remove it. Preference date maybe metadata; could be folded into short p or drop. It's minor metadata; we can fold into a short p. Thus final sections: About the role (position overview, college overview, department specific essential job functions). Responsibilities (teaching responsibilities, evaluating performance, maintaining records, participating in meetings, preparing reports). Requirements (general experience required, qualifications/experience required). Qualifications (qualifications/experience preferred, knowledge/skills/abilities). Skills (specific expertise areas: drawing/illustration, industry-standard software, print/digital production, typography, brand design, video/motion graphics, interaction design). Possibly also include "Preference Will Be Given To Candidates Who Can Demonstrate Expertise In Drawing/illustration And Graphic Design, With Knowledge And Experience In Several Of The Following Areas" which is essentially the skills list. We must not repeat job title. We must not include Pay/Benefits/Schedule. We need to ensure we don't create empty sections. Let's craft HTML. We'll start with
About the role
then prose paragraphs. We need to preserve all substantive information: Let's extract. Position Overview: "Teaches students, evaluates student performance, and maintains department and student records in accordance with university policies. Adheres to the educational philosophy of the university. Works in a collaborative manner with colleagues and professional peers. Participates in university meetings that relate specifically to faculty. Prepares departmental reports as requested." College Overview: long paragraph about College of Fine Arts and Design. Department Specific Essential Job Functions: "The University of Central Oklahoma School of Design invites applications for a Full-time, Non-Tenure Track, Assistant Professor in Graphic Design. This position will include academic responsibilities at a School of Design offering B.F.A. degrees in Graphic and Interior Design. UCO Design seeks dynamic and motivated candidates with a high level of creative industry, social engagement, and commitment to department participation. Preference Will Be Given To Candidates Who Can Demonstrate Expertise In Drawing/illustration And Graphic Design, With Knowledge And Experience In Several Of The Following Areas Foundational hand and digital skills Drawing and illustration techniques Industry-standard software (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, Procreate) Print and digital production techniques, technologies, and file management Typography Brand design Video and/or motion graphics Interaction design (UI/UX) Teaching responsibilities may include undergraduate courses in Design Foundations, Computer Graphics, Typography, Branding, UI/UX, Illustration, and other graphic design courses as needed." We need to keep that. General Experience Required: "Teaching at the undergraduate level is expected. An earned terminal degree awarded by a regionally accredited or internationally recognized institution in the field specified in the position announcement (exceptions require Academic Affairs approval)." Qualifications/Experience Required: "An earned MFA degree or PhD in Graphic Design, Illustration, or related field requiring a minimum of 60 graduate hours awarded by a regionally accredited or internationally recognized institution in the field specified in the position announcement. **NOTE** MFA or PhD candidates that have degrees in progress are eligible to apply as long as the terminal degree is obtained and submitted by the time of employment." Qualifications/Experience Preferred: "Minimum one year of university teaching experience Demonstrated excellence in teaching Demonstrated experience in graphic design and illustration" Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: "Ability to teach courses in graphic design, design foundations, illustration, digital and print production, digital design, and emerging technology. The successful applicant will have the knowledge, skill, and ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and students in the College of Fine Arts and Design." We also have "Preference date: January 10, 2027" - we can fold into a short p maybe under About the role or at end. Now we need to avoid duplication: The "Preference Will Be Given To Candidates..." appears both in Department Specific Essential Job Functions and also as a list of areas. We should not duplicate. We'll include it once under Skills maybe. We need to use- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for lists like the skill areas, we should use ul/li. Also for requirements like General Experience Required maybe we can use ul/li.
Let's structure:
About the role
Position Overview: Teaches students, evaluates student performance, and maintains department and student records in accordance with university policies. Adheres to the educational philosophy of the university. Works in a collaborative manner with colleagues and professional peers. Participates in university meetings that relate specifically to faculty. Prepares departmental reports as requested.
College Overview: The College of Fine Arts and Design is a center of excellence for the arts and design, as well as a locus of innovation for improving and promoting arts education. Founded in 2001, the college combines the traditional excellence inherent in Oklahoma's oldest public educational institution with groundbreaking thinking about the role of the arts in the 21st century. The College of Fine Arts and Design nurtures leadership qualities in students, thus expanding the scope and qualities of their career opportunities. The institution's educational emphasis is on faculty mentorship in student-centered education. This commitment to excellence provides students with the opportunity to interact and work closely with our more than 100 outstanding full and part-time faculty members who are dedicated to holistically developing the artist, scholar, creative professional, educator, citizen and leader. With more than 200 performing and visual arts events every year, the college encourages students from a variety of academic disciplines and programs to view exhibits, attend special events, experience performances, partake in masterclasses, discuss their work, and ultimately find their unique artistic voice while learning to think from a global perspective. The College of Fine Arts and Design currently has six academic units, the Department of Art, Department of Dance, School of Design, Department of Theatre Arts, School of Music and the Academy of Contemporary Music and specialized accreditations from National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), and National Association of schools of Theatre (NAST), and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). For further information see our website http://www.uco.edu/cfad
Department Specific Essential Job Functions: The University of Central Oklahoma School of Design invites applications for a Full-time, Non-Tenure Track, Assistant Professor in Graphic Design. This position will include academic responsibilities at a School of Design offering B.F.A. degrees in Graphic and Interior Design. UCO Design seeks dynamic and motivated candidates with a high level of creative industry, social engagement, and commitment to department participation.
Now Responsibilities: we can list teaching responsibilities, evaluating performance, maintaining records, participating in meetings, preparing reports. But some already in About the role. To avoid duplication, maybe we keep responsibilities separate: teaching responsibilities (courses), evaluating student performance, maintaining records, participating in faculty meetings, preparing departmental reports. We'll use ul.Responsibilities
- Teach undergraduate courses in Design Foundations, Computer Graphics, Typography, Branding, UI/UX, Illustration, and other graphic design courses as needed.
- Evaluate student performance.
- Maintain department and student records in accordance with university policies.
- Participate in university meetings that relate specifically to faculty.
- Prepare departmental reports as requested.
Requirements
- Teaching at the undergraduate level is expected.
- An earned terminal degree (MFA or PhD) in Graphic Design, Illustration, or related field requiring a minimum of 60 graduate hours awarded by a regionally accredited or internationally recognized institution.
- Candidates with degrees in progress are eligible provided the terminal degree is obtained and submitted by the time of employment.
Qualifications
- Minimum one year of university teaching experience.
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching.
- Demonstrated experience in graphic design and illustration.
- Ability to teach courses in graphic design, design foundations, illustration, digital and print production, digital design, and emerging technology.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and students in the College of Fine Arts and Design.
Skills
- Foundational hand and digital skills
- Drawing and illustration techniques
- Industry-standard software (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, Procreate)
- Print and digital production techniques, technologies, and file management
- Typography
- Brand design
- Video and/or motion graphics
- Interaction design (UI/UX)
Preference date: January
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for lists like the skill areas, we should use ul/li. Also for requirements like General Experience Required maybe we can use ul/li.
Let's structure: