NOTE: THIS APPOINTMENT IS OPEN ONLY TO CURRENT OCAD U FACULTY MEMBERS WITH TENURED OR PERMANENT TEACHING STREAM STATUS.
The Faculty of Design invites applications from current OCAD U faculty members with Tenured or Permanent Teaching Stream status for the position of Program Chair of the Illustration program. Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty of Design and working closely with the Associate Dean and other Faculty of Design Chairs, the Chair of Illustration develops and implements new and revised courses, refining existing programming in line with the Academic Plan to improve the student experience, foster interdisciplinary learning, and advance inclusion for underrepresented individuals.
The Program Chair position will commence on July 1, 2025, and end on June 30, 2028 (3-year term) and is subject to budgetary approval.
The Faculty of Design is seeking a, dynamic, and collaborative academic leader to assume the position of Chair of the Illustration Program the programs in Illustration in order to facilitate the decolonization of Illustrative practices and theory. The undergraduate Illustration Program delivers studio-based education supporting the creation of effective, communicative and artful images that complement or transcend the written word. Students are supported in developing their own individual artistic voices to examine the world in which we live and critically reflect on society. In addition to technical studio-based activities such as drawing, painting and emerging technologies, the Illustration program focuses on conceptual thinking and problem solving; innovation; collaboration; communication; research; critical analysis; project management; engaging audiences; historical and social issues; ethics, contextual and theoretical awareness; and personal and artistic growth. Under the ethos of Respectful Design, the Faculty of Design is committed to the decolonization of design in order to champion diversity, equity and inclusion and thus requires all applicants to demonstrate the same.
In order to alleviate the under-representation of racialized and Indigenous tenure-track/tenured faculty and academic administrators, priority in hiring will be given to qualified racialized and Indigenous persons who self-identify as such in the application process. This initiative is a special program under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This appointment is expected to commence on July 1, 2025, and is subject to budgetary approval.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will:
In addition, the successful candidate will contribute to:
Academic Staffing and Planning:
Outreach and Fundraising:
Communication and Representation:
QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will have:
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: This appointment will be from July 1, 2025 and end on June 30, 2028 (3-year term), and is only open to current OCAD U Faculty members with Tenured or Permanent Teaching Stream status.
REMUNERATION: This academic leadership role includes an annual stipend, administrative release (scheduling to be determined in consultation with Dean, Faculty of Design) and access to professional development funding.
APPLICANT INFORMATION:
Applications must include the below materials as one continuous document in PDF format:
The PDF file must include the following:
* Any supplemental materials not published digitally can be included in candidate applications via PDF format (such as book chapters).
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please name your upload: FirstName_LastName-AHVCS2024
Interested applicants are invited to submit their application in confidence, addressed to Chair, Search Committee, Faculty of Design online by clicking the "Apply" button below.
The review of applications will begin on Friday, December 6, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
As an institution committed to art, design, digital media and related scholarship, OCAD University (OCAD U) recognizes the profound and essential value that diversity brings to the creation, reception and circulation of creative practices and discourse. OCAD U understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are essential to and enrich the institution’s core mission and vision as an art and design university with a local and global scope.
As an employer committed to employment equity, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.
We encourage members of equity-deserving groups to self-identify within the voluntary Applicant Questionnaire.
In order to alleviate the under-representation of racialized and Indigenous academic administrators, priority in hiring will be given to qualified racialized and Indigenous persons who self-identify as such in the application process. This initiative is a special program under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
OCAD U is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact People & Culture for more information or refer to OCAD U's Policy of Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities.
All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those short-listed will be contacted.