Assistant/Associate Professor/ Program Director, Fashion Design BS and Fashion Design Technology MS, Thomas Jefferson University - Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health

Thomas Jefferson University seeks to fill a full-time 9-month non-tenure, Assistant/Associate Professor and Program Director of Fashion Design BS and Fashion Design Technology MS with an anticipated start date of August 2025.  The educational responsibilities will include teaching a range of courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

The Fashion Design Program Director will work closely with the School Dean to guide the Fashion Design programs into the strategic vision and direction of the School of Design & Engineering, within Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce.  As an Assistant/Associate Professor, the faculty member will teach fashion design courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  The successful candidate will provide leadership for the Fashion Design programs, working with the faculty to drive curricular innovation aligned with future industry trends, grow student enrollment and develop industry opportunities.  

As the program director, responsibilities will encompass all programmatic considerations, including but not limited to: programmatic outreach, developing industry connections to benefit the programs, programmatic orientation activities, academic advising, course planning-staffing-scheduling, programmatic assessment, overseeing multiple recruitment events annually, and managing fashion shows/industry outreach.  Candidates should have a record of excellence in teaching at the college level and demonstrated commitment to the pedagogies of active student learning.  The non-tenure track expectations includes the maintenance of a sustainable program of research/scholarship/creative work.  Opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students’ participation in the faculty member’s research/scholarship/creative work are highly desirable.

The successful candidate must have a Master’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field, or a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field with five or more years of experience in the fashion industry.

Current knowledge of the fashion industry and thorough knowledge of the fashion design process from creative-concept development through product/collection development are required.  Related industry experience and university-level teaching experience is preferred. Required for this position are exceptional technical and artistic skills in fashion design. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

Interested applicants should submit their on-line application/CV: http://hr.jefferson.edu/human-resources.html Job ID # 9307771

As part of the application process, a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, design statement and a list of three references with contact information to Interim Dean Marcia Weiss, Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, School of Design and Engineering, Thomas Jefferson University, 4201 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497. Electronic submissions accepted submit a single PDF by email; marcia.weiss@jefferson.edu to Marcia Weiss, Interim Dean, School of Design and Engineering. In your cover letter, please indicate the position for which you are applying.  

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About Jefferson  

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.