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In conjunction with a CAA session on design history pedagogy that Victoria Pass and I co-chaired this week in Chicago, I have created a website called Design History Teaching Resources that I'm hoping can become a helpful resource for people teaching in the field of design history. I have started adding content, but it is based only on what I have in my own experience, and I would like to invite submissions from anyone on the DSF list who has useful content they are willing to contribute. If you have a successful syllabus, assignment brief, or activity prompt you are willing to share with colleagues, I hope you will send it in. Also if there are other structures, sections, or ways of organizing that would make this effort more useful to you, please feel free to suggest them. Many thanks for your help in building this shared resource! www.designhistoryteachingresources.org

The University of Florida School of Art + Art History, College of the Arts, invites applications for the position Assistant Professor in Graphic Design. The faculty member will pursue an active program of research; teach a 2–2 load of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level; supervise MFA students; and contribute service to the university, the community, and the profession. Research and teaching specialization: history and theory of design and visual communications (graphic design). We are especially interested in candidates whose research and teaching investigates and explores historical and theoretical issues as they intersect with one or more of the following categories: race, ethnicity, indigeneity, decoloniality, cross-culturality, transnationality, gender, sexuality, and/or disability. The successful candidate must be able to contribute substantially to our graduate and undergraduate design programs. Ability to teach design studio courses and critique design work is also desirable. We welcome applicants who can contribute to a diverse and inclusive environment through their scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and professional service. In addition, the successful candidate can expect to work with students, faculty, and staff from a wide range of disciplines, and social and cultural backgrounds. The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. As artists and scholars, we embrace the complexity of our evolving human experience and seek to empower our students and faculty to shape that experience fearlessly through critical study, creative practice, and provocation. We seek a colleague who identifies as a change-maker. We seek a colleague who will prepare students to access and unsettle centers of power in a radically changing world. We seek a colleague who will position emerging artists and researchers as catalysts for equity on local and global levels. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty, seeking faculty of all races, ethnicities, genders, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Minimum Requirements: • Terminal degree (PhD, DDes, MFA, MDes, MGD) in graphic design history, graphic design, or related field by August 16, 2019; • Relevant teaching or instructional experience; • Ability to teach courses on graphic design history and theory; and • Evidence of success in promoting an environment that advances diversity, equity, and inclusion. Preferred Qualifications: • Graduate level teaching; • Research specialization that investigates and explores diverse historical, contemporary, and theoretical issues in graphic design; • Ability to integrate the role of history and theory in design research and practice; • Ability to teach design studio courses and critique design work; • Evidence of a strong conceptual approach to graphic design; • Experience working in a collaborative, interdisciplinary manner; and/or • Demonstrable interest in developing productive connections across disciplines at a research university Links of Interest MFA: arts.ufl.edu/design BFA: arts.ufl.edu/graphic-design School of Art + Art History: www.arts.ufl.edu/art Application Instructions: Review of applications will begin December 18, 2018 and continue until an applicant pool is established. To ensure full consideration, all application documents must be submitted by January 2, 2019. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the committee and/or hiring authority. Applications must be submitted via the University of Florida’s online application system at https://apply.interfolio.com/57285. Online applications must include the following (1) a detailed letter of application that explains how you match the particular qualifications of this position and how your work and perspective will contribute to and enhance our transformative community; (2) a complete curriculum vitae; (3) research and teaching statements; (4) writing sample—PDF or URL; and (5) names and contact information of three references. The Search Committee may request additional materials at a later time, including letters of reference. Inquiries may be sent to: María Rogal–Professor and Chair, Graphic Design Search / mrogal@arts.ufl.edu If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call +1 (352) 392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at +1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: The University of Florida is a comprehensive learning institution built on a land grant foundation, ranked one of the top ten best public universities in the nation in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report. We are The Gator Nation, a diverse community dedicated to excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for Florida, the nation and the world. Our mission is to enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic, cultural and societal benefit. UF is a graduate research institution with more than 50,000 students and membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. Gainesville, which is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most livable cities, is located midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Together, the University and the community comprise the educational, medical and cultural center of North Central Florida. The University of Florida is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information and veteran status in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. saah_design_position_2019.pdf

https://www.designhistorysociety.org/ Founded in 1977, the Design History Society works internationally to promote and support the study and understanding of design history. The Society welcomes members from other disciplines such as anthropology, architecture and art history, business history, the history of science and technology, craft history, cultural studies, economic and social history, design and design management studies.

http://www.designstudiesforum.org/ Design Studies Forum seeks to nurture and encourage the study of design history, criticism, and theory and to foster better communication among the academic and design communities. The Design Studies Forum’s 800+ members include practicing designers, design historians, critics, and museum professionals. For further information about the Design Studies Forum listserv, or to enroll, contact cgorman@utexas.edu Design Studies Forum publishes the peer-review journal Design and Culture. For the journal info please see designandculture.org Founded as Design Forum in 1983 and renamed in 2004, Design Studies Forum is a College Art Association Affiliated Society.