The Division of Industrial Design (DID) seeks highly qualified candidates to support their Master’s of Design (MDes) in Integrated Design and the undergraduate programme in Industrial Design. The programme aims to nurture front-line design professionals and visionaries for established and emerging fields of design, such as Design Leadership and Facilitation, Service Design, Strategic Design, Experience Design, Interaction Design and Transformative Design. The programme will attract students and professionals from various design-related disciplines, thus creating a multi-disciplinary learning and collaborative environment.

The Master’s programme in Integrated Design at NUS will be the first advanced degree programme of its kind in Singapore, a global hub of business, technology, and service. It is home to a wide range of multinational corporations such as Dyson, Google, Facebook, IBM, SAP, DBS, Visa, Singapore Airlines, Samsung, Philips, and Dell. The Master’s programme will strategically leverage this professional environment by engaging students in immersive, research and studio-based activities through their examination of design problems in collaboration with an industry collaborator.

This faculty position serves to strengthen scholarship in areas related to Design. The division regards scholarship as a creative process of inquiry and exploration that adds to the knowledge or appreciation of disciplinary or interdisciplinary understanding, including pedagogical innovations in learning design.

New faculty members appointed as Senior Lecturer or Lecturer are expected to contribute strongly to the teaching missions of the programme. Teaching scenarios include a mix of studio and seminar-based learning environments. Themes include industry collaborative and advanced topic studios. These are complemented by seminars in Design Research Methods, Collaborative Design, Design Strategies & Leadership, and Emerging Topics in Design. In addition to teaching, the appointed faculty members are also expected to make service contributions to the division and college, engage in student recruitment, build relationships with industry collaborators, and maintain an active agenda of research and scholarship.

Qualifications

Candidates are required to have a Master's degree and/or PHD in a design related discipline, with a strong track record in education, research, professional engagements, and be able to advance the trajectory at the programme.

The Division of Industrial Design is an equal opportunity employer and supports workplace diversity. Qualified female and applicants with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position(s) is filled.

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at our NUS Career Portal.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Applications are to include:

• Detailed Curriculum Vitae (including teaching, research, professional practice, and administrative experience)
• Publication and/or Project list
• Design portfolio if applicable
• Statement of Teaching philosophy and methodology. Where available, evidence of teaching ability such as student achievements, feedback, or peer review reports (max. 3 pages)
• A list of referees (min. 2) with contact details (who will be contacted only with your concurrence); and
• NUS Personal Data Consent for Job Applicants

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.

Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.