The ideal candidate will be well-versed technologically to lecture, research, evaluate, and mentor students regarding emerging technologies and strategies in the fashion industry. The candidate should have experience in global commerce and be able to communicate the difference in digitizing visual content versus brick and mortar branding and consumer perception. The candidate should be immersed in AI, virtual reality, and/or new and innovative technologies in retailing and the supply chain.
Position responsibilities will include advisement and mentorship of students interested in the discipline, and cultivating and fostering partnerships in the global fashion industry. In addition to having unquestionable professional ability, the candidate should demonstrate interest in or possess experience in teaching or instruction, and academic scholarship; the ability to develop innovative curriculum; actively participate in departmental and college-wide service; demonstrate a commitment for the fashion industry; and the ability to convey this passion to students. This faculty opportunity is ideal for an accomplished professional executive who possesses a command of the discipline and a vision for the future.
Requirements:
Specific Competencies
Successful candidates will excel in the following areas:
Globalism
Instructional Design
Learning Enrichment
Professionalism
Technology
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
This position will be required to constantly read and comprehend, occasionally perform calculations, constantly verbally communicate, frequently analyze, and constantly write. The working conditions for this position will be any combination of the classroom, lab, and/or office space. Certain roles may be required to handle machinery and chemicals. The physical requirement for this position will require occasional sitting, constant standing, occasional bending, frequent walking, and occasionally lifting 10 lbs. or less.
Additional Information:
This is a new position in the department that will begin in Fall 2022. Review of applications will commence November 2021, and continue until the position is filled. The salary and appointment rank will be based on education level and cumulative experience.
https://www.fitnyc.edu/
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites nominations and applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the Fashion Business Management Department.
The Fashion Institute of Technology, a part of the State University of New York, has been a leader in career education in art, design, business, and technology for nearly 70 years. With a curriculum that provides a singular blend of hands-on, practical experience, classroom study, and a firm grounding in the liberal arts, FIT offers a wide range of outstanding programs that are relevant to today's rapidly changing industries. Internationally renowned, FIT draws on its New York City location to provide a vibrant, creative community in which to learn. The college offers more than 45 majors and grants AAS, BFA, BS, MA, MFA, and MPS degrees, preparing students for professional success and leadership in the global marketplace.
With close ties to industry, FIT draws faculty from the city's art, business, and design elite, and from the rich academic community of the region. The college continually seeks creative faculty members who are passionate about their field and demonstrate exceptional professional capability in the core competencies of instruction design, learning enrichment, globalism, and use of technology, as well as mastery of established and emerging industry practices.