Assistant or Associate Professor, Graduate Communications Design (71102) Salary: $82,500.00 - $90,000.00 Annually Location: NY, NY Job Type: Full Time Job Number: 202400117 Department: Gr Communications Design Closing: About Pratt Pratt Institute provides the creative leaders of tomorrow the professional knowledge and experience to make a better world. A world-class and internationally ranked college with programs in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies, Pratt offers nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The Institute's impact expands beyond its 25-acre residential campus in Brooklyn to cutting-edge facilities throughout the borough, a landmark building and public gallery in Manhattan, as well as an extension campus, Pratt Munson College of Art and Design in Utica, New York. On Governors Island, Pratt is a core partner on the Stony Brook University team selected to develop the New York Climate Exchange, a research and educational hub poised to establish New York City as the global leader for the most pressing issue of our time: climate change. Another extension of Pratt's campus is the Research Yard, a 20,000-square-foot facility that brings together the research activities of Pratt Institute under one roof in the Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY). Description About the Department The Graduate Communications Design department seeks a new faculty member who will bring a unique blend of creative and technical expertise, with a strong focus on how computational practices can be applied in innovative and poetic ways. A background in fostering experimental, interdisciplinary projects and engaging with emergent technologies in ways that challenge conventional norms and stimulate critical discourse is essential. The role requires a commitment to nurturing students' creative exploration while grounding their work in a deep understanding of theoretical frameworks and practices. The department offers two degrees, an MFA in Communications Design and an MS in Packaging, Identities and Systems Design, both of which emphasize hands-on studio practice, providing students with the opportunity to develop and refine critical thinking and making skills while developing their unique design voice: a prerequisite for leadership in the communications design field. The Graduate Communications Design department adopts a future-oriented perspective by amplifying students' ability to harness the inventive potential of making, create transformative and sustainable design tools and strategies, and thrive within and beyond the multiverse of professional contexts. About the School The School of Design at Pratt Institute educates curious makers in design practice to impact the world around them through the design of our messages, objects, spaces, and systems. Recognizing the interdisciplinary commonalities of our design disciplines, the School celebrates, connects, and educates designers whose creative endeavors will shape our world in critical ways. We believe that design connects: our work facilitates exchange, communication, and the building of community. Design enables: our work expands our physical and mental abilities. Design sustains: our work addresses the world's limited resources and our significant environmental challenges. Design empowers: our work promotes equality, inclusiveness, and the free movement of people. Design humanizes: our work offers civil solutions for improving quality of life. Located on Pratt's historic 25-acre campus in the culturally diverse neighborhood of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, we are committed to the education and support of designers and professionals, and to building diversity in our curriculum and among our faculty, students, and staff and seek applicants who can contribute to meeting these goals. Position Summary The Graduate Communications Design department at Pratt Institute seeks to hire a full time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor