Professor, UX Design

At SCAD, user experience design blends technology, psychology, and creativity to craft intuitive, human-centered solutions for digital and physical spaces. As a professor of UX design, you will join a collaborative, future-forward environment where you’ll guide students in designing meaningful, impactful experiences across industries.

You’ll support both graduate and undergraduate students as they explore the full UX process including user research, information architecture, visual and physical prototyping, usability testing, and pitching solutions. Leveraging the principles and tools of a progressive design platform, you will equip students with the skills to thrive in the evolving field of UX design. Your teaching will foster critical thinking, curiosity, and a deep understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, cognitive human factors, and visual storytelling.

In this role, you will foster a strong interdisciplinary design community across SCAD locations, working closely with related programs such as graphic design, industrial design, design management, and design for sustainability. You will also contribute to curriculum development, academic assessment, and university-wide initiatives that promote innovation and inclusion.

In this role, you’ll also contribute to curriculum development, academic assessment, and university initiatives. You’ll participate in admissions events, faculty meetings, exhibitions, and other institutional activities—supporting SCAD’s mission, values, and policies.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Terminal degree (or equivalent) in the discipline or in a relevant field.
• Experience in user experience design field
• Experience as a UI / Visual designer and / or Physical product designer

Work Hours : As noted in the Employment Agreement.

ADA Tag : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.