Department: Art & Design Location: Belknap Campus Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Regular Job Req ID: R109258 Position Description: The University of Louisville invites applications for a tenure-track Professor of Product Design, Open Rank. We seek a practitioner-scholar whose work bridges human-centered design, three-dimensional form development, and hands-on fabrication. The successful candidate will guide
students through the full design process, from ideation, research, and prototyping to finished form, while emphasizing sustainable and materially responsible practices. We welcome candidates whose work engages physical products, systems, emerging technologies, sustainable design, social innovation, or related areas of contemporary product design practice. The successful candidate will prepare students to contribute
to interdisciplinary teams and contemporary design practice. Program and Institutional Context The University of Louisville is a Carnegie R1 research university located in a dynamic metropolitan region with strong connections to manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and civic innovation. The Hite Institute of Art + Design is the most comprehensive art and design program in Kentucky, offering BA, BFA, MA, and MFA
degrees across multiple disciplines. The Design program is grounded in a shared first-year foundation and includes coordinated tracks in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Product Design, and Interior Design. Students benefit from robust campus partnerships, community-engaged initiatives, and an active internship network throughout Louisville's cultural and innovation ecosystem. Facilities & Resources Product Design
faculty and students benefit from facilities that connect traditional craft, contemporary design practice, and advanced engineering innovation. Resources include Hite's glass, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and ceramics studios; the Cressman Center for Visual Arts; Rowan, the graduate studio building; and the J.B. Speed School of Engineering's new 114,000-square-foot Student Success and Research Building, which
houses advanced makerspaces, fabrication labs, research facilities, and collaborative studios. Additional opportunities are available through the Additive Manufacturing Institute of Science and Technology (AMIST), a world-class center for metal, polymer, and ceramic additive manufacturing. Together, these resources support interdisciplinary teaching, research, and industry-engaged projects. Faculty are provided with
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