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Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor Department of Industrial Design, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea
Assistant Professor: USD 60,000 - 70,000 per annum Associate
Professor: USD 70,000 - 80,000 per annum, according to
experience
Benefits include a settlement research fund of USD 100,000
(including USD 10,000 relocation expenses) and an apartment.
KAIST is a dynamic university with high aspirations to standing
with top ten universities of science and technology in the world
within ten years. Aggressive measures are being taken at the
university level to drive this vision forward. It is certainly
among the very best in Korea with top 2% students intake who are
our greatest assets. Already, the Department of Industrial
Design ranks among the top 60 design schools in the world,
selected by Business Week (among 9 best in Asia, 20 best in Asia
and Europe combined) in 2006 and 2007 in a row. Our strengths
lie in the interdisciplinary approach to design and research,
which have gained and continue to gain international recognition
in major academic journals and conferences as well as
prestigious design competitions, including the Red Dot. Each
faculty member runs his/her own research lab for academic
research as well as industrial projects. The research areas of
the labs are diverse, including: Product/Environment, Design
Management, Human-centered Interaction, Co-design/Interaction,
Design Media, Creative Product Design, Design Integration and
Strategy. Home Page: http://id.kaist.ac.kr/
Requirements
The candidate will have:
1) Ph.D. or equivalent in a relevant discipline;
2) Outstanding research and teaching skills;
3) Excellent command of verbal and written English (classes
will be run in English);
4) Aptitude for teamwork and multi-disciplinary approach;
5) Strong interpersonal skills;
6) Strong organizational and administrative skills;
7) Strong motivation for hard work and harmony with other
members of faculty and staff.
Job Description
The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching a
minimum of 6 credits a year at undergraduate and postgraduate
levels, setting up his/her own research lab, securing funded
research and industrial projects, conducting their own research
which will be disseminated through international journals,
conferences, design competitions, etc. He/she will also be
responsible for taking both educational and pastoral care of the
students (including tutorials and thesis supervision),
participating in committees, assessment/interview sessions,
various administrative and organizational work for educational
and departmental affairs.
Application
Please send your completed application form (downloadable at:
http://www.kaist.ac.kr/) with C.V. Three references should be
sent in directly from the referees to:
Professor LEE, Kun-pyo Head, Department of Industrial Design,
KAIST kplee@kaist.ac.kr +82 42 869 4514
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