About us
With 5,365 + students, nearly 400 faculty members, 125 program options and a tradition of top-ranked programs, we are committed to redefining the 21st-century design and arts school.
Employment
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the fourth largest academic entity at Arizona State University. The institute encompasses dynamic, knowledgeable individuals who work together to make it a comfortable and exciting environment for thriving students. We welcome newcomers and invite you to explore the employment opportunities within our institute.
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Faculty Position
Staff Position
This Management Intern position will lead the inventory efforts of HIDA IT. The Management Intern will be responsible for physically inventorying items, inventory reconciliation, working with the HIDA Finance department on the receiving of newly purchased items, the salvaging of surplus equipment, creating policies for inventory items and the documentation/resources required to implement those policies.
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University is seeking a Management Intern to provide professional level administrative support to the Herberger Institute Associate Dean for Enterprise Design and Operations and the Director of the Immersive Creation Studio (ICS), assisting with general administration projects, research and analysis, procedural studies, and technical planning on a variety of projects, including the planned Earth Operations Center and Immersive Creation Studio projects. This position collaborates with the Associate Dean and the ICS Director in order to gain working knowledge and experience related to department administration and project management.
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University seeks a productive and creative individual to join our dynamic Research Advancement team in advancing our research enterprise. Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Research Advancement, the Research Advancement Administrator will manage all pre-award activities for the Institute’s five schools and Art Museum. While the position primarily focuses on pre-award duties, there may be instances where limited post-award support or other duties are needed.
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University is seeking a Shop Superintendent to plan, organize, schedule and coordinate the activities of Shop Facilities Management crafts, trades, and/or labor operations to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness. This position will determine the extensiveness of needs and provide recommendations to leadership regarding methods of corrective action, costs, feasibility and priority. The Shop Superintendent will evaluate requests for major repairs, replacement or modification of facility systems and equipment and coordinate through subordinate shop supervisors, outside contractors, and/or other support services, the completion of major repairs, modifications or replacements.
Art
Faculty Position
The School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University seeks two outstanding Ph.D. candidates or post-doctoral candidates for the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, within the areas of Art History/Museum Studies or Art Education. The fellowship position is a full-time twelve-month academic appointment starting as early as Fall 2021. The fellow is expected to pursue an active research agenda and to teach one course per year for the duration of the fellowship, a minimum of two years. Upon the successful completion of the fellowship, the fellow is eligible for a full-time tenure track appointment as an Assistant Professor within their designated area, serving undergraduate and graduate students.
The School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University seeks a full-time 9-month (academic year) Clinical Assistant Professor of Fashion program with an emphasis in fashion technology, beginning January 2022. This position will serve online and in-person undergraduate students.
The School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University seeks a full-time 9-month (academic year) tenure/tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Photography beginning August 2022. This position includes research, undergraduate/graduate teaching, and service responsibilities.
The School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University seeks a full-time 9-month (academic year) tenure/tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Fashion with an emphasis on sustainability, creative business management or emerging digital technologies, beginning August, 2022. This position includes research, undergraduate teaching, and service responsibilities.
The School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University seeks a full-time 9-month (academic year) tenure-track Assistant Professor in Animation with an emphasis on 3D animation, beginning August, 2022. This position includes research, undergraduate/graduate teaching, and service responsibilities.
Staff Position
The School of Arts, Media and Engineering in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University is seeking a highly motivated Business Operations Specialist who demonstrates independent judgment and problem-solving skills. This position interacts with staff, faculty, and administrators at all levels of ASU and should exhibit strong abilities to manage multiple tasks. This position will assist with coordinating the business operations functions in accordance with established goals, priorities, time limitations, and funding limitations. These functions include basic accounting, payroll, staffing, and other functions as designated
Arts, Media + Engineering
Faculty Position
The School of Arts, Media, Engineering (https://artsmediaengineering.asu.edu), part of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University seeks outstanding candidates for a Faculty Associate on 'Industry Design Thinking' beginning in Spring 2022. Ideal candidates will have industry experience leading design teams, ideation, overseeing product lifecycle, project management, and demonstrated experience in leading teams of artists, designers, and engineering on impactful industry products.
The successful candidate(s) will teach in-person or online courses, prepare course materials, evaluate student work, and assist students. Faculty Associates positions are one semester, non-benefits eligible, fixed-term appointment with no tenure implications, not to exceed .40 FTE. The number of courses are contingent upon needs, funding and sufficient enrollment. Salary is based upon qualifications and assigned teaching load. Individuals employed as Faculty Associates may not hold multiple, non-benefits eligible appointments at Arizona State University
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Design
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Music, Dance and Theatre
Faculty Position
The School of Music, Dance and Theatre at Arizona State University seeks a highly collaborative and effective teacher to fill the role of Instructor of Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Critical Response. This part-time (100% fall 2021, 60% spring 2021) appointment will be responsible for teaching both online and in-person courses in interdisciplinary collaboration and the Critical Response Process, in addition to participating in curriculum development and engagement activities in connection with the Interplanetary Initiative.
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Museum
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The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
Faculty Position
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University seeks an Assistant Professor, Film located in Tempe/Mesa. This is a full-time tenure-track position. We seek a filmmaker with established professional credits as a director or director/writer with experience in either narrative or documentary filmmaking. The successful candidate will start employment in Fall 2022.
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at Arizona State University seeks a full-time Professor of Practice, beginning January 1, 2022, to teach in a new practice-based Master of Arts in Narrative and Immersive Media in Los Angeles, California at the Herald Examiner Building.
Staff Position
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School (SPNAFS) is seeking a full-time Communications Program
Coordinator to play a critical role in ensuring the department achieves its vision to create one of the
largest, most egalitarian, film schools in the country. The Communications Program Coordinator will
coordinate, execute, monitor and measure the department’s marketing and communications efforts,
including supervision of videographic content creation and digital assets, and management of unit
social media. The individual should be a team player who is energetic, organized, creative and self
motivated and who will be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively. The
successful candidate must be able to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders and
to embrace SPNAFS’s commitment to inclusion, diversity and equity. The individual should be an
excellent writer and digital content creator and will demonstrate skill and/or experience in
videographic production, social media, website content management, e-news, and digital marketing.
ASU offers applicants an opportunity to voluntarily self-disclose information for the University’s affirmative action plan; applicants may complete an EEO survey for the position(s) to which the applicant is applying at Online EEO Survey.