Assistant Professor: Division of Design

NSCAD University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Full-time
Posted March 19, 2026

Job Description

NSCAD University invites applications for a tenure track position in Design at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek a candidate with research and teaching expertise in user experience (UX) and user interface (UI), focusing on digital products and services. We are eager to embrace a new colleague who will help shape the future of design, research, and pedagogy within the vibrant environment of Atlantic Canada’s only dedicated art and design university.

The successful candidate for this position will engage with the critical discourses of Design, having applied expertise in Design’s contemporary tools, technologies, and practices, and they will be able to speculate and theorize about an evolving future. Our new colleague will develop possibilities for collaboration within NSCAD’s Design Division and with NSCAD’s Media Division, and also with other local universities and the growing UX and entrepreneurial community.


RESPONSIBILITIES

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