SCAD Atlanta seeks a highly skilled professor to prepare students in its top-ranked fashion program for careers in the multibillion-dollar industry. Here, you'll model strong leadership, foster a positive learning environment, and fulfill department duties. 

As a fashion professor, you will join a faculty of professionals who are well-versed in the industry and have collaborated with renowned brands, including Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Saks Fifth Avenue, and others. You will prepare talented students for creative careers in a professional, positive, and engaging classroom environment, guiding them to master new markets, technologies, and trends to become leaders in the world of fashion. Your responsibilities will include modeling leadership and fulfilling teaching assignments as determined by the contact hours listed in the Employment Agreement, including syllabus design, submission, and approval; midterm grade reviews; and availability for office hours, extra help sessions, learning opportunities, and field trips. 

In this role, you will teach Intro to Textiles, Intro to Design, Draping, Concept, and potentially Evening Wear. Additionally, you will conduct course and program assessments, meet grading and academic documentation requirements, and record attendance for each class per academic policies and regulations. You will support academic assessment and institutional effectiveness efforts by contributing to the university’s mission, vision, values, and strategic goals. You will attend on-ground and virtual activities such as admission events, faculty councils, exhibitions, and more. Among other duties, you may participate in curriculum assessment and development meetings, accreditation support, institutional effectiveness meetings, or other publicity assignments. The person in this role will comply with all university policies.   

The ideal candidate has strong conceptual, draping, and pattern cutting skills, as well as a background in textiles. 

Minimum qualifications:    

• Terminal degree in fashion or a related discipline   

• Experience in CLO  

• Experience in or knowledge of relevant professions    

Preferred qualifications:   

• At least five years of industry experience 

• Teaching experience at the collegiate level  

Required application documents: 

• Current résumé and/or CV 

• Cover letter 

• Portfolio or its equivalent 

• Unofficial academic transcripts 

Certificates, licenses, and registrations:      

• Academic and professional credentials to teach 

Travel required:       

• Less than 10%          

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 and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.