Cornell Tech at Cornell University
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on October 15, and continue until filled or closed.
As part of a unique Radical Collaboration hiring initiative, the multicollege Department of Design Tech at Cornell University invites applications for one or more full-time, open-rank tenure-track faculty positions in design & technology beginning July 1, 2025, based at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City, NY. Design Tech at Cornell brings together design + materials, design + environments, and design + interactions, including new forms of intelligence and living materials and interfaces. We seek design candidates who can engage in the full breadth of the design tech curriculum with interests and demonstrable expertise in interaction design with a focus on employing novel technologies such as generative AI, computational fabrication, robotics, distributed networks or material science, and with application to real-world problems and solutions. We are particularly interested in candidates with commercial/industry experience at the intersection of design and emerging technologies.
Responsibilities for hired faculty will include conducting original scholarly or design research, advising and teaching graduate-level specialization projects, design studio, as well as teaching multi-disciplinary seminars and lectures at the graduate level, mentoring and supervising students, advising masters and doctoral students, and contributing to service and shaping the culture and environment of Design Tech, the collaborating departments, the Cornell Tech campus, and the university.