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Associate Faculty, Biodesign
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Title: Associate Instructional Faculty in Design and Innovation
Department: Design
Division: School of Art, Media, and Design
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Chair of the Design Department
Appointment: Full-time, annual renewable Associate Faculty appointment
General Purpose
The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) invites applications for a full-time Associate Instructional Faculty with expertise in Biodesign. MICA is recognized for the quality of its fine art and design programs at national and international levels, its dedication to student learning and teaching excellence, a rigorous liberal arts curriculum, and for preparing students for successful creative careers . From this heritage of creative practice two new Biodesign programs have been launched at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We invite applications from designers, artists, and researchers who have a demonstrated commitment to education to join our faculty with a preferred start date of August 1, 2027.
Teaching responsibilities will be to the Design department and fulfilled in the Design and Innovation BFA program and the Biodesign MA program.
Program Description
MICA is a small, private art and design school with a rich legacy of experimentation and avant-garde practice. It is from this legacy of pushing creative boundaries that the Biodesign programs were developed. Collaborations across disciplines and species are the energizing force of innovation that open new approaches to design and making, and also ground Biodesign practice in relationships of care that guide us in the challenge to live together more sustainably and vibrantly. The Biodesign degree programs at MICA are the first of their kind in the United States.
Biodesign in Undergraduate Studies:
The Design and Innovation BFA is the curricular core that serves as a nexus for design thinking and skill development, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration among students from graphic design, product design, architectural design, biodesign, and social design. This curricular core includes; practice based design strategy and research studios, and skill building courses in drawing, analogue/digital fabrication, and visual communication. Undergraduates pursuing Biodesign are enrolled in the Design and Innovation BFA Major with a Co-Major in Biodesign. Within the 120 credit BFA degree, the course load for an undergraduate Biodesign student is divided roughly evenly across First Year Experience, Liberal Arts, Design and Innovation, and Biodesign.
Biodesign in Graduate Studies:
The Biodesign MA is a 1 year, 30 credit, graduate program integrating studio practice, scientific literacy, and interdisciplinary research to prepare artists and designers to work responsibly and imaginatively with living systems. This program focuses on building skills in biotechnology with hands-on training that builds from and integrates with students’ existing expertise in art and design. Lab practices are informed by academic courses that establish scientific understanding specific to Biodesign practice. Academic seminars ground the practice culturally and ethically. The program prepares graduates to operate at the intersection of the creative economy and the bioeconomy and supports career pathways in research, studio practice, entrepreneurship, and education.
Biodesign Teaching and Research Facilities:
In early 2027 MICA will open a dedicated Biodesign facility for teaching and research in the Dolphin Design Center. This new 2,000+ sq ft space includes…