NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY DESIGN PROFESSOR

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY DESIGN PROFESSOR

We seek a senior person with strong design background and leadership skills. Applicants may be academic with PhD and research and publications in design or practitioner with extensive industrial and applied experience in design & business. Teaching experience is essential. 
The position can either be a tenured faculty member or a Clinical Professor (non-tenure track). In the former case, the appointment will be within the School of Engineering in whatever department best matches the candidate’s training and expertise. A PhD is highly desirable and an established record of a robust research program and a highly visible publication record are essential. Candidates for the position as Clinical Professor are expected to have extensive industrial and applied experience within design and business. Teaching experience is essential. 

The person will work closely with the faculty for MMM and the Segal Design Institute, the Deans of McCormick and Kellogg, the MMM Alumni board and the MMM Advisory board to maintain and enhance MMM as the premier program in the world that studies the process of managing from concept through execution, merging a deep knowledge of design process and design thinking with operations, management and process thinking. The MMM Program is a long-standing extremely successful dual degree program run jointly by the School of Engineering and the Kellogg School of Management, enrolling approximately 60 students each year for its two-year duration. There are two directors, one from Kellogg in operations, the other from McCormick in design.

The Segal Design Institute is a newly formed unit within McCormick that links all of the design activities at Northwestern as well as providing strong connections with the rich design community in the Chicago area: academic and commercial. We expect the candidate to play an active role in strengthening the activities of Segal.

To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by December 1, 2009. Applicants should submit a curriculum vita, a description of teaching interests, a statement of vision for research and creative activities, and the names and contact information for three references. Submission instructions can be found at:segal.northwestern.edu/hiring. Note that all submission should be electronic, through the website.
Questions should be directed to Andrea Farley at andreafarley [at] northwestern [dot] edu . Applicants can find more information about design at Northwestern from the MMM and Segal websites:

mmm.northwestern.edu 
segal.northwestern.edu 
segal.northwestern.edu/hiring 

Northwestern University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and individuals in underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.

Don Norman
Northwestern University
Co-Director MMM (MBA + MEM): Co-Director Segal Design Institute
Visiting Distinguished Professor. KAIST, Daejeon, Korea