Job Description:  

Designations Available:

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor

Desired Skillset:

• Applicants should have sufficient experience in teaching in reputed Institutions or relevant Industry experience.
• Research papers published in International / National Journals will be given preference.
• Books published and Scholars awarded / currently working for.
• Applicants with patents registered / consultancy works carried out will be given preference.
• Exposure to handling high-value funded projects will be an added advantage.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in design from a reputed Institute with good academic records
• Preferred Ph.D. in relevant streams

Areas of Specialization:

Candidates should be able to handle 4 or more of the following courses.

1. Design Thinking
2. Simple Product Design
3. SMART Product Design
4. Sustainable Product Design
5. Speculative Design
6. Bio-inspired Design
7. Inclusive Design
8. Form and color studies
9. Materials and Processes
10. New Product Development
11. Image representation techniques (2D & 3D)
12. Cultural Embedded Design
13. Systems Design
14. Packaging Design
15. Graphic Design
16. Typography
17. Toy Design
18. Design workshop
19. Mobility/Transportation Design
20. Design Futures

Academics:

• Classroom presentation
• Laboratory Instructions
• Development Learning of Resource Materials & Laboratory Development
• Student Assessment & Evaluation including Examination work of University.
• Participation in Co-curricular & extracurricular activities
• Student’s guidance, counselling & helping in their personal, ethical, moral, and overall character development
• Keeping abreast of new knowledge and skills, help to generate new knowledge and help dissemination of such knowledge through books, publications, seminars, handouts, etc.
• Continuing Education Activities Self-development through upgrading qualifications, Experience & Professional Activities

Research Consultancy:

• Research development activities & Research guidance
• Industry-sponsored projects
• Providing consultancy and testing services
• Promotion of industry–institution interaction and R & D
• Academic / Administration:
• Academic and Administrative management of the institution
• Policy planning, monitoring & evaluation, and promotional activities; both at the department level and institution level
• Design and development of a new programme.
• Preparing projects for funding in areas of R&D work, laboratory development, modernization, expansion, etc
• Administration both at departmental & institutional levels
• Development, administration, and management at Institutional levels
• Monitoring and evaluation of academic and research activities
• Participation in policy planning at the Regional / National level for the Development of Technical Education
• Helping mobilization of resources for the Institution
• Develop, update and maintain MIS
• Plan and implement Staff Development activities, conduct Performance Appraisal
• Maintain Accountability
• Extension / Industrial Connectivity
• Interaction with Industry and Society
• Participation in Community services
• Providing R&D support and consultancy services to Industry and other user agencies
• Providing non-formal modes of education for the benefit of the Community
• Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Job rotation
• Dissemination of knowledge
• Providing Technical support in areas of social relevance

Apart from the above duties, any other relevant work is assigned by the Dean of the respective schools.

Department: Design (V-SIGN)
Skills Required: Teaching, Research
Location: VIT, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Years Of Exp: 0 to 20 Years