Endowed Chair in Textile/Fashion Design, Department of Design, UC Davis Job at University of California, Davis, College of Letters & Scienc..., Davis, CA

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  • University of California, Davis, College of Letters & Scienc...
  • Davis, CA

Job Description

The Department of Design at UC Davis is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for an accomplished scholar and leader to join our faculty as the Endowed Chair in Textile/Fashion Design, with the rank of Associate/Full Professor. This prestigious position is dedicated to advancing innovative sustainable practices within textile/fashion design and research. The ideal candidate will possess a robust record of interdisciplinary research and creative scholarship, demonstrated success in securing extramural funding, and recognized leadership within the field of textile/fashion design. As an Endowed Chair, the candidate will play a pivotal role in fostering interdisciplinary research collaborations, establishing meaningful partnerships with industry, technology transfer and developing impactful educational programs that resonate with UC Davis's mission and community.

The successful candidate will contribute significantly to our mission by leading innovative research and engaging students in sustainable design and research practices in textiles and/or fashion. The ideal candidate will have a background that bridges sustainable textile/fashion design WITH multiple strengths merging two or more of the focus areas such as but not limited to:


• Biodesign in textiles/fashion
• Sustainable dyeing, printing, finishing techniques
• Advanced knitting or weaving technologies
• Inclusive textiles/fashion design
• Environmental and social justice in textiles/fashion
• AI in textiles/fashion
• Electronic and smart textiles/fashion

The UC Davis Department of Design, which includes the UC Davis Design Museum and the California Lighting Technology Center, is the only comprehensive academic design unit in the University of California system, one of the world’s leading public universities. The program offers a research-focused curriculum combining theoretical and humanistic study with innovation and practice.

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