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Description
Open Date:
The Department of Graphic Communications in the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business at Clemson University is accepting applications for a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure-track Clinical Associate Professor beginning August 15, 2026. The position is term-limited and renewable annually based on performance and funding. Summer teaching, professional engagement, or other compensated activities may be available depending on departmental needs and university policies.
This position teaches in-person undergraduate courses each semester (fall and spring). Courses emphasize experiential learning and hands-on projects, frequently with industry partners. The role contributes primarily to the Graphic Communications curriculum and supports applied interdisciplinary instruction, including courses or modules that connect brand strategy to the production and implementation of visual communication across print, packaging, and digital media. Faculty are expected to help evolve curriculum in response to emerging industry practices and production technologies. Service to the department, the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, and Clemson University is expected, along with ongoing industry engagement through professional participation, trade publications, or conference presentations.
Desired Expertise
The department is looking for candidates whose expertise connects communication, graphics, or design to real-world production, manufacturing, and workflow environments. Areas of particular interest include advanced print and packaging workflows; AI-assisted production systems and agentic tools that apply domain expertise to creation, approval, and quality decisions; digital and industrial printing technologies; technologies that support branded communication across physical and digital media; and workflow automation and production technology implementation in manufacturing environments.
Candidates with experience applying computing, data, or intelligent systems to real-world production, manufacturing, or packaging environments are encouraged to apply. So are candidates who can bridge creative intent with manufacturable/executable output, translating design concepts into deployable assets for print, packaging, retail, and cross-media applications. Candidates from graphic design or communication backgrounds are welcome when that background is accompanied by substantial experience in production workflows, brand implementation, commercial production environments, or agency-based deployment of visual communication.
The Graphic Communications program enrolls approximately 350 undergraduate majors and includes tenure-track faculty, clinical faculty, lecturers, and industry practitioners. The department also offers an experiential minor in Brand Communications through the Erwin Center, including a student-led brand consulting agency and industry-engaged instruction.
Our graduates enter careers spanning production management, quality systems, technical sales, applications engineering, packaging design, brand operations, and plant management at converters, CPG companies, equipment manufacturers, agencies, and technology providers. Our internship pipeline and industry network are among our strongest institutional assets.
Qualifications
Candidates must hold at least a Master's degree in Graphic Communications or a closely related field, or bring at least 10 years of relevant industry experience, along with strong communication skills. Exceptional candidates with highly specialized or emerging expertise may be considered with alternative combinations of education and experience. Demonstrated teaching ability and active industry relationships are required. Industry or comparable teaching experience is preferred.
Application Instructions
To apply, candidates must submit the following materials electronically via Interfolio:
https://apply.interfolio.com/184750
Qualifications
Application Instructions
For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/184750
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Description
Open Date:
The Department of Graphic Communications in the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business at Clemson University is accepting applications for a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure-track Clinical Associate Professor beginning August 15, 2026. The position is term-limited and renewable annually based on performance and funding. Summer teaching, professional engagement, or other compensated activities may be available depending on departmental needs and university policies.
This position teaches in-person undergraduate courses each semester (fall and spring). Courses emphasize experiential learning and hands-on projects, frequently with industry partners. The role contributes primarily to the Graphic Communications curriculum and supports applied interdisciplinary instruction, including courses or modules that connect brand strategy to the production and implementation of visual communication across print, packaging, and digital media. Faculty are expected to help evolve curriculum in response to emerging industry practices and production technologies. Service to the department, the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, and Clemson University is expected, along with ongoing industry engagement through professional participation, trade publications, or conference presentations.
Desired Expertise
The department is looking for candidates whose expertise connects communication, graphics, or design to real-world production, manufacturing, and workflow environments. Areas of particular interest include advanced print and packaging workflows; AI-assisted production systems and agentic tools that apply domain expertise to creation, approval, and quality decisions; digital and industrial printing technologies; technologies that support branded communication across physical and digital media; and workflow automation and production technology implementation in manufacturing environments.
Candidates with experience applying computing, data, or intelligent systems to real-world production, manufacturing, or packaging environments are encouraged to apply. So are candidates who can bridge creative intent with manufacturable/executable output, translating design concepts into deployable assets for print, packaging, retail, and cross-media applications. Candidates from graphic design or communication backgrounds are welcome when that background is accompanied by substantial experience in production workflows, brand implementation, commercial production environments, or agency-based deployment of visual communication.
The Graphic Communications program enrolls approximately 350 undergraduate majors and includes tenure-track faculty, clinical faculty, lecturers, and industry practitioners. The department also offers an experiential minor in Brand Communications through the Erwin Center, including a student-led brand consulting agency and industry-engaged instruction.
Our graduates enter careers spanning production management, quality systems, technical sales, applications engineering, packaging design, brand operations, and plant management at converters, CPG companies, equipment manufacturers, agencies, and technology providers. Our internship pipeline and industry network are among our strongest institutional assets.
Qualifications
Candidates must hold at least a Master's degree in Graphic Communications or a closely related field, or bring at least 10 years of relevant industry experience, along with strong communication skills. Exceptional candidates with highly specialized or emerging expertise may be considered with alternative combinations of education and experience. Demonstrated teaching ability and active industry relationships are required. Industry or comparable teaching experience is preferred.
Application Instructions
To apply, candidates must submit the following materials electronically via Interfolio:
https://apply.interfolio.com/184750
- a letter of application addressing the candidate's interest in the position, qualifications, and relevant experience in graphic communications or closely related fields;
- a curriculum vitae or professional resume;
- representative evidence of the candidate's scholarly, creative, teaching, and/or professional work relevant to the position. This may include, as appropriate, publications, conference presentations, course materials, examples of student-facing or professional training materials, portfolio samples, case studies, production or workflow projects, packaging or print-related work, or other documentation of applied industry accomplishments; and
- the names and contact information for three references.
Qualifications
Application Instructions
For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/184750
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