Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Location
Richmond, BC | Canada
Job description
Employee Group: Faculty (Kwantlen Faculty Association)Workplace Type: On-Site Hours of Work (BCGEU): # of openings: 2Hours Per Week (BCGEU): Pay Level: Faculty Pay Scale Days of Work (BCGEU): Employment Type: Qualified Faculty List Internal Closing Date: Open Until Filled Travel Frequency: External Closing Date: Open Until Filled Competition ID: 3221
FACULTY POSITION TITLE: PRODUCT DESIGN (DEPD) INSTRUCTOR – Competition ID: 3221
POSITION TYPE: Qualified Faculty List
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) proudly offers all learners opportunities to achieve success in a diverse range of programs that blend theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for good citizenship and rewarding careers.
KPU takes its name from the Kwantlen First Nation. We work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlem peoples.
FACULTY OVERVIEW
Imagine working in a new, cutting-edge facility backed by a 30-year history as an industry leader. The Wilson School of Design (WSD) located on our Richmond campus, has eight different programs that encourage students to take risks and innovate in small, personalized classes offering intensive hands-on learning experiences and state-of-the-art equipment.
The Product Design program links creativity and innovation through the transformation of ideas into marketable products. Students in Product Design formulate sustainable and ethical design solutions that are both creative and marketable for the local and global economy. In our hands-on program, students experience the entire product design process. They identify problems and explore many different fields such as recreational and technical gear, sportswear, and accessories, protective, safety, and rescue equipment. Students explore product design in medical, industrial, and technological contexts as well as everyday consumer goods. Our students also acquire marketing and business capabilities to strategize, develop and promote leading-edge prototypes and products, using new and existing materials.
Working in collaboration with professional associations and practicing designers, graduates develop and design products that are relevant for Canadian and international economies, providing product solutions for emerging, needs that can improve people's everyday lives and wellbeing.
For more information about the WSD visit our website at
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Product Design program is seeking to hire for our Qualified Faculty List which is utilized for Non-Regular type 1 contracts as they come available. A non-regular Type 1 faculty member is a non-regular faculty member who is hired for a defined period, to teach specific courses or perform specific work such as substitutions, vacation coverage, short-term emergency hires and other work that is not expected to be ongoing. The Product Design program is also updating its Qualified Faculty List and is vetting current instructors from across KPU for its current “Calendar Descriptions” as well as for the future listed “Areas of Expertise”.
More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member are outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
Faculty members of DEPD are also expected to contribute and participate in any of the following:
QUALIFICATIONS
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Please list your combination of the following “Areas of Expertise” as well as the specific “Calendar Descriptions” within your application:
CALENDAR DESCRIPTIONS
DEPD 1100 - Studio 1: Design Methods
Students will be introduced to properties, potential, and the language of materials. They will learn about the processes of manufacturing and assembly that are used in product design. Students will develop insight into how materials behave and how information and understanding are used to guide design, decision-making in relationship to these materials and processes. They will explore materiality in developing design outcomes through a series of lectures, projects and workshops.
DEPD 1110 - Visualization for Product Design
Students will develop fundamental skills in visualization for product design (sketching, drawing, and rendering). They will apply theories, concepts, methods and materials comprehending how these hand visualization techniques are integral to the design process; how drawing is a means to an end, for example: communicating and analyzing ideas, simplifying complex problems and processes, persuading clients, manufacturers and users, and providing technical information about construction, assembly and use. Students will transfer these visualization skills to project work.
DEPD 1130 - Design Thinking
Students will be introduced to a number of strategies related to the design of products, such as methods of rational analysis and synthesis, formal design paradigms drawn from history, strategies for developing concepts, and making products meaningful to user groups. They will be introduced to the relationship of design thinking to the process of design. Students will understand the use of a diverse set of tools deployable within different design contexts or at different stages in the design process. They will use various techniques for exploring and representing design ideas to provide a foundation for future expertise in designing. Students will explore hybrid-thinking models through interdisciplinary actions that will provide a framework for leadership in their discipline.
DEPD 1140 - Model Making
Students will apply creative and innovative problem-solving skills to comprehensive three- dimensional design projects focusing on product design, such as sportswear and accessories, protective and safety gear, rescue apparel, uniforms, and shelters. Students will expand their knowledge of materials, processes, and methods as well as three-dimensional modeling and prototyping techniques, along with presentation methods relating to industrial product production.
DEPD 1220 - Digital Technologies for Product Design
Students will learn the fundamentals of digital manufacturing technologies using industry standard software, with a focus on computer-aided design (CAD) for product design. Students will learn to create and develop design ideas from data using three-dimensional modeling software. Students will extend their prior knowledge of computer applications to create and present innovative product designs geared to production. They will develop and explore generative design processes to produce virtual 3D products.
DEPD 1240 - Computer Fundamentals
Students will examine basic computer hardware and software concepts, and the Internet, in relation to product design. They will use word processing and spreadsheet software to develop solutions for design and business problems. Students will explore the 2D and 3D capabilities of using various tools and techniques. They will design and build compositions to create print materials.
DEPD 1250 - Construction Technologies
Students will learn fundamental techniques and methods of construction technology related to soft materials for applications in product design. They will produce reference samples focusing on technical and production aspects of design projects. Students will become proficient in: industrial sewing techniques, patternmaking methods and applications, and textile selection for a variety of pliable materials, both natural and synthetic.
DEPD 2310 - Studio 2: Design Content
Students will explore concepts, materials, and fastening components appropriate to product design. They will apply critical thinking and creative problem-solving processes to explore and experiment with multiple combinations of materials, assembling and affixing technologies. Students will document their findings for future reference, and present the results of their explorations.
DEPD 2320 - Material Technology
Students will investigate the technical aspects of soft materials in relation to product design. They will explore the profiles of natural and synthetic materials, including: classification, specification, structure, measurement, and performance. They will seek new uses and applications for soft materials, and consider environmental and technological factors appropriate to product design.
DEPD 2330 - Transformative Thinking for Product Design
Students will be introduced to the complexities of societal threats and opportunities that affect design. They will understand the transformative nature of design that exists in a dynamic context. Students will study areas, such as cultural change, globalization, sustainability and technological advances, that will likely impact the design professions over the next decade.
DEPD 2331 - Human Factors for Product Design
Students will develop an understanding of ergonomics and human factors within the context of designing highly effective recreational and technical apparel and related soft products. They will research the relationship between product design and user needs for comfort, safety, well-being, and performance. They will explore methods for developing detailed user profiles and system requirements, and for evaluating design alternatives relative to functional and task variables; human needs, capabilities and limitations.
DEPD 2410 - Studio 3: Design Context
Students will further explore concepts, materials, and components, in response to specific criteria for diverse contexts in product design. They will apply critical thinking and creative problem-solving processes in exploring solutions that allow for products to be used differently and more effectively. Students will incorporate relevant socio-cultural, human factor research, and technologies into their design exercises, and present their process and results.
DEPD 2420 - Production Technology
Students will study various levels of production technology in product design. They will investigate and compare the principles and processes of current production and manufacturing requirements, and consider the limitations and comparative costs involved in forming materials to the required specifications (e.g. shape, size, and finish). Students will explore new resourceful and sustainable applications of production for product design.
DEPD 2430 - Socio-Cultural Issues in Design
Students will consider essential concepts, theories and methods related to cultural issues and how these might impact the design of soft products. They will engage in critical thinking and creative problem-solving activities related to local, regional, and global issues, such as: social structures, economics, politics, gender, ethnicity, class and age; environment, sustainability and ethical practices.
DEPD 3510 - Studio 4: Design Engagement
Students will respond to design briefs and engage in rigorously researching the design of soft goods products for leisure and sports gear. They will critically analyze existing and potential consumer markets, including under-represented demographic groups, with the aim of creatively improving such aspects as function, performance and comfort of products. Students will incorporate interdisciplinary knowledge and technologies into project work.
DEPD 3520 - Production Cycle: Manufacture and Strategies
Students will study sourcing as a major aspect of production technology in soft product design. They will create specifications that include: sizing/grading, product measurements, bills of materials to gather components, vendor information, critical paths, and efficient, lean manufacturing techniques.
DEPD 3530 - Semiotics for Product Design
Students will reflect on the relationship between semiotics (the study of sign systems) and product design. They will analyze major theories and current discourse to explore how signs and symbols, codes and conventions are used to convey meaning in the marketplace. Students will investigate the types of messages soft goods products communicate in different contexts.
DEPD 3610 - Studio 5 Design Implementation
Students will further their skills in responding critically and creatively to designing protective gear for dangerous, and unpredictable contexts, e.g. search and rescue, law enforcement, health and safety, and military activities. They will confer with users and critically analyze their needs, with the aim of innovatively and economically improving such aspects as, function, performance and comfort. Students will consider the manufacturing requirements in the development of their solutions.
DEPD 3620 - Product Development for Manufacturing
Students will study production operations management and process sequencing. They will assess existing examples of product design to analyze the steps required in prototype manufacturing, evaluating the compatibility of materials with the design concept and end use. Students will connect with industry in order to develop a critical manufacturing path relevant to soft product manufacturing.
DEPD 3630 - Industry Experience
Students will initiate and complete a faculty-approved, industry-related practicum relevant to product design and manufacture evidence of the practical knowledge gained and its potential application.
DEPD 4710 - Studio 6: Design Evaluation
Students will synthesize their knowledge and skills, by completing feasibility studies of a major industry-related project that highlights their personal abilities in product design. They will engage in rigorous research, brainstorm and test ideas, and propose strategies for future development. Students will probe and justify the economic viability, environmental impact, and the technologies required for realization. Students will make professional presentations about their feasibility studies to the university and the community.
DEPD 4720 - Products & Business Scenarios
Students will analyze the relationship between soft products and business scenarios. They will analyze circumstances from a global perspective in relation to today’s economy. They will study international trade agreements and the legality of trade, and integrate socio-political factors into their research. Students will envision a business scenario, including product development, business supply chain, along with market research and cost estimates.
DEPD 4810 - Studio 7: Design Projections
Students will produce a final prototype of their major, industry-related project in product design. They will respond to research completed previously, by advancing and implementing their design strategies. Students will integrate interdisciplinary content; technological advances; specify appropriate manufacturing processes; estimate the economic viability; predict the environmental and ethical impacts of their design decisions. They will demonstrate and defend their solution through comprehensive presentations, documents, to the university and the community.
DEPD 4831 - The Business of Product Design
Students will practice professional business and leadership skills relevant to engagement in the product design profession. They will prepare themselves with appropriate knowledge, skills and tools, e.g. resumes, business proposals, portfolios and other documents typically required in business and manufacturing environments. Students will discuss business procedures, marketing plans, financial management, fee proposals and contracts, intellectual property issues, government regulations, ethical and professional liability issues.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Candidates will be required to demonstrate an understanding of Product Design as well as their interest and abilities to consult with and represent the program.
APPLICATION
Applications must include:
SALARY INFORMATION:
Placement on the salary scale will be dependent on level of education and relevant teaching experience. Advancement up the pay scale is based on FTE and employment status.
Why Join KPU?
Note to Applicants:
Kwantlen Polytechnic University welcomes and encourages applications from equity deserving groups and diverse experiences including, but not limited to, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, and members of the 2S/LGBTQIA+ community.
If there are any barriers that you are experiencing or an accommodation that we can provide to support you through the application process, please reach out to us at [email protected] .
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with KPU. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of employees, students, and the general public, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the University. For this reason, final applicants will be asked to undergo a background check
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