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Endowed Professor in Design and Director of the Design Initiative at Dartmouth

Dartmouth College seeks an innovative, collaborative, and experienced leader to serve as an Endowed Professor in Design and the inaugural Director of the Design Initiative at Dartmouth (DIAD), an academic, co-curricular, and research program situated within Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering. 

An outstanding candidate is sought with international prominence in a design-related field who embodies elements of human-centered design, design thinking, systems thinking, engineering design, and/or creative problem solving. Candidates with disciplinary expertise in engineering that amplifies their ability to apply design in the broad interdisciplinary context of Thayer School are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates should have an established record of leadership, excellence in teaching, and externally funded research or creative practice commensurate with an endowed, full or associate professor appointment within the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth.

About DIAD

DIAD was formed in 2022 to combine engineering and the liberal arts with the methods and mindsets of design thinking to empower creative, collaborative, ethical innovators to imagine and forge better futures. DIAD supports experiential learning in design, interdisciplinary collaborations, and applied research with significant potential for societal benefits. The successful candidate will leverage DIAD’s early momentum by expanding the initiative into a thriving presence on the Dartmouth campus demonstrating leadership in design education and catalyzing globally relevant societal impacts.

About Thayer

Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth was founded in 1867 as one of the first schools of engineering in the United States. Dartmouth Engineering offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs and prepares the next generation of engineers to better the world through education and research with human-centered impact.

About Dartmouth

Dartmouth is a member of the Ivy League and consistently ranks among the world’s greatest academic institutions. Home to a celebrated undergraduate liberal arts curriculum and pioneering professional schools and centers, Dartmouth has shaped the education landscape and prepared leaders through its inspirational learning experience. Dartmouth has forged a singular identity, combining its deep commitment to outstanding undergraduate and graduate education with distinguished research and scholarship.

Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. People with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives make the Dartmouth community diverse, which enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their cover letter or a separate document how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence.

How to Apply

WittKieffer is assisting Dartmouth College in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by February 7, 2025. All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited.

Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in this profile. Applicants should also address in their cover letter or a separate document how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence. Additional materials will be requested at later stages of the process.

Applications, nominations, and inquiries can be directed to Ashlee Winters Musser, Maya Holt-Brockenbrough, PhD, and Jessica Herrington at DartmouthDesign@wittkieffer.com.

Dartmouth is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to increasing diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. We are actively seeking applicants from underrepresented groups as part of our mission to build the future of higher education.