About Fashion Institute of Technology:
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites nominations and applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty* position in the Global Fashion Management Department, School of Graduate Studies.
The Fashion Institute of Technology, a part of the State University of New York, has been a leader in career education in art, design, business, and technology for over 70 years. With a curriculum that provides a singular blend of hands-on, practical experience, classroom study, and a firm grounding in the liberal arts, FIT offers a wide range of outstanding programs that are relevant to today's rapidly changing industries. Internationally renowned, FIT draws on its New York City location to provide a vibrant, creative community in which to learn. The college offers more than 45 majors and grants AAS, BFA, BS, MA, MFA, and MPS degrees, preparing students for professional success and leadership in the global marketplace.
With close ties to industry, FIT draws faculty from the city's art, business, and design elite, and from the rich academic community of the region. The college continually seeks creative faculty members who are passionate about their field and demonstrate exceptional professional capability in the core competencies of instruction design, learning enrichment, globalism, and use of technology, as well as mastery of established and emerging industry practices.
A vital and growing part of FIT's rich educational mix, the School of Graduate Studies provides advanced professional education in seven disciplines closely tied to the college's mission, promotion in the post-baccalaureate study of business, art, fashion and design. The School is dedicated to advancing research in the creative industries and fostering collaboration and a dialogue that links faculty and students to outstanding professionals and practitioners.
The Global Fashion Management Master of Professional Studies (MPS) program prepares experienced apparel industry professionals to advance to more senior level and executive positions by providing interactive, student-centered education taught by seasoned industry professionals and accomplished academics. The program's global partnerships and international student body are designed to enrich the curriculum through discussion and awareness. Research, collaboration, and communication foster leadership, innovation, and strategic thinking, with the objective of infusing progressive ideas into a rapidly changing and highly competitive industry.
Job Description:
The School of Graduate Studies seeks a full-time tenure-track faculty* member to lead and administer the Global Fashion Management Department. The successful candidate will demonstrate business and creative skills in the fashion and apparel industry across a broad range of interdisciplinary fashion business management fields, with a strong focus on the global fashion industry, and demonstrate an understanding of the role of sustainability and technology throughout the global fashion industry. They must also be familiar with understanding corporate financial issues and marketing and promotional campaigns.
The successful candidate will demonstrate ability to work effectively, based on practical, corporate industry experience and through collaboration and participation in international settings with colleagues and program partners from multicultural backgrounds, including conceptualization, management and leadership of program-specific events and seminars. Specifically, this will include active communication and planning with partner institutions in Paris, Hong Kong, and Mexico City, and the leadership, planning, and execution of the opening three-credit seminar in New York, one of FIT's reputational events.
The new faculty* member will be the driving force to lead a master of professional studies in global fashion management and serve an essential role in the oversight of the program, as well as its expansion and implementation of new graduate course offerings in the degree curriculum, and executive education/advanced professional development formats, while also benchmarking those offerings against fashion industry, graduate business programs and academic best practices locally and internationally.
The successful candidate will possess global fashion industry expertise with a proven track record of collaborative exchange; ability to mentor emerging early and mid-career-level talent working in the fashion industry; experience in successful team leadership, and an established and active professional network within the fashion industry locally and internationally are required, including experience leading industry-related events. A commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as sustainability, is imperative.
The successful candidate will participate in department, School and college-wide service and campus-wide committee work. The candidate will have teaching and/or corporate training experience in the fashion industry, a record of scholarly or industry research, and contributions to the field that include some or all of the following: projects, publications, presentations, lectures, panels, and involvement in professional fashion industry-related activities. The candidate will demonstrate, based on applicable fashion industry experience, the ability to mentor student/faculty research projects and publication-level classroom deliverables.
An interest in and ability to fundraise for program growth to support alumni events is desired.
Specific competencies sought as related to the position:
Globalism
Instructional Design
Learning Enrichment
Professionalism
Technology
The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position; other duties may be assigned consistent with the classification of the position.
*The position may be appointed as Department Chair by the President in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Section 12.4:("if the Department has fewer than three (3) full-time faculty members (or their part-time day equivalent), the head of the Department shall continue to be chosen by the President for one (1) year terms").
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Information:
Please note, all offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the background check process.
Salary
The final starting salary and appointment rank will be based on education level and cumulative experience; pg. 72.
Instructor: $59,673- $69,524
Assistant Professor: $69,475- $102,388
Associate Professor: $81,317- $122,427
Professor: $99,159- $149,217
The College reserves the right to select one or more candidates after having been duly reviewed and presented to the President in conformance with the provisions of Article 15 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Benefits
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) provides comprehensive employee benefit programs designed to help keep our faculty and staff and their families healthy, safe, happy, and productive. Our programs also include a variety of components to help our employees improve the quality and balance of their work and family lives, and to help them prepare for their futures.
For a full list of FIT benefits, visit our benefits .
Pay Equity by State Employers
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Visa Sponsorship
This position is eligible for visa sponsorship by the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
FIT is firmly committed to creating an environment that will attract and retain people of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds. By providing a learning and working environment that encourages, utilizes, respects, and appreciates the full expression of every individual's ability, the FIT community fosters its mission and grows because of its rich, pluralistic experience. FIT is committed to prohibiting discrimination, whether based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, religion, ethnic background, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military service status, genetic information, pregnancy, familial status, citizenship status (except as required to comply with law), or any other criterion prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. FIT is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment, including the opportunity for upward mobility for all qualified individuals. Applications from minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Inquiries regarding FIT's non-discrimination policies may be directed to the Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator, 212 217.3360, titleix@fitnyc.edu.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements
This position will be required to constantly read and comprehend, occasionally perform calculations, constantly verbally communicate, frequently analyze, and constantly write. The working conditions for this position will be any combination of the classroom, lab, and/or office space. Certain roles may be required to handle machinery and chemicals. The physical requirement for this position will require occasional sitting, constant standing, occasional bending, frequent walking, and occasional lifting 10 lbs. or less.
Application Instructions:
In order to considered for this position, please submit the following documents online:
*Official transcripts are required within the first 30 days of hire. Applicants with foreign degrees must submit a completed credential evaluation comparing their foreign academic accomplishments to standards in the U.S.
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This faculty position will begin Spring 2025. Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact each applicant individually regarding his or her application status.
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