Job Title

Non-regular (Sessional) faculty posting - INTD 318 (Creating a Design Startup) Fall 2026

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Tenure Information

Job Summary

Emily Carr University of Art + Design is currently seeking a qualified instructor to teach INTD 218 – Creating a Design Startup within the Ian Gillespie Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media in the Fall 2026 semester. We currently have one in-person section available; the section is scheduled for Mondays, 3:25pm to 6:15pm.

Designing great experiences is one thing, delivering them is another. This course aims to equip designers with the tools and methods to create their own product development companies. Participants will learn how to develop and evaluate product/service concepts, establish a rapid iterative prototyping process and use the human-centered design process to create and test minimum viable versions of their products.

The project-based course will focus on using contemporary qualified methodologies to help students bring their product concepts to market in meaningful ways.

Course outlines and guidance from regular faculty are provided to successful candidates.

Situated on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories in Vancouver, Canada, Emily Carr University is a world-renowned learning and research community dedicated to the education of artists and designers.

We are a strong community of outstanding, socially responsible, talented faculty, staff, and administrators. We offer jobs opportunities to engage in challenging work and exciting collaborations with Emily Carr’s local, national, and international partners in the art and design world.

Our culture is strengthened by our emphasis on research, exhibition, diversity, and sustainability.

Required Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE + EDUCATION

- A terminal degree (MFA, MDes, PhD, or equivalent) or an equivalent combination of professional experience (3 years of practice in a supervisory, leadership, or mentorship capacity).
- Any relevant professional development or training should be included in the candidates CV.

EXPERIENCE

- 1 year of teaching experience at the post-secondary level or equivalent in design or supervisory / mentorship experience of junior design practitioners.
- 5 years of professional experience in the field of UX Design, preferably with experience in leadership role in design.




- Experience with creating or working with startups.

SKILLS

- Demonstrated expertise in the discipline (Design research and practice) – a strong portfolio of work demonstrating creative and conceptual rigor, supported by professional design experience.
- Evidence of scholarly, creative, or professional contributions to the field through research, publications, teaching, or cutting-edge practices.
- Technical proficiency in techniques, processes, digital tools, relevant to Interaction Design and the UX/UI Design practise, specifically using 3D modeling software and XR/VR/AR Technology.
- Effective communication and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and openness to team-teaching.
- Fluency in contemporary Design practice and in balancing the conceptual, aesthetic, and technical demands of the discipline.
- Ability to effectively engage students in multicultural and multilingual classrooms.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching through an awareness of inclusive, anti-racist, and decolonial pedagogies.
- Ability to deliver practice-based Design curriculum at the intersection between research, practice, and theory.
- Ability to center ethical practice in curriculum delivery, including addressing the cultural, socio/political, and ecological contexts and considerations of the work.

Preferred Qualifications

About Emily Carr

ABOUTEMILYCARR****UNIVERSITY

Emily Carr University of Art + Design, established in 1925, is a world-renowned learning and research community located on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories in Vancouver, Canada.

Encouraging experimentation at the intersection of art, design, media and technology, our teaching and learning community merges studio practice, research creation, and critical scholarship in an interdisciplinary and cooperative environment.



Alumni and faculty are internationally recognized as award-winning creators and thought leaders who have significant impact in 21st-century cultural production and cultural sustainability. We engage students, industry, and society to explore continuously and think differently about creativity and how it shapes our world.

ECU attracts more than 1800 students, with a diverse student body that welcomes people from more than 60 countries to our undergraduate and graduate programs.

We have four university faculties (Audain Faculty of Art, Faculty of Culture + Community, Ian Gillespie Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media, and Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies) which, together with the Aboriginal Gathering Place, Ron Burnett Library + Learning Commons, Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship, Libby Leshgold Gallery, READ Books, and the research centres and workshops in our new state-of-the-art, custom-built campus, offer vibrant and robust conditions for the development of practice-based and practice-led research and education.

Additional Information

APPLICATION****PROCEDURES

Applications should include

- cover letter
- current curriculum vitae
- portfolio in PDF format (12-15 images max)
- teaching statement

This posting will remain open until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee for each program area; selected applicants (who are new to Emily Carr) will be contacted for interviews.

Non-regular faculty must be physically located within British Columbia while teaching and delivering courses for Emily Carr University, including online and hybrid courses. The available section is being offered in-person, on campus.

Emily Carr University encourages applications from individuals who demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and especially welcomes applications from groups historically marginalized or disadvantaged in employment in Canada, including women, persons of diverse gender identities and expressions, persons of all sexual orientations, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Indigenous peoples. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those shortlisted will be contacted.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

F007-2026

Open Date

07/31/2026

Close Date

09/07/2026

Open Until Filled

Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

📌 Non-regular (Sessional) faculty posting - INTD 318 (Creating a Design Startup) Fall 2026
🏢 Emily Carr University of Art & Design
📍 Vancouver