Adjunct Faculty Pool - Textile Development and Marketing, Knitting

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Company Description: 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 applications for a part-time adjunct faculty position in the Textile Development and Marketing Department, within the School of Business and Technology. 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 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. The Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology educates students for management and leadership roles within the fashion and related creative industries. Our curriculum integrates a deep appreciation of how markets, business environments, advanced business technology and competition can be managed in a global context. The Baker School provides a professional faculty and business climate that enables students to be immediately valuable contributors to their industries. The Baker School of Business and Technology collaborates with the School of Art and Design, and the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, whose courses help students to better understand themselves, others, and their place in an increasingly complex world. The Baker School creates curricular and educational experiences that help hone general skills and behaviors that employers increasingly demand: critical thinking and problem solving skills, a strong sense of professional and ethical responsibility, social skills, the ability to work productively in teams, and good oral and written communications skills. The vision of the School is to be the most academically recognized school of excellence where students come to learn about the business of the core industries that we serve-the creative, fashion and design industries-and where industry, government and associations see creative alliances for the development of ideas, solution innovation, future thinking, and problem solving. Seven of the ten Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). 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. Job Description: The Textile Development & Marketing department is looking to build a pool of qualified knitting specialists to potentially fill an adjunct teaching position. Job Requirements: Expertise Needed: Knowledge in knit product development, including understanding fibers, and yarns. Teaching Responsibilities: Deliver relevant course material, Assess student performance, Provide guidance to students, both in and out of the classroom and Submit grades on time. Ideal Candidates should have a working knowledge of Brother knitting machines, Dubied machines and Stoll Courses: TS116, TS332, TS367, TS368, TS461, TT381, TT382 (you can find detailed descriptions of these courses in the online catalog). This is an excellent opportunity for professionals in textile science with expertise in knitting and other textile-related processes to contribute to academia while helping students build their skills. Adjunct instructors deliver relevant course material, assess student performance, provide guidance and assistance to students both in and out of the classroom, and submit grades on time. Course descriptions are available in the online catalog. Responsibilities: Assist students with knitting on various knitting machines and hand related techniques, problem solving, and experimentation of student ideas. Provide insight and guidance to students on design ideas relating to industry practices. Ability to work independently with students in open lab, Knitting Machines and computers: work with IT to update knitting software and computers when they come available. Maintain and repair knitting machines (Dubied, Stoll, Brother), linkers etc. 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. Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in the field or a closely related field. A minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in the field. Preferred Qualifications: MBA or Master's degree in the field or a closely related field. Teaching experience at the college level. Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: A demonstrated knowledge of principles and methods of curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. Additional Information: This is a part-time position, adjunct teaching position beginning in Spring 2026. Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. The department will keep this posting open to create a pool of candidates for potential future adjunct assignments. The department will contact applicants whose qualifications fit our programmatic needs. Compensation The UCE-FIT

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