NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SENIOR DESIGN PROFESSOR

[Don Norman-5]

Design Professor and Co-Director MMM Program in Design and Operations:
Northwestern University

Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied
Science, the Segal Design Institute, and the MMM program are seeking
applications for a senior person in design to become the McCormick
Co-Director of MMM. The MMM Program is a long-standing extremely
successful dual degree program run jointly by the School of
Engineering and the Kellogg School of Management, enrolling
approximately 60 students each year for its two-year duration. There
are two directors, one from Kellogg in operations, the other from
McCormick in design. Strong leadership is crucial for this position.
The candidate will also play a lead role in the Segal Design Institute
and/or the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

(COMMENT: The position is a replacement for the retiring co-director:
me (Don Norman). That might give you an idea of the seniority and
design philosophy that is being sought.)

The Co-Director can either be a tenured faculty member or a Clinical
Professor (non-tenure track). In the former case, the appointment will
be within the School of Engineering in whatever department best
matches the candidate’s training and expertise. A PhD is highly
desirable and an established record of a robust research program and a
highly visible publication record are essential. Candidates for the
position as Clinical Professor are expected to have extensive
industrial and applied experience within design and business. Teaching
experience is essential.

The co-director will work closely with the faculty for MMM, the Deans
of McCormick and Kellogg, the MMM Alumni board and the MMM Advisory
board to maintain and enhance MMM as the premier program in the world
that studies the process of managing from concept through execution,
merging a deep knowledge of design process and design thinking with
operations, management and process thinking.

The Segal Design Institute is a newly formed unit within McCormick
that links all of the design activities at Northwestern as well as
providing strong connections with the rich design community in the
Chicago area: academic and commercial. We expect the candidate to play
an active role in strengthening the activities of Segal.

To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by
December 1, 2009. Applicants should submit a curriculum vita, a
description of teaching interests, a statement of vision for research
and creative activities, and the names and contact information for
three references. Submission instructions can be found at:
segal.northwestern.edu/hiring. Note that all submission should be
electronic, through the website.

Questions should be directed to Andrea Farley at
andreafarley@... . Applicants can find more information
about design at Northwestern from the MMM and Segal websites:

mmm.northwestern.edu

segal.northwestern.edu

segal.northwestern.edu/hiring

Northwestern University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer. Women and individuals in underrepresented groups are
encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in
the United States.