Location: Doha, Qatar
URL: http://www.qatar.vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of the Arts in Qatar
Position: Web Developer
Position Number: FA3900
Location: Doha, Qatar
Position Begins: Immediate Opening
Review of Applications Begins: December 15, 2008 and continues until position is filled.
VCUQatar (www.qatar.vcu.edu), the leading design school in the Middle East, is a four-year campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, VCUQatar is affiliated with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development (www.qf.edu.qa). VCU School of the Arts in Richmond, Virginia is ranked as the leading art and design program among all public universities in the US and maintains identical standards for VCUQatar. Celebrating its 10th year of operation, VCUQatar offers professional BFA degrees in Fashion Design, Graphic Design, and Interior Design for students from throughout the Gulf region, and over 30% international students. Plans are under way to initiate an MFA in Design, becoming the first Masters degree in the region. The School is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art & Design, The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. The School has substantial involvement with the emerging design industries in Qatar and is a significant catalyst for that growth.
VCUQatar benefits from a funding situation that allows it to be driven by innovative programmatic needs rather than typical fiscal constraints. Externally funded student and faculty research opportunities are expanding with the rapid development of Qatar, now among the wealthiest countries in the world based upon per capita GDP. (www.qf.org.qa) The VCUQatar Center for Research in Design has a contract for the design of Qatar military uniforms; is involved in the World Design Report with Icograda; is collaborating on the Qatar National Vision Initiative; and is expanding with multiple project opportunities in collaboration with faculty and external partners. With an annual budget of $20 million, VCUQatar