Department and University: The Department of Consumer and Design Sciences has 21 faculty positions (17 full-time, tenured/tenure track and 4 lecturers), 630 undergraduates and 30 graduate students. Bachelor of Science programs are Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Production Management, with Apparel Design and Merchandising Options, Interior Design, and Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies. The graduate program offers masters (thesis and non-thesis) and doctoral degrees in Consumer and Design Sciences. Auburn University, a R1 land-grant institution with 31,000 students is located in the east Alabama city of Auburn, and has consistently been ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top 50 public universities in the United States. For more information see
http://humsci.auburn.edu/cads/, and
http://www.auburn.edu/. Auburn University is understanding of and sensitive to the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/facultyjobs/.