Description
The School of Visual Arts and Design (SVAD), in the College of Arts
and Humanities (CAH), at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites
applications for an assistant professor. This is a nine-month, tenure-earning
position that includes teaching, research, and service-based duties. The
anticipated start date is August 2022. Research and teaching responsibilities
include contributing to the mission of Emerging Media in appropriate areas of
scholarship and working at the intersection of theory and practice.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding and
application of the principles of animation. Core areas will include 2-D/3-D
animation, 3-D modeling and texturing, digital illustration, rendering and
compositing, animation production, development and design, concept art, and a
strong understanding of the moving image. Faculty will teach courses supporting
the Emerging Media BFA (with tracks in Character Animation, Experimental
Animation, and Graphic Design) and the Emerging Media MFA Animation and Visual
Effects track.
The School of Visual Arts and Design (https://svad.cah.ucf.edu/) encourages multidisciplinary collaborations. Faculty members are
encouraged to actively pursue and obtain external funding and to develop
creative works that achieve peer reviewed recognition for innovation and
excellence.
This position is located on both UCF main campus and Orlando Research
Park. UCF is home to a growing and diverse student population of over 70,000
students, almost 2,000 faculty, and more than 4,700 staff. At UCF we are
dedicated to access and are invested in identifying candidates who will
contribute to our mission through equity-minded practice and culturally
responsive pedagogy. The School of Visual Arts and Design offers B.A.,
BFA, and MFA degrees. For more information about the School of Visual Arts and
Design please visit our website at https://svad.cah.ucf.edu For more information about UCF, please visit
the website at https://www.ucf.edu
Minimum Qualifications:
By the start of the appointment, applicants must hold a terminal
degree in an appropriate discipline from an accredited institution. Appropriate
disciplines include digital art, graphic design, illustration, film, animation,
fine arts, or a media-related discipline. The ideal candidate must demonstrate
a nationally-recognized agenda of research or creative work in a relevant area
of animation. Candidates must have at least one year of relevant production
experience as well as one year of previous teaching experience.
Preferences:
Candidates who have teaching experience in one or more diverse sets of software
packages such as: Toon Boom Harmony, Autodesk Maya, Adobe Creative Cloud.
Candidates who have teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. A strong understanding and application of traditional and digital 2-D
animation, 3-D animation and the animation production pipeline. The ideal
candidate will show evidence of being a theorist and practitioner, with a
demonstrated sustainable research agenda related to digital arts and animation.
Preference will be given to applicants who have a record of obtaining research
funding.
Application Process:
The university requires that all applicants apply
online at https://www.ucf.edu/jobs In addition to the online
application, applicants must also submit the following: (1) a letter of
application indicating qualifications for the position; (2) a curriculum vitae;
(3) an online link to samples of creative, professional work, as well as
samples of student work with any information identifying the student removed,
and (4) the contact information for three professional references.
NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be
attached at that time. Once the online submission process is finalized, the
system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.
Review of applications will begin once the position is closed.
Candidates will not be considered until all of the above materials are received.
Candidates are responsible for ensuring all materials have been uploaded
correctly.
The selected candidate will be required to provide official
transcripts.
For further questions about this position, please contact the search
chair, Cheryl Briggs.
The
University of Central Florida is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color,
religion, national
origin, disability, protected Veteran status,
age, or any other characteristic protected by law. UCF's Equal Opportunity
Statement can be viewed at:
http://www.oie.ucf.edu/documents/PresidentsStatement.pdf As a Florida
public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures
available to the public upon request. The UCF's affirmative action plans for
qualified individuals with disabilities and protected Veterans are available
for inspection in the Office for Institutional Equity, Monday through Friday,
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., upon request.