Description
DePaul
University’s Animation program invites Animators and Game Artists to apply for
a full-time teaching position in the heart of downtown Chicago. Our
Animation program, ranked #18 in the US by Animation Career Review, is the
largest in the Midwest. We are part of DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts,
which also includes cross-disciplinary programs in Film and TV, VFX, and Game
Development. There are currently over 300 majors enrolled in our
Animation MFA, MA, BFA and BA degrees, and we have thirteen full-time Animation
faculty members who have worked for studios including Walt Disney Feature
Animation, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Will Vinton, JibJab, Sesame Street,
Klasky Csupo, Day 1 Studios, and Microsoft Games. Animation resources
include a stop motion studio with a Volo motion control crane, three animation
labs with over 90 Cintiqs, two green screen stages, a sound recording and
mixing studio, and a mocap studio. Past visiting artists include the
Brothers Quay, Yuri Norstein, Priit Prn, Joanna Priestley, and David O’Reilly.
DePaul Animation students have won a 2016 Student Academy Award in Animation
and been a part of game teams that have produced the IGF Student Showcase
winning games Octodad and Devil’s Tuning Fork. For more about the Animation
program please visit our website: www.cdm.depaul.edu/animationzine
Job
responsibilities include teaching, advising, service, supervising student
projects and continued creative activities and/or scholarship in the field.
Position begins fall of 2020. Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications
and experience; position is dependent on budget approval.
Required
Qualifications:
Ideal
candidates for the position will have teaching and production experience in one
or more of the following areas of cinema, television, and game development:
traditional animation, 3d modeling, 3d animation, stop motion, motion graphics,
visual effects and motion capture.
Qualified
candidates with substantial professional experience are welcome to apply,
regardless of college degree.
DePaul seeks
candidates with demonstrated cultural competencies to include teaching, service
and research in diverse learning communities.
Special
Instructions to Applicants:
For priority
consideration, apply by November 8th; applications will continue to be accepted
until position is filled.
Required
Documents:
1.
Cover letter
2.
Curriculum vitae
3.
Statement of teaching philosophy
4.
Diversity Statement (a statement describing past
and proposed efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in your
teaching and/or creative work)
5.
Detailed syllabus for a proposed course in the
area that you would teach
6.
Links to creative work
7.
Three letters of recommendation
Apply at https://apply.interfolio.com/65166