Description
Northern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal
Access/Affirmative Action institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and
global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through
diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application
by members of diverse groups is encouraged.
The Communication Department at Northern Kentucky University seeks outstanding candidates with expertise in designing engaging interactive media for a tenure track Assistant Professor Position. The
candidates are expected to excel in the classroom, be forward thinking in their
creative and/or research agenda, and enthusiastically engage with the public
and university. They will embrace the opportunity to augment our faculty’s
strengths in 3D content creation, game design and traditional media while
shaping the evolution of our forays into interactive media, digital imaging,
visual effects, and/or augmented and virtual reality storytelling. This
position is key to bridging creative and conceptual alliances with other
departmental traditional media and university-wide arts and computer
programming programs.
Successful candidates are expected to teach
undergraduate courses in our Media Informatics program (see Program Description and
Full Catalog of Courses),
conduct an active research and/or creative program, and engage deeply with our
students and region.
As such, each candidate should be able to
demonstrate teaching effectiveness, scholarship, and service related to the
fast-changing world of media.
A
strong portfolio in peer-reviewed academic and/or creative work that
demonstrates expertise in applying theory to practice in media creation is
required. Applicable skill sets and academic focus will vary, but it is
expected that applicants will be experienced in and passionate about visual
effects, computer generated graphics, 3D modeling and animation, and/or
creation of augmented or virtual reality, and how these techniques effect visual
storytelling and how we communicate. A Master’s degree in the
emerging/immersive/digital media, informatics or other field directly related
to media creation is required; an MFA or Ph.D. in such a field is preferred.
A
complete application will require: a letter of application, select examples of
creative or scholarly work, CV, copies of recent teaching evaluations
(qualitative and quantitative), three letters of reference, and a diversity
statement. The diversity statement should provide the candidate’s unique
perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations
for promoting diversity, inclusion, and social justice in their professional
career. (In line with the University’s Affirmative Action Policy, candidates
are not expected to disclose their identity or membership either in the
diversity statement or in other application documents submitted to the search
committee. Demographic information is solicited through the application
process; however, those data are confidential and are not provided to members
of the search committee.)
Any
candidate who is offered a position at NKU will be required to go through a
pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law. Questions
regarding the use of the website should be directed to the Human Resources
Department at jobs@nku.edu.
Questions regarding the nature of the position
should be directed to the search committee chair, Professor Sara Drabik at
drabiks1@nku.edu .
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position
has been filled.