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The Department of Art and Design at Augusta University seeks
outstanding applicants for a full-time tenure-track position at
the rank of Assistant Professor, with a specialization in
Animation. This position will teach three studio courses
per semester, participate in departmental service and sustain a practice of
creative scholarship and professional relationships. The successful hire will
contribute to the newly launched and quickly growing BFA track
in Animation and teach some foundational-level courses,
including Color Experience (theory). This position requires proficiency in
tools related to 2D animation such as the Adobe Creative Cloud (including
Animate, After Effects, and Photoshop) and Toon Boom Harmony. Additional
skills with Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, Zbrush, Procreate, Adobe
Illustrator, and Adobe Character Animator are desirable.
Potential courses to be taught include 2D Animation,
Color Theory, Previsualization, 3D Animation, Motion Graphics, Short Format
Storytelling, Production Animation, 2D Design, and Drawing I and II.
This is a tenure-track faculty position (9-month contract)
with duties to begin in August 2022.
Department Marketing Statement
The Department of Art and Design at Augusta University is
NASAD accredited. The department is actively engaged in peer-recognized,
tier-one level national and international research, scholarship, and creative
enterprises. It curates an outstanding contemporary art gallery on-campus,
the Mary S. Byrd Gallery. Recent guests have included Ron Diamond of the
Animation Show of Shows as well as industry professionals
from Hi-Res Studios, Kinetic Vision, Epipheo,
and Bento Box. Recent guest Artist Talks have included Chris
Buck, Danielle Rante, and Jason Hoelscher.
This is a (9-month contract), tenure track, faculty position
with duties to begin in Aug. 2022.
AU is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal
Access Employer.
Augusta University actively subscribes to a policy of equal
employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee, student
or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, gender
identification or expression, physical or mental disability, religion,
ancestry, or national origin, marital status, genetic information, military
or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction
status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by
applicable law. Applicants from underrepresented groups, including
individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply.
About Augusta University
Founded in 1828, Augusta University is the state's only public
university of the health sciences and is one of the four research
universities of the University System of Georgia. With 670 acres of campus
and nearly 150 buildings, the university is a $1 billion-plus enterprise with
statewide and national reach. Offering undergraduate programs in the liberal
arts and sciences, business, and education, as well as a full range of
graduate programs and hands-on clinical research opportunities, Augusta
University is Georgia's innovation center for education, cybersecurity, and
health care.
Governed by the Board of Regents of the University System of
Georgia, Augusta University holds the Carnegie Classification of Doctoral
Universities.
About Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, GA, is ranked by some websites among the top ten
overall cities in the USA for a balanced quality of life. It is growing and
thriving, with its greater-metropolitan area approaching half a million, yet
it is not dense, with beautiful nature in arm’s reach. Located on the south
bank of the Savannah River, midway between the Great Smokey Mountains and
coastal beaches; Augusta is within a few hours of the cultural centers of
Atlanta, Asheville, Savannah, Athens, Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston.
The Morris Museum of Art, the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, the Augusta
Ballet, the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, the symphony, theater, and
events at the James Brown Arena establish a rich cultural milieu. And of
course, Augusta is home to the world-re-renowned Masters Golf Tournament.
To Apply:
To be considered an applicant for this position, one
must apply online at https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/faculty.
Please upload your Curriculum Vitae, Research Statement,
Professional References, etc., as one document. Please submit a cover letter
describing qualifications and experience, a current curriculum vitae, artist statement,
statement of teaching philosophy, as well as names, addresses, and phone
numbers of three references compiled into a single pdf and uploaded at https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/faculty. In addition, please submit a website
URL linking your portfolio or demo reel.
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