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Your Potential With Us
As
a next-generation public research institution, we are an inclusive community of
thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to shape
the future and solve the world’s most challenging problems. No matter what your
role is, when you join Knight Nation, you become an integral part of our
mission to become a university for the future. You’ll be met with opportunities
to connect and collaborate with uniquely talented faculty, staff, and students
across 13 colleges and multiple campuses and regional locations. That means
greater challenges to tackle, more meaningful opportunities to grow, and
rewarding experiences that go beyond a paycheck.
The
University of Central Florida (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. For more information about UCF, please
visit the website at https://www.ucf.edu.
The
School of Visual Arts and Design (SVAD) at UCF is a place for seeing, thinking,
hearing, touching, learning, and creating. Art engages the senses and inspires
the imagination, and we designed our curriculum to do the same. We offer
academic programs and courses of interest to artists and designers of all
varieties including B.A., BFA, and MFA degrees. At SVAD, we have more than 50
faculty and staff advisors who are passionately dedicated to guiding our
students to the right course and career path. Join our award-winning faculty in
sparking the interests of our students and guiding their careers. For more
information about the School of Visual Arts and Design, please visit our
website at https://svad.cah.ucf.edu.
The
Opportunity
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 a
nine-month, tenure-earning assistant professor in animation, anticipated to
begin August 8, 2023. This position located on both UCF main campus and Orlando
Research Park includes teaching, research, and service-based duties. 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 could include any of the fields of
visual storytelling which may include 3D modeling/visualization,
pre-production, 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, stop-motion, and/or mixed
reality. The candidate is expected to develop 21st century professional skills,
purpose, integrity, ethical practices, and digital citizenship in their
pedagogical practice.
The
successful candidate will teach courses supporting the Emerging Media BFA and
the Emerging Media MFA Animation and the Visual Effects track. SVAD (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.
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 relevant areas of digital art. Candidates must also have at
least one year of relevant production experience as well as one year of
previous teaching experience.
Preferred
Qualifications
·
Candidates
who have teaching experience in one or more diverse sets of software packages
such as: Toon Boom Harmony, Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, Adobe Creative Cloud.
·
Candidates
who have teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
·
A
strong understanding and application of traditional and digital art production.
·
The
ideal candidate will show evidence of being a theorist and practitioner, with a
demonstrated sustainable research agenda related to digital arts. Preference
will be given to applicants who have a record of obtaining research funding.
Additional
Application Materials Required
UCF
requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically
through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, 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.
(4)
Research Philosophy.
(5)
The contact information for three professional references.
(6)
Copy of transcript.
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 the above materials are received. Candidates are responsible for ensuring
all materials have been uploaded correctly.
The
selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as
applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of
their qualifying academic credentials.
For
further questions about this position, please contact the search chair, Matt
Dombrowski, at mattd@ucf.edu.
Job
Close Date
01/26/2023
Are
Benefits Important to You?
Working
at UCF has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a
positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, UCF offers:
- Benefit
packages including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, healthcare
flexible spending accounts, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Paid time
off, including annual and sick leave and paid holidays.
- Retirement
savings options.
- Employee discounts,
including tickets to many Orlando area attractions.
- Education
assistance.
- Flexible
work environment.
And
more…For more benefits information, go to ‘Prospective Employees’ on the UCF
Human Resources website (https://hr.ucf.edu/)
Who
Are We?
Founded
in 1963 to fuel the region’s talent pipeline and support the growing U.S. space
program, UCF is built to make a better future for our students and society.
It’s one of the reasons U.S. News & World Report
ranks UCF among the nation’s top 20 most innovative colleges, while Forbes, Kiplinger, and The Princeton Review
rank us a best-value university. UCF is one of 14 universities nationwide
designated as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Research 1 university.
With 13 colleges, including a fully accredited College of Medicine, UCF offers
more than 220-degree programs between its main campus, downtown campus,
hospitality campus, academic health sciences campus, and 11 UCF Connect centers
located throughout the region. In addition, UCF extends its reach to
communities in and beyond Central Florida by offering complete online programs
leading to bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, Ph.D.'s., certificates, and
more.
The
University of Central Florida is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an
E-Verify employer. Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s
expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the
employment begins.
Additional
Requirements related to Research Positions
Pursuant
to Florida State Statute 1010.35, prior to offering employment to certain
individuals in research-related positions, UCF is required to conduct
additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any
citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or
who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at
least 1 year of higher education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran,
Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela.
The
additional screening requirements only apply to employment in research-related
positions, including, but not limited to faculty positions (including employed
visiting positions), graduate positions, individuals compensated by research
grants or contract funds, postdoctoral scholar positions, and undergraduate
positions.
Department
College of Arts
and Humanities (CAH) - Visual Arts and Design
Work
Schedule
Varies
Type
of Appointment
Regular
Expected
Salary
Negotiable
Equal
Employment Opportunity Statement:
As
an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, UCF encourages all
qualified applicants to apply, including women, veterans, individuals with
disabilities, and members of traditionally underrepresented populations. 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
University of Central Florida is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an
E-Verify employer.