Assistant Professor of Animation

Position Title: Assistant Professor of Animation

Department : Visual Arts Department

Description

The Department of Visual Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is seeking applicants for the tenure-track Assistant Professor of Animation position, a full-time, 9-month appointment, beginning August 1, 2024. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

M.F.A. with broad knowledge of and the ability to teach CG animation, digital animation, and stop-motion animation. Expertise in Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, and After Effects is required. Experiences in Maya, Dragon Frame, TV Paint Animation, and Adobe Substance desired. Recent graduates are highly recommended to apply.

The successful candidate must demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence in a diverse student-centered learning environment and will teach three courses in the animation concentration, including introductory courses in animation and digital art. The position requires oversight and maintenance of the animation area equipment and facilities.

The laptop-based animation studio has a smart interactive whiteboard, instructional computer, and 20 graphics display tablets. A stop-motion animation studio has Dragon Frame and 2D/3D shooting stations. The Digital Media Resource Center in the College of the Arts supports the introductory digital art courses.

The Department of Visual Arts is NASAD accredited. The Department has 18 full-time faculty, 7 part-time faculty, and over 330 majors in 9 concentration areas within an integrated curriculum leading to a B.F.A. degree. The Department additionally teaches those students receiving the B.A. in Art Education.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is an R1 Carnegie Research University and the flagship campus of nine publicly supported universities in the University of Louisiana System. The University's enrollment in fall 2022 was 18,864, with over 800 full and part-time faculty members across eight degree-granting colleges and the Graduate School. The University offers 110 degrees and certificates at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels. Additional information is available at the University’s web page at www.louisiana.edu.

Qualified applicants should submit a letter of application, CV, 3 references with email addresses and phone numbers, unofficial transcripts, an artist statement, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a statement on the applicant’s contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Human Resources website. Additionally, a USB drive with digital files or links to professional work and examples of student work should be directed to Yeon Choi, Chair of Search Committee, Department of Visual Arts, P.O. Box 43663, Lafayette, LA 70504, OR sent electronically to [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed beginning January 2024. The position will remain open until filled. Official transcripts will be required upon position offer and acceptance.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities as required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Executive Order 11246, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act. - See more at: http://personnel.louisiana.edu/employment-opportunities/policy-nondiscrimination

The successful candidate must demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence in a diverse student-centered learning environment and will teach three courses in the animation concentration, including introductory courses in animation and digital art. The position requires oversight and maintenance of the animation area equipment and facilities.

Qualifications

M.F.A. with broad knowledge of and the ability to teach CG animation, digital animation, and stop-motion animation. Expertise in Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe After Effects is required. Other desired proficiencies include Maya, Dragon Frame, TV Paint Animation, and Adobe Substance. Recent graduates are highly recommended to apply.

Qualified applicants should forward a letter of application, CV, 3 references with email addresses and phone numbers, unofficial transcripts, a digital file or link to professional work, examples of student work if available, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a statement on the applicant’s contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Official transcripts will be required upon position offer and acceptance.

M.F.A. with broad knowledge of and the ability to teach CG animation, digital animation, and stop-motion animation. Expertise in Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, and After Effects is required. Experiences in Maya, Dragon Frame, TV Paint Animation, and Adobe Substance desired. Recent graduates are highly recommended to apply.

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