Professor, Computer Animation

Description

Sheridan is looking for outstanding individuals to join our faculty team in the Computer Animation post graduate certificate program. The successful candidate will be skilled at instructing students in the specific areas of digital effects, modeling, rigging and compositing. Key responsibilities will include teaching effects animation, overseeing lab sessions and engaging in curriculum development and research into emerging digital technologies. The Professor will be required to teach students on set (real world) and digital lighting; on set digital camera operation; compositing of CG elements over live action plates; effects animation (i.e. particle systems) over several platforms; projection mapping, parallax effects and match moves.
Responsibilities:

Sheridan faculty provide academic leadership to programs and courses within their areas of expertise and contribute to the creation of a learning-centred environment where students can develop to their full potential. They also contribute to College, School and program excellence by collaborating on a variety of initiatives such as new program development, applied research and alternative delivery strategies.

Professors are responsible for:
• Ensuring that program and course curricula are current, relevant and reflective of best practices within the relevant professional/program disciplines;
• Creating an effective environment for learning which accommodates students’ diverse cultural and educational backgrounds, experiences and individual learning styles;
• Designing appropriate strategies and tools for facilitating and assessing student learning;
• Developing multi-media materials and alternative delivery strategies, and incorporating appropriate educational technologies into the learning process.

Professors also ensure that students are aware of course and program learning outcomes, learning strategies and evaluation techniques; provide individual tutoring and academic counselling; and evaluate student progress/achievement within assigned courses.