Prof. and Director, School of Visual Arts & Design

Description

The University of Central Florida seeks an innovative, visionary leader to direct the School of Visual Arts and Design, a unique and exciting structure that combines traditional studio arts with digital and emerging media.  Academic programs and areas of faculty research and creative activity include the visual arts, film, architecture, animation, game and web design, and interactive media. The School is dynamic and growing with approximately 65 full time faculty and 2,900 majors/minors.  The School bridges creative and technical disciplines and figures prominently in the strategic city/state mission of the university through significant contributions to emerging technologies and the arts.  Located in beautiful east Orlando, UCF is home to more than 60,000 students and offers unique opportunities for collaborative research within and across disciplines.

The director’s duties include program administration, personnel, teaching, research, and student recruitment, as well as developing relationships with community partners including those in arts organizations and industry. The director is also responsible for developing an academic vision and facilitating program development, interdepartmental collaboration, and productive relationships within the university structure. The directorship is a 12-month, full-time position, which will begin in August 2013. 

The academic home for the School of Visual Arts and Design is in the College of Arts and Humanities.  The School Director will report to the Dean of the College of Arts & Humanities.