Description
The School of Visual Arts and Design, College of Arts and
Humanities, University of Central Florida seeks an assistant professor for
teaching and research in digital media. This is a nine-month, tenure-earning
position the duties of which include teaching three courses per semester,
research, and service. Teaching responsibilities include contributing to the
curriculum and coverage of the web design and development specialization within
the school.
Digital media faculty actively collaborate with UCF’s
Institute for Simulation and Training. In addition, school faculty have an
active role in UCF’s Center for Emerging Media located in downtown Orlando.
Digital media faculty conduct creative research in areas
related to interactive entertainment and learning (e.g., online; computer,
mobile, and console-based computer games; virtual worlds; military simulation)
and develop new techniques, content and applications in support of the arts and
cultural heritage preservation.
UCF offers undergraduate B.F.A. and B.A. degrees as well as
M.F.A and M.A. degrees. The School of Visual Arts & Design has
approximately 2,700 majors across four areas that include architecture, digital
media, film, and studio arts. The school encourages multidisciplinary
collaborations that explore new combinations of story, imagery, sound, and
interaction as well as technical development and critique. Faculty members are
expected to actively pursue and obtain external funding and to develop projects
that achieve peer reviewed recognition for innovation and excellence.
The position has an anticipated start date of August 2014,
pending the availability of funding.
Minimum: At the time of appointment, the applicant must hold
a terminal degree in an appropriate discipline such as digital media, computer
science, engineering, digital art, or a media-related discipline from an
accredited institution. The applicant must possess strong written communication
skills. The applicant must also have developed a project with at least one
web-based scripting or programming language (e.g., JavaScript, PHP, or Ruby).
The candidate must also have experience working with HTML and CSS. For this
position, knowledge in one or more web technologies such as HTML, CSS, PHP, and
JavaScript is important.
Preferred: Candidates with teaching experience at an
accredited institution of higher education. They will provide evidence of
successful work completed in software development (programming) for the web
using a scripting or programming language within the last three years. A
minimum of three years of experience working with HTML/CSS. They will also
aspire to a research agenda focused on an appropriate area for the school such
as interactive media development, game design, mobile development and
publishing, 3-D modeling and animation, simulation, or virtual and augmented
reality. Potential to secure external research funding is strongly desirable.
Knowledge of XML, JSON, MySQL, Ruby, Python, and/or mobile app programming and
development is additionally useful. The ideal candidate is both a theorist and
practitioner who combines technical expertise with a strong grounding in the
visual arts and the humanities.
The university
requires that all candidates apply online. To apply for position number 37096
go to https://www.jobswithucf.com/
and upload the following individual PDF documents: 1) letter of application, 2)
CV, 3) teaching philosophy, 4) statement about scholarly or creative projects,
and 5) contact information for three references. In addition, applicants must
also submit a single multi-page PDF that includes examples of personal work and
examples of student work (if available) with descriptions for each project
(i.e., personal contributions, title, date, media, and relevance to criteria
outlined in the position description).
NOTE: Please have all
documents ready when applying so they can be uploaded at that time. The site
will not accept more than 10MB total per applicant. Once the online submission
process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit documents
at a later date. Complete applications must be received by March 13, 2014.
Finalists will be asked to provide official transcripts. Direct search related
inquiries to: Dmwp37096@ucf.edu.
UCF is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minority groups, and
individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. As an agency of
the state of Florida, UCF makes all application materials, including
transcripts used in final screening, available to the public upon request.
The School of Visual
Arts and Design (SVAD) http://svad.cah.ucf.edu/
is housed in the College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) at the University of
Central Florida. UCF is one of the most dynamic universities in the country.
Offering 212 degree programs, it has become an academic and research leader in
numerous fields, such as optics, modeling and simulation, engineering and
computer science, business administration, education, science, hospitality
management and digital media. UCF and its 12 colleges provide opportunities to
60,000 students from all 50 states and 140 countries. Located in Orlando,
Florida, UCF is the nation’s second-largest university. UCF is called a “Top
Up-and-Coming” national university by U.S. News & World Report, a
best-value university by The Princeton Review and Kiplinger’s, and one
of the nation’s most affordable colleges by Forbes.