Part Time Professor, Motion Media Design

In this teaching position you will be required to plan and prepare comprehensive lessons, maintain an active and engaged classroom environment addressing a variety of learning styles, and provide timely feedback to students to aid in their academic progress. You will be responsible for syllabus design, submission for approval; holding office hours and conducting midterm grade reviews; providing extra-help sessions, suggesting extended-learning opportunities, guiding study trips; and conducting course- and program-level assessments with support from academic leadership. This position will require you to balance teaching of aesthetic skills (e.g. design principles, animation principles), technical skills (e.g. software instruction in animation, compositing etc.), and professional skills (e.g. communication, self-promotion).

The position entails modeling professionalism, fulfilling grading and academic documentation requirements, recording attendance, following academic policies and procedures, and supporting academic assessment and institutional effectiveness efforts. Other responsibilities include attending on-site and virtual events, such as faculty meetings and admission events; curriculum assessment and development; institutional effectiveness and accreditation support; and any other events, exhibitions, or publicity assignments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in a relevant field
• Academic and professional credentials to teach motion media design
• Academic and professional credentials to teach in the discipline
• Two years of work experience in a related profession or post-secondary teaching experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with design and animation for advertising and entertainment media
• Experience with live-action production and composting

Required application documents:

• Current résumé and/or CV
• Cover letter
• Portfolio or its equivalent
• Unofficial academic transcripts

Travel Required:

• Less than 10%

Work Hours: As noted in the employment agreement.

ADA Tag: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.