Assistant/Associate Professor/Digital Designer

The University of the Arts seeks an Assistant/Associate Professor with expertise in one of two specialties, Web/Interaction or Motion/Broadcast Design. This position is a shared position between the Graphic Design and the Design, Art + Technology, BFA programs, in the College of Art, Media and Design for a multi-year/non-tenure track faculty position. Salary and rank are commensurate with experience.

The successful candidate will be skilled in several of the following: user experience design, information architecture, non-linear narratives, and responsive design. If the candidate is more expert in motion design, it is expected that they will have a strong sense of film form, sound, and cinematic time. All candidates should have a strong sense of visual form, typography, and critical language.

The full-time teaching load is 18 credits, typically six courses per year (3/3). Assistant Professors typically begin with a 3-year renewable contract and Associate with 5-years. In addition to teaching, full-time faculty are expected to maintain a professional art practice; serve on university committees; advise students; and participate in curriculum development and other departmental activities. The search committee will consider the candidate’s potential to work towards a leadership role in either of these programs and the university. Research leave opportunities and sabbaticals are available to full-time faculty.

The University’s Academic and Strategic Plans include greater opportunity for collaborative learning and encouragement to our faculty and students to question conventions and boundaries that underpin disciplinary traditions.

The combined enrollment for the College of Art, Media and Design is approximately 1200 students. The curriculum of the Design Art + Technology Program and the Graphic Design Program are designed to encourage students to be creative and inventive while they develop a solid technical competency serving them well in professional and fine art practices.

Located prominently on the Avenue of the Arts in Center City Philadelphia, the University of the Arts is one of the oldest and largest comprehensive private institutions of higher education devoted to the arts in the United States. Its undergraduate and graduate programs prepare students for more than 150 professional career paths in the visual, performing, media, design and communication arts, and related fields.

Qualifications:

The position requires an MFA in Graphic Design, Digital Media, New Media, or a related area, evidence of college-level teaching experience beyond graduate school, commitment to teaching, and a minimum of 3 years professional experience. A strong record of professional achievement, and an interest in multidisciplinary projects and curriculum are desired.

Requirements for Web/Interaction Design focus

• UX/UI design/ Photoshop and Illustrator/ HTML and CSS, SASS, and/or LESS

• Expertise in Responsive Web Design/ Javascript/jQuery and WordPress
• Experience with Databases, Web servers, Hosting, Virtualization and/or other server-side

  development systems

• Working knowledge in PHP, Python or Ruby
• Working knowledge in Rails, Django or AngularJS
• Working knowledge of Information Design/ Big Data/ Analytics

  Motion/Broadcast Design focus

• Strong sense of linear narrative
• Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, FCP or Adobe Premiere
• Knowledge of 3D design including modeling and texturing, lighting, and animation in

  Maya and/or Cinema 4D

• Expertise with video formatting and deployment of motion media to multiple venues
• Demonstrated experience with motion graphics, 3D, VFX, compositing, and motion arts
• Experience with Projection Mapping and motion-based Installation Art
• Demonstrated experience with motion graphics: typography, color theory and animation

  A Strong Plus:

• Knowledge in sound design software such as Audition, Logic or ProTools
• Copywriting skills
• Experience with Nuke or Flame

  To Apply

  Applicants should submit:

• A letter of application detailing their qualifications
• An up-to-date CV
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Sample syllabi (preferably ones that demonstrate assignments addressing innovation in

  motion graphics and interaction)

• A digital portfolio of examples of recent professional and/or personal work and examples

  of work by students.

• For professional work achieved in collaboration, please send completed works rather than

  excerpts and note what your role(s) was in the production if you weren’t the sole creator.

• The contact information for three professional references

  Screening begins February 1st, 2016 and continues until the position is filled.
  Please submit applications via email to: Monica Morris, Administrative Assistant mmorris@uarts.edu.

  Please ensure job title is in the Subject line.

  The preferred submission format for all materials other than video samples is a single email attachment (single PDF or zipped folder) 2MB-5MB in size.

Submissions materials other than cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, syllabi, reference list, and PDF portfolios will not be reviewed. Please do not submit supplemental materials or letters unless they are requested.

The University of the Arts
College of Art, Media and Design
Office of the Director of the School of Film 320 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

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