[game_edu] Tenure-Track Animation Position at DePaul University

[Roberts, Scott]

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http://facultyopportunities.depaul.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50744

Assistant/Associate Professor in Animation
DePaul University - School of Cinema & Interactive Media
Tenure-Track

The School of Cinema & Interactive Media at DePaul University invites Game Artists and Animators to apply for a full-time, tenure-track position in one of the most innovative and fastest-growing Animation programs in the country.  Located in the heart of Chicago's vibrant Loop and Lincoln Park communities, the Animation program is part of the School of Cinema & Interactive Media, which also includes cross-disciplinary programs in Game Development, Cinema, Graphic Design and Interactive Media.  There are currently over 175 majors enrolled in the graduate and undergraduate Animation programs, and we have six full-time Animation faculty members.  Animation resources include a stop motion studio, two green screen stages, a sound recording and mixing studio, and a mocap studio.  Visiting artists in 2010 included David O'Reilly and legendary animator Yuri Norstein.  For more about the Animation and Game Dev programs please visit our websites: http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/cim/  http://gamedev.depaul.edu
Animation students have been a part of the game teams that have produced the 2010 and 2011 IGF Student Showcase winning games Devil's Tuning Fork and Octodad.
Ideal candidates for the position will have teaching and production experience in one or more of the following areas of game development, cinema, and television: hand-drawn animation, stop motion, 3d modeling, 3d animation, motion graphics, visual effects and motion capture.  Job responsibilities include teaching, advising, service, supervising student projects and continued creative activities and/or scholarship in the field.  Position begins fall of 2011.  Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience; position is dependent on budget approval.  MFA or equivalent required; qualified candidates without an MFA may be eligible for full-time non-tenure track positions, and are encouraged to apply.
To apply, go to: http://facultyopportunities.depaul.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50744

For priority consideration, apply by March 1st and include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, three letters of recommendation, a detailed syllabus for a proposed course in the area that you would teach, and a DVD (by mail) or URL of samples of relevant creative work and/or scholarship (electronic submission of documents is strongly encouraged).

For application materials (DVD and letters of recommendation) sent by mail:
Animation Faculty Search Committee
School of CIM, DePaul University
243 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604-2301

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, DePaul University provides job opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.


Scott Roberts
Associate Professor
Chair - Animation Program Committee
School of Cinema & Interactive Media
DePaul University
SRoberts at CIM.DePaul.edu<mailto:SRoberts at CIM.DePaul.edu>

http://GameDev.DePaul.edu<http://gamedev.depaul.edu/>


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