[game_edu] Full-Time Faculty

[Sandy Appleoff]

*Job Title:         Assistant / Associate Professor of Game Art*



*Reports to:      *Chair of Game Art



Laguna College of Art and Design is currently seeking an
assistant/associate professor in the Game Art major. The College is located
in an internationally recognized arts colony in Laguna Beach, California
and offers a diversity of majors in Animation, Design and Digital Media,
Fine Art, Game Art, and Illustration.



*Position Summary*



The Game Art major faculty is a tightly integrated teaching team with a
focus on our motto of “Great Art Matters.” The Game Art department is
dedicated to creating students with strong foundational skills and a strong
respect for teamwork. We seek candidates with a record of excellence in
creative practice, innovative research, substantive scholarship and
teaching in one or more, but not limited to the following interdisciplinary
areas:

·      Concept art and visual storytelling

·      3D modeling for world building and characters

·      Game prototyping in Unity, scripting and user experience

*Duties and Responsibilities *

Full time faculty will be involved in assessment, coordinating workshop
events for the student body, collaboration on curriculum development to
match industry standards, and recruitment. We are a faculty focused on
collaboration, between our students, between our faculty, and with other
schools. We are looking for innovators capable of leading our students in
the creation of great games and great game art. We are one of the strongest
undergraduate production pipelines in the country.

*Position Requirements, Experience and Education*

In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below
are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.



·      Successful candidates must have an MFA, or equivalent terminal
degree in a focus related to the interactive arts or comparable years in
professional experience with plans on obtaining a terminal degree.

·       Primary teaching responsibilities will be in the undergraduate game
program but the successful candidate may be asked to teach a graduate
course in the MFA.

·      An ideal candidate will have a well-developed research agenda that
will inform and advance the future of our interactive art form.

·      All candidates must to be able to demonstrate 3DS Max proficiency.



*Physical Essential Functions*



Siting, standing, keyboarding, may lift up to 20 lbs. without assistance,
grasping, pulling, pushing, reaching, and moving from one place to
another.  This position takes place indoors in a classroom environment
sitting at a desk, standing for long periods of time and occasionally
working in front of a computer. Occasional bending, stooping, and squatting.





Salary is commensurate with experience. Qualified applicants are encouraged
to submit a hard copy cover letter addressed to Sandy Lyons, Chair of Game
Art Search Committee, 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd. Laguna Beach, CA 92651.
Additional materials required are: CV, Portfolio and salary requirements,
and 2 letters of recommendation, (including a copy of the cover letter),
submitted to lpelt at lcad.edu.  Only candidates that submit all required
documents will be considered. Candidate review will begin January 15, 2016.
Submissions close February 15, 2016.

-- 
*Sandy Appleöff Lyons, MFA*
Founder and Chair
Game Art Major
Art of Game Design MFA
949-376-6000x264
LAGUNA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN

GREAT ART MATTERS <http://www.lcad.edu/>


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