Assistant/Associate Professor of Game Design/Creative Technologies and Digital Design & Image Making
- Employer
- Illinois State University
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Sep 16, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Art, Design & Graphic Arts
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Game Design/Creative Technologies and Digital Design and Image Making
Employee Classification: TTF
Division Name: Academic Affairs
College/Unit: Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts
Department: Wonsook Kim School of Art
Campus Location: Normal, IL
General Summary
About the College & School:
Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University seeks
to hire a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor to join its
team of interdisciplinary digital arts faculty beginning August 16,
2022. The successful candidate will teach courses in the Creative
Technologies Program’s Game Design Sequence and courses in digital
image making, illustration, drawing, 2D or 3D image production, and
animation in the Wonsook Kim School of Art. The salary for this
nine-month position is commensurate with experience and
qualifications.
The other schools represented in the college include the Wonsook
Kim School of Art, School of Music, and School of Theatre and
Dance—all of which have a rich and varied curriculum including
drawing, animation, video, music composition, music business, voice
acting, fight choreography, dance and movement, performance,
production and lighting design, and text/script analysis.
The Wonsook Kim School of Art is committed to increasing the
representation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC),
women, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community
and those embodying any and all expressions of gender identity and
sexuality. The School encourages applications from individuals with
disabilities, minorities, women, veterans, individuals that are
gender-fluid, or from other marginalized communities.
About the School and Program:
The Wonsook Kim School of Art at Illinois State University provides
professional and academic education for students seeking careers in
the visual arts. Students benefit from a highly accomplished and
diverse faculty who teach a range of courses that represent media
and disciplines such as Studio Art, Graphic Design, Art History,
Art Education, and Visual Culture.
The interdisciplinary Creative Technologies Program emphasizes
design and practice in the integration of digital technologies and
the fine arts. In addition to foundational study across the fine
arts disciplines, the major provides training and experiences
across a range of creative/technical fields including video, sound,
electronic music, music production, gaming, motion graphics,
interactivity, AR/VR, UI/UX, mobile, web, and computer programming
concepts. Creative Technologies majors are able to choose from two
distinctive paths:
1. Sequence in Interdisciplinary Technologies - blending
multimedia, technology, and fine arts training aimed at creative
professional environments and the entertainment industry, along
with developing the aesthetics, artistry, and technical skills of
individuals looking for a broad range of career options.
2. Sequence in Game Design - building creative and technical
capabilities with a focus on game design and production for
students seeking careers in the game industry.
The Creative Technologies Program recently launched the Game Design
Sequence and two more sequences (Sequence in VR/AR and Sequence in
Audio Music Production) are being prepared for the following
years.
About the Position:
The position invites a collegially minded digital creative with a
focus on game design and development, along with visual arts and
digital image making sensibilities, and supported by an active
research and creative agenda. Applicants are expected to have an
understanding of the basic concepts and core elements of game
design, mechanics, rules, storytelling, player behaviors, and game
production pipelines from concept to marketing. Additional research
and interest areas could include illustration, drawing, animation
and motion graphics, 3D modelling, and building virtual
environments.
Applicants need to be educators prepared to teach introductory
level courses in game design (analog games, digital prototyping
tools) and digital image making, as well as more advanced classes.
Individuals with a body of innovative work that challenges
traditional academic and cultural delineations of artistic
production and gaming are desirable. The successful candidate will
have a split appointment with responsibilities both in the
interdisciplinary Creative Technologies Program and the Wonsook Kim
School of Art and have a locus of tenure in the Wonsook Kim School
of Art.
Candidates for this position must be comfortable working with and
teaching all levels of cross-disciplinary creative students for
both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Responsibilities of this
position include teaching three courses per semester, continued
scholarly/creative activity in the appropriate field, and
university service.
Additional Information
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Illinois State University, founded in 1857, is the oldest public
university in Illinois. Illinois State is a co-educational,
residential university that emphasizes undergraduate study with
more than 20,000 students. Our six colleges offer 174 undergraduate
majors, 76 minors, 97 master’s programs, 17 doctoral degrees, and
40 certificate options. We have repeatedly been named a “Great
Place to Work” by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL COMMUNITY
Illinois State University is located in the growing twin cities of
Bloomington and Normal, with a population of approximately 132,000
and conveniently located approximately two hours from both Chicago
and St. Louis. The community is home to GROWMARK, the Illinois Farm
Bureau, State Farm Insurance’s International Headquarters, Illinois
Wesleyan University, Lincoln College, and Heartland Community
College. The community has distinguished itself for its outstanding
school systems, its citizens’ level of educational attainment, its
parks and recreation, health care, job growth, economic
opportunity, and low crime rate. Forbes magazine, in a review of
the best places for business, ranked Bloomington-Normal the 15th
best place for business out of 168 small metros listed. Bloomington
was also recently placed on CNNMoney's list of the 100 Best Places
to Live. Expansion Management Magazine rated Bloomington-Normal as
one of two metro areas with a five-star quality of life, giving the
community high rankings in such areas as standard of living,
quality of schools, traffic, and commute time. Please visit the
Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau website at
https://www.visitbn.org/ for
more information.
Required Qualifications
- Appropriate terminal degree or ABD in the candidate's field of study
- Proven ability to teach in the field of game design
- Strong background in digital creativity and production
- Evidence of innovative professional activity and research
- State law mandates demonstrable oral proficiency in the English language as a requirement for this position.
Proposed Starting Date
8/16/2022
Salary Rate / Pay Rate
Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Required Applicant Documents
Attach a single PDF file that contains the following:
1.Letter of application
2.Curriculum Vitae
3.A list of three references with contact information
4.Links to your work and at least three examples of your student's
work
5.A research and/or creative statement
PLEASE NOTE: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"
Special Instructions for Applicants
Initial review of applications begins November 15, 2021 and
continues until the position is filled. To ensure full
consideration, please complete an online faculty application for
posting number 512158 at https://jobs.illinoisstate.edu/
and attach a single PDF file that contains the following:
1.Letter of application
2.Curriculum Vitae
3.A list of three references with contact information
4.Links to your work and, if available, examples of your student's
work
5.A research and/or creative statement
Contact Information for Applicants
Creative Technologies:
Sercan Sengun
ssengun@ilstu.edu
Human Resources:
Clay Gruenwald
Important Information for Applicants
This position is subject to a criminal background investigation based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.
Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable
accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or
other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by
contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309)
438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any
confidential information you provide in confidence.
If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call
Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.
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