Job Title

Media Arts (Animation), Tenure-Track Faculty

Department

Media Arts

University Expectation

MTSU seeks candidates committed to innovative teaching, robust research/creative activity, and meaningful service. We also seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with diverse students.

Salary

Salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience.

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Department of Media Arts at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant or associate professor to teach animation and other related courses. The start date for the position is August 1, 2025.

The successful candidate will teach courses such as preproduction, 3D, 2D, motion graphics, VFX, compositing, postproduction, visualization, virtual production, and animation aesthetics using current industry standard production tools, techniques, and technology. Teaching will be on-ground and may also include some remote and online teaching. Training and experience in visual media or art is expected.

Required Education

A terminal degree (MFA) in Animation or a closely related field is required by the appointment date. A master's degree (MA or MS) in a closely related field with two (2) years of full-time, professional industry experience in animation or a closely related field will be considered in lieu of a terminal degree.

Other Desirables

Applicants with experience in the following will receive special consideration.

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Autodesk Maya
• Toon Boom Harmony
• ZBrush
• Unreal Engine
• VR/AR/XR
• Motion capture
• Unity
• Python
• Coding
• Cinema 4D
• Ross Expression

Documents Needed to Apply

To successfully apply, applicants are required to include the following at the time of online application:

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
4. Statement of Research or Creative Activity (as applicable to the discipline)
5. Link(s) to work samples:  Applicants must also provide a link(s) to their work samples in the appropriate section on the application. In addition, this may be accomplished by providing a link(s) either in their curriculum vitae or in a document attached as "Other Document 1." The link(s) must be active and working at the time of application submission and remain so until the search is complete.

Special Instruction to Applicants 

For more information about serving as a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University, please visit our faculty recruitment webpage at https://mtsu.edu/facultyrecruitment/.

If you need help applying, please contact Mitzi Dunkley, Faculty Recruitment Specialist, at (615) 898-5128. If you have position-specific questions, please contact Kevin McNulty at Kevin.McNulty@mtsu.edu.

Application Review Date: 11/15/2024