Non-Tenure Track Faculty-3D Digital Design

This is a Full Time Job

Lecturer Faculty 3DDD

College of Art and Design

CAD School of Design

Detailed Job Description
The School of Design in the College of Art and Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology invites applicants to apply for two (2) Lecturer positions to teach in the 3D Digital Design program. The School of Design offers a BFA in 3D Digital Design. The program enrolls approximately 140 students. Students work with 3D graphics software to develop game levels, virtual worlds, digital characters, visualizations, simulations, motion graphics, projections, and more. Join a vibrant faculty team engaged in exciting 3D research across various fields. Our students leverage their skills through internships and collaborations with top employers in entertainment, architectural visualization, simulation, and even space exploration!
 
Position Description:
 
The 3D Digital Design program is seeking applicants to teach primarily 3D Digital Design courses using real-time design software such as Unreal (or willing to transition Unity skills to Unreal curriculum) as well as standard 3D content creation software (like Maya/Blender) within a design curriculum. Expertise in other graphics software is important as well. The ability to teach a variety of some of the following content: modeling, lighting, materials, rendering, scripting, etc., as well as awareness or interest in adapting to emerging tools like XR, AI, virtual production, or the Metaverse, is particularly important. Courses focus on 3D digital skills as they relate to design. By utilizing experimentation, critical thinking, creativity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a range of problem-solving principles, students learn to solve complex visual problems within the constraints of time, space, budget, and technology. Emphasis is also placed on the delivery of content in immersive environments with full-body input. In addition to a full teaching load each term, other responsibilities include advising students, assisting in curriculum development, and providing service to the program, school, college, university, and community.
 
Responsibilities include:
• Teaching 7-8 courses per year ranging from lower-division foundations to upper-division levels
• Working with the School of Design faculty on program and curricular development
• Maintaining a high level of expertise in 3D graphics areas
• Advising students for capstone/thesis projects and providing professional mentorship
• Career advising and mentoring students
 
We are seeking an individual to live our values, embrace diverse perspectives, and nurture the RIT community to remain a great place to work for all; who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness, professional development, integrity, and ethics; respect, diversity and pluralism; innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and collaboration. Select to view links to RIT's core values, honor code, and statement of diversity.
 
Department/College Description
THE SCHOOL: The internationally renowned School of Design (SOD) offers five undergraduate programs in 3D Digital Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, and New Media Design, as well as two graduate programs in Industrial Design and Visual Communication Design. SOD also includes the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, with its vast archive of relevant design artifacts and their process. SOD has an enrollment of over 800 undergraduate and 100 graduate students. To learn more, https://www.rit.edu/artdesign/school-design.

THE COLLEGE:  RIT's College of Art and Design is the university's creative hub where art, design, science, and technology intersect. We are a dynamic and professional arts and design community comprised of nearly 2,000 students, 140 fulltime faculty, 60 staff, and a number of professional part-time faculty. The College's four schools offer programs in Art, Design, Crafts, Film and Animation, Photography and Photographic Sciences, https://rit.edu/artdesign.

Required Minimum Qualifications
• MFA degree or equivalent terminal degree. In certain circumstances, a bachelor degree, skill qualifications, exceptional professional and creative experience in a design-related field may be considered.
• Minimum of two years of professional experience
• Minimum of two years of teaching experience at the university level beyond a teaching assistantship
• A progressive and innovative approach to teaching and learning 3D digital design
• Strong 3D digital design and aesthetic skills, as well as skills in areas such as scripting, imaging, interactive media, real-time design, or related areas
• Proficiency in related 3D software, for example, Unreal Game Engine, Unity, Maya, Blender, Zbrush, and Adobe Creative Suite. Will look favorably on candidates with scripting and coding knowledge.
• Competence in planning and organizing principles and strategies for developing, implementing and supervising creative and innovative projects using 3D software.
• Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college's continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.
 
Additional Details
In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
 
Salary Minimum
55000

Salary Maximum
65000