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Location : Main Campus (BG), OH
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: BGSU00271
Division: A&S Dean
Department: School of Art - Faculty
Opening Date: 11/16/2023
Summary
The Digital Arts Division of the School of Art invites applications for a probationary tenure-track Assistant Professor (full-time, 9-month) in the area of Digital 2D Animation, plus Character Design, Concept/Visual Development, and/or Digital Illustration. Start date is August 2024.
Information about the Program and College
The School of Art is administratively located within the College of Arts and Sciences. The College strives to foster and sustain an engaging culture of discovery, creativity, teaching, learning, and collaboration, enriched by a diversity of experiences and perspectives. We are especially interested in recruiting candidates who can contribute, through their teaching, scholarly/creative work, and/or service, to our efforts to meet the challenge of achieving inclusive excellence in our academic community. The College takes a cohort-based approach to faculty success, providing resources and support within the Dean's Office and through collaboration with Arts and Sciences departments and schools, leadership teams in other colleges, and university-serving partners such as the Center for Faculty Excellence. Through these connections, we are developing comprehensive programming that supports the professional growth and advancement of faculty across all disciplines, ranks, and career stages. We value and practice shared governance and are committed to maintaining a vibrant and equitable working environment.
The BGSU School of Art and the Digital Arts Program
For over 75 years, the NASAD accredited School of Art has been nurturing a community of artists and scholars dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary discourse, action, collaboration, and creative practice that is historically and culturally informed and responsive to contemporary social, environmental, and ethical issues. With an enrollment of 522 undergraduates and 32 graduate students, the BGSU School of Art is the largest located within a public university in the state of Ohio. Our mission is to offer the highest quality educational programs in the Studio Arts, Digital Arts, Graphic Design, Art Education and Art History.
BGSU's nationally ranked Digital Arts program provides students an exceptional opportunity to explore leading-edge tools for creating animation, digital imagery, and interactive experiences. Our courses investigate the theoretical, aesthetic, cultural, and technical aspects of digital media. Core classes are designed to give students a strong foundation in animation, digital imaging, character design, visual storytelling, creative code, and 3D modeling.
Digital Arts students can choose to specialize in one area of Digital Arts or explore an integration of different mediums. The result is a B.F.A. or B.A. degree for the rapidly changing technical and creative markets of contemporary digital culture. Many of our students go on to work in professions related to what they focused on in school, such as animation, game art and design, visual effects, or interactive design. For more information on the School of Art and its Digital Arts division visit:
The Wolfe Center for the Arts: The Digital Arts program is housed in the Wolfe Center for the Arts, a facility featuring three state-of-the-art computer laboratories. Designed by the international architectural firm Snøhetta and winner of the Society of the American Institute of Architects Ohio Design Award, the Wolfe Center provides a collaborative space for synergistic partnerships between theatre, film, music, dance, and art/design. For more information visit:
As a public university for the public good, Bowling Green State University is a comprehensive, high research university located in northwestern Ohio committed to driving economic and cultural vitality in the region and beyond. Through innovative teaching, research, and creative activities, BGSU fosters a collaborative and inclusive learning community where inspired ideas, knowledge and achievements support the region, state and nation. Supporting student success and outcomes, more than 760 talented and passionate faculty members teach across all majors, with nearly 80% holding terminal degrees in their field. BGSU offers more than 200 undergraduate majors and programs, 17 doctoral programs, 57 master's programs and a significant number of certificate programs.
Guided by Forward, the BGSU strategic plan, the University's research and creative activities have resulted in a significant increase in extramural funding over the past several years. Committed to meeting workforce needs, BGSU is investing in in-demand academic programs. The University recently established a School of Nursing, School of Physical Therapy, School of Engineering, School of the Built Environment and School of Aviation. As a national leader in innovative partnerships, BGSU provides comprehensive and connected opportunities for its learning community in and out of the classroom. The University established the first-of-its-kind Resort and Attraction Management (RAAM) program in collaboration with Cedar Fair. BGSU also has strategic partnerships in advanced manufacturing, aviation, forensic science and engineering fields.
For the fourth year in a row, The Wall Street Journal ranks BGSU as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest that students would choose again. BGSU also holds the Wall Street Journal distinction of being the No. 1 university in Ohio - public or private - for student experience.
Essential Functions
The Assistant Professor will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Digital 2D Animation, plus 2D Character Design, Concept/Visual Development, and/or Digital Illustration. This position requires active participation in supporting student success through curriculum development, advising, recruitment, and institutional service roles while maintaining an active creative research agenda.
Minimum Qualifications
- MFA degree or equivalent in Digital Arts, animation, or a related discipline (e.g. illustration, or sequential art)
- College-level teaching experience (including teaching assistantships) or equivalent professional industry experience (animation, gaming, or illustration)
- Emerging professional research/exhibition record, as exemplified by size or scope of audiences reached
- Demonstrated knowledge of traditional and/or experimental 2D animation and Illustration in relation to fine arts as exemplified in the submitted portfolio
- Proficiency with animation and digital illustration processes, techniques and software as exemplified in the submitted portfolio
Preferred Qualifications
- 2 years teaching experience at the college level
- Expertise in 2D animation, stop-motion, motion graphics, concept / visual development, storyboarding, and compositing
- Expertise in character design and digital painting
- Expertise in 3D animation
- Experience in other areas within the field of Digital Arts and/or teaching art foundations classes.
- Experience teaching/advising graduate students.
- Knowledge of the history of animation
Additional Information
Application Materials Required
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Names and contact information of three professional references
- Portfolio of professional work (submission instructions below)
- Samples of student work that support evidence of teaching excellence (submission instructions below)
- Submission Instructions: Application materials must also include a PDF portfolio (50 Mb limit) of professional work (from industry, research, and/or fine art) comprising 10-20 images and links to time-based media. Also, include 10-15 samples of student work (images and links to time-based media) with a short statement describing the assignment criteria (if applicable).
- Only complete applications will be reviewed.
Unofficial transcripts of the highest degree earned are required for candidates invited for in-person interviews.
Finalists will be required to submit official transcripts.
BGSU policy requires that finalists authorize and pass a background check prior to receiving an offer of employment.
Application Deadline
The search committee will review applications until the position is filled; however, for best consideration, applications should be provided by December 15, 2023.
Salary & Benefits
Competitive and commensurate with candidate's experience and credentials. Full benefits package available.
Further Information
For further information about the program or the position, please contact Bart Woodstrup, Search Committee Chair, at
Bowling Green State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer . We are committed to a multicultural environment and strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Bowling Green State University, please call 419-372-8421 or email .
Benefits
Bowling Green State University provides a comprehensive benefit program as part of a total compensation package. This includes medical, prescription, dental, vision, health accounts (medical & dependent), life & disability insurance, retirement plans, employee assistance program and tuition fee waivers for employees and their eligible dependents as well as paid time off, flexible work options, holidays and parental leave. For more information please visit Benefits-at-a-Glance.
Location : Main Campus (BG), OH
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: BGSU00271
Division: A&S Dean
Department: School of Art - Faculty
Opening Date: 11/16/2023
Summary
The Digital Arts Division of the School of Art invites applications for a probationary tenure-track Assistant Professor (full-time, 9-month) in the area of Digital 2D Animation, plus Character Design, Concept/Visual Development, and/or Digital Illustration. Start date is August 2024.
Information about the Program and College
The School of Art is administratively located within the College of Arts and Sciences. The College strives to foster and sustain an engaging culture of discovery, creativity, teaching, learning, and collaboration, enriched by a diversity of experiences and perspectives. We are especially interested in recruiting candidates who can contribute, through their teaching, scholarly/creative work, and/or service, to our efforts to meet the challenge of achieving inclusive excellence in our academic community. The College takes a cohort-based approach to faculty success, providing resources and support within the Dean's Office and through collaboration with Arts and Sciences departments and schools, leadership teams in other colleges, and university-serving partners such as the Center for Faculty Excellence. Through these connections, we are developing comprehensive programming that supports the professional growth and advancement of faculty across all disciplines, ranks, and career stages. We value and practice shared governance and are committed to maintaining a vibrant and equitable working environment.
The BGSU School of Art and the Digital Arts Program
For over 75 years, the NASAD accredited School of Art has been nurturing a community of artists and scholars dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary discourse, action, collaboration, and creative practice that is historically and culturally informed and responsive to contemporary social, environmental, and ethical issues. With an enrollment of 522 undergraduates and 32 graduate students, the BGSU School of Art is the largest located within a public university in the state of Ohio. Our mission is to offer the highest quality educational programs in the Studio Arts, Digital Arts, Graphic Design, Art Education and Art History.
BGSU's nationally ranked Digital Arts program provides students an exceptional opportunity to explore leading-edge tools for creating animation, digital imagery, and interactive experiences. Our courses investigate the theoretical, aesthetic, cultural, and technical aspects of digital media. Core classes are designed to give students a strong foundation in animation, digital imaging, character design, visual storytelling, creative code, and 3D modeling.
Digital Arts students can choose to specialize in one area of Digital Arts or explore an integration of different mediums. The result is a B.F.A. or B.A. degree for the rapidly changing technical and creative markets of contemporary digital culture. Many of our students go on to work in professions related to what they focused on in school, such as animation, game art and design, visual effects, or interactive design. For more information on the School of Art and its Digital Arts division visit:
The Wolfe Center for the Arts: The Digital Arts program is housed in the Wolfe Center for the Arts, a facility featuring three state-of-the-art computer laboratories. Designed by the international architectural firm Snøhetta and winner of the Society of the American Institute of Architects Ohio Design Award, the Wolfe Center provides a collaborative space for synergistic partnerships between theatre, film, music, dance, and art/design. For more information visit:
As a public university for the public good, Bowling Green State University is a comprehensive, high research university located in northwestern Ohio committed to driving economic and cultural vitality in the region and beyond. Through innovative teaching, research, and creative activities, BGSU fosters a collaborative and inclusive learning community where inspired ideas, knowledge and achievements support the region, state and nation. Supporting student success and outcomes, more than 760 talented and passionate faculty members teach across all majors, with nearly 80% holding terminal degrees in their field. BGSU offers more than 200 undergraduate majors and programs, 17 doctoral programs, 57 master's programs and a significant number of certificate programs.
Guided by Forward, the BGSU strategic plan, the University's research and creative activities have resulted in a significant increase in extramural funding over the past several years. Committed to meeting workforce needs, BGSU is investing in in-demand academic programs. The University recently established a School of Nursing, School of Physical Therapy, School of Engineering, School of the Built Environment and School of Aviation. As a national leader in innovative partnerships, BGSU provides comprehensive and connected opportunities for its learning community in and out of the classroom. The University established the first-of-its-kind Resort and Attraction Management (RAAM) program in collaboration with Cedar Fair. BGSU also has strategic partnerships in advanced manufacturing, aviation, forensic science and engineering fields.
For the fourth year in a row, The Wall Street Journal ranks BGSU as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest that students would choose again. BGSU also holds the Wall Street Journal distinction of being the No. 1 university in Ohio - public or private - for student experience.
Essential Functions
The Assistant Professor will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Digital 2D Animation, plus 2D Character Design, Concept/Visual Development, and/or Digital Illustration. This position requires active participation in supporting student success through curriculum development, advising, recruitment, and institutional service roles while maintaining an active creative research agenda.
Minimum Qualifications
- MFA degree or equivalent in Digital Arts, animation, or a related discipline (e.g. illustration, or sequential art)
- College-level teaching experience (including teaching assistantships) or equivalent professional industry experience (animation, gaming, or illustration)
- Emerging professional research/exhibition record, as exemplified by size or scope of audiences reached
- Demonstrated knowledge of traditional and/or experimental 2D animation and Illustration in relation to fine arts as exemplified in the submitted portfolio
- Proficiency with animation and digital illustration processes, techniques and software as exemplified in the submitted portfolio
Preferred Qualifications
- 2 years teaching experience at the college level
- Expertise in 2D animation, stop-motion, motion graphics, concept / visual development, storyboarding, and compositing
- Expertise in character design and digital painting
- Expertise in 3D animation
- Experience in other areas within the field of Digital Arts and/or teaching art foundations classes.
- Experience teaching/advising graduate students.
- Knowledge of the history of animation
Additional Information
Application Materials Required
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Names and contact information of three professional references
- Portfolio of professional work (submission instructions below)
- Samples of student work that support evidence of teaching excellence (submission instructions below)
- Submission Instructions: Application materials must also include a PDF portfolio (50 Mb limit) of professional work (from industry, research, and/or fine art) comprising 10-20 images and links to time-based media. Also, include 10-15 samples of student work (images and links to time-based media) with a short statement describing the assignment criteria (if applicable).
- Only complete applications will be reviewed.
Unofficial transcripts of the highest degree earned are required for candidates invited for in-person interviews.
Finalists will be required to submit official transcripts.
BGSU policy requires that finalists authorize and pass a background check prior to receiving an offer of employment.
Application Deadline
The search committee will review applications until the position is filled; however, for best consideration, applications should be provided by December 15, 2023.
Salary & Benefits
Competitive and commensurate with candidate's experience and credentials. Full benefits package available.
Further Information
For further information about the program or the position, please contact Bart Woodstrup, Search Committee Chair, at
Bowling Green State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer . We are committed to a multicultural environment and strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Bowling Green State University, please call 419-372-8421 or email .
Benefits
Bowling Green State University provides a comprehensive benefit program as part of a total compensation package. This includes medical, prescription, dental, vision, health accounts (medical & dependent), life & disability insurance, retirement plans, employee assistance program and tuition fee waivers for employees and their eligible dependents as well as paid time off, flexible work options, holidays and parental leave. For more information please visit Benefits-at-a-Glance.
