Faculty - User Experience (Ux) - Multiple Positions

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We are seeking faculty to help deliver courses in the User Experience (UX) Bachelors program. The User Experience curriculum is composed of visual and User Experience design courses to offer a broad range of exposure to the theory, techniques, tools, and software in these design disciplines. Faculty in this program should have experience with the development of user interface protypes utilizing industry-standard software to visualize data. The knowledge and skills taught in this program equips students to develop and present human-centered designs for various sectors within the interactive media industries. Course Directors may be required to teach both on-campus and online. All positions are full time in Winter Park, FL.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create an environment of learning through effective teaching skills, maintain student-centered focus, and update curriculum to keep current and relevant to industry standards.
• Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and encourage active learning.
• Create learning activities, including assignments, tests, quizzes and labs, and assess student outcomes in a timely manner through effective assessment and constructive feedback to students to support the learning process.
• Perform lectures for campus courses, and hold scheduled virtual course meetings for online courses. Teaching will be conducted through on-campus and online delivery.
• Interact positively with diverse student populations; provide all students with equal opportunities for learning.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the industry, maintain knowledge and skill relevancy through continuing education as defined in the faculty development plan.

Other Responsibilities:

• Adheres to the policies and procedures of Full Sail University
• Maintains strict confidentiality of student and company information
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to the mission and values of the organization
• Adheres to company attendance standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: Oversee the integrity of curriculum and degree learning outcomes.
Competencies:

• Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including proofreading and editing for grammar and punctuation
• Ability to provide detailed formative and summative feedback on student projects
• Ability to multi-task while working independently and collaboratively with other teachers and university staff
• Ability to interact professionally and constructively with students and staff at all levels in an immersive, fast paced environment

Education and/or Experience:
The ideal candidate must have a minimum of four (4) years of related and verifiable work experience and are required to hold a Master's (preferred) or Bachelor's degree in UX Design, Computer Science, Software or Computer Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Technology, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Digital Communications, Anthropology, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification or UX Master Certification preferred
• Google UX Design Certificate preferred

Skills:

• Knowledge of sensation (physiology) and perception (psychology) related to human-technology interaction required
• Experience in Agile Software Development preferred
• Experience designing for multiple platforms preferred
• Teaching or Mentoring experience preferred
• Proficiency using software programs such as MS Word, Excel, Keynote/PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Illustrator, XD, Photoshop, and Figma preferred

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands:
Work is performed in an office and classroom environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to maintain active student and employee communication; access, input and retrieve information from the computer system. May be subject to; bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds.
Full Sail is an Equal Opportunity Employer.