Assistant Professor & Program Director, Animation/Digital Design/Interactive Design

Job Description

Philadelphia University’s Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor and Program Director, renewable contract in Animation, Digital Design and Interactive Design, beginning in Fall 2013.

Responsibilities include instructing students in undergraduate and graduate courses and the coordination of students and faculty. Candidates should have teaching experience, a demonstrated record of ongoing professional accomplishments and a strong background in any one or all of the programs’ disciplines.

A master’s degree in any one of the programs’ fields or a closely related field is required. Send letter of application; teaching philosophy statement; curriculum vitae; portfolio with examples of professional and academic work (20 images professional and 20 images student work) and names and telephone numbers of three references to Michael J. Leonard, Academic Dean, School of Design and Engineering, Philadelphia University (KanbarCollegeJobs@PhilaU.edu).

Application review will begin in March 2013 until the position is filled. Philadelphia University is an AA/BO institution. The Animation, Digital Design and Interactive Design Programs currently have a combined enrollment of 100 undergraduate and graduate students.

Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university with 3,600 students enrolled in more than 60 undergraduate and graduate programs. As a model for professional university education, the University prepares students to be leaders in their professions in an active, collaborative and real-world learning environment infused with the liberal arts. Philadelphia University includes the innovative Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce; the College of Architecture and the Built Environment; and the College of Science, Health and the Liberal Arts. For more information, go to www.PhilaU.edu.

NOTE: International candidates must hold a valid US working permit.