Department of Film, Television & Digital Media - Associate or Full Professor of Animation

Position overview

Position title : Associate or Full Professor of Animation

Salary range : A reasonable estimated salary range for the position is $133,000 - $281,400, inclusive of the salary scale and offscale salary components.

Application Window

Open date : August 27, 2024

Most recent review date : Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Friday, Jan 31, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

UCLA - Department of Film, Television & Digital Media

Associate or Full Professor of Animation

The UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media seeks to hire a tenured Associate or Full Professor of Animation. The candidate should have a distinguished academic and / or professional record and be prepared to bring fresh perspectives to the art and future of animation in the feature film and television industries as well as experimental or short-format independent work. The UCLA Animation Workshop boasts industry-experienced, award-winning roster faculty, lecturers and alumni who work with students in an "up close and personal" setting with a small number of accepted MFA students in each class, and promotes the philosophy of "one person, one film". This philosophy allows each filmmaker complete control over their film : its concept, purpose, content, viewpoint, art, form, audience, and value. Additionally, the UCLA Animation program is consistently ranked #1 in the Animation Career Review Top 40 Public Animation Schools and Colleges.

We are looking for a candidate with expertise in all areas of animation including the fundamentals of 2D and 3D animation (e.g. storyboarding, layout, acting, timing, character design), narrative storytelling, and the history and critical theory of animation. The candidate should be able to teach within our required courses a variety of beginning and advanced studio classes with the ability to creatively integrate traditional techniques with emerging technologies and platforms. We seek a dynamic artist / teacher who is committed to training the next generation of animation professionals.

REQUIREMENTS

A terminal degree in film, animation, digital arts or a related field, plus a combination of ten (10) years of professional industry experience and / or evidence of individual artistic achievement, and five (5) years of teaching experience is required. Special consideration will be given to applicants who emphasize social responsibility and diversity in their creative work.

RANK / SALARY

We are seeking applicants who qualify for an appointment to a Senate Faculty position in the University of California. A reasonable estimated salary range for the position is $133,000 - $281,400, inclusive of the salary scale and off-scale salary components.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINE

To apply, please submit a CV, cover letter, statement of teaching, statement of contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, digital portfolio and names & contact information of 3 references.

Please address your materials to the Chair of the Faculty Search Committee, Professor George Huang.

The position will remain open until filled, For full consideration, materials must be received by Oct. 25th 2024. Applications submitted after the initial review date of 10 / 25 / 24 will not be considered unless additional review dates are created.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists' current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" into RECRUIT as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks.

School : http : / / www.tft.ucla.edu

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

A terminal degree in film, animation, digital arts or a related field plus a combination of ten (10) years of professional industry experience and / or evidence of individual artistic achievement, and five (5) years of teaching experience is required.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Statement of Research (Optional)

Statement of Teaching

Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate's past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.

Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

Portfolio - Uploaded as a single pdf file. Can include URLS that link to externally hosted personal website or videos

As the University's Recruitment system only accepts PDF format, some applicants for their portfolio might simply include a PDF that contains an external URL if they maintain a website with examples of their work. Alternately a PDF with static images is also acceptable . There are no specific guidelines for the candidate portfolio.

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

the names of 3 references who may be contacted at a later date regarding your application

Apply link : https : / / recruit.apo.ucla.edu / JPF09697

Help contact : rhamilton@tft.ucla.edu

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / apm / apm-035.pdf .

For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit https : / / policy.ucop.edu / doc / 1001004 / Anti-Discrimination .

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

Salary : $133,000 - $281,400