[Air-L] Digital Media Production Job Posting

[Mary Lou Chlipala]

*ASSISTANT **PROFESSOR **IN *

*DIGITAL  MEDIA PRODUCTION*


How to Apply

Candidates should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three
recommendations electronically to *https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/apply/FTVM
<https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/apply/FTVM>*. Additionally, please provide a
statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching
excellence (if available), an artist statement that addresses both previous
and current work as well as future plans, and link(s) to production work.


Job Summary

The University of Michigan’s Department of Film, Television, and Media (FTVM)
and the Digital Studies Institute (DSI) at the University of Michigan invite
applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Digital Media
Production to begin September 1, 2020. This is a university year appointment
and will be at the level of an Assistant Professor.



The Department of Film, Television, and Media integrates critical studies,
screenwriting, and creative production. With a strong undergraduate
curriculum of production and studies, a burgeoning doctoral program in film,
television, and media and a faculty of award-winning scholars and media
makers, the Department of Film, Television, and Media offers a vibrant
intellectual and artistic community in the Midwest/Great Lakes region. The
University of Michigan launched its new Digital Studies Institute, a vital
research and teaching unit studying the social and cultural implications
and effects of digital media, practices, and objects. This position will add
a new area to FTVM offerings on media and culture through the lens of
technology, and will enhance DSI’s existing expertise in media and digital
culture.



Candidates should specialize in one or more of the following and ideally would
move fluidly across several: critical game design, animation and
motion graphics,
3D modeling, AR/VR environments and storytelling, interactive design for
storytelling, experimental digital film or television, mobile game design,
mobile storytelling, digital media advertising, or additional specific areas
of digital media making. Applicants should have strong visual arts
sensibilities – in their production and pedagogy – and have mastery of one
or more of the following:


game mechanics, storytelling, and corporate game production pipelines from
concept to marketing critical game design; mobile media industries and design;
storytelling in the streaming, interactive era.



Ideal candidates might also have skills in, or general teachable knowledge of:
animation, CGI and visual effects, experimental media production,
virtual reality,
and/or emerging production approaches in interactive ffi m and television.


Responsibilities*

The successful candidate will maintain an active record of digital creative
production and have teaching interests centered on helping students understand
the practices, social impact, and cultural use of digital
technologies. They may
teach lower and upper division courses that utilize a variety of production
software, including but not limited to: Adobe Premiere, After Effects and
Photoshop, Avid Media Composer, Unreal, Unity, Twine, GameMaker, Godot and
other popular game engines. Expertise in at least one of the aforementioned
software programs is necessary; however, we are open to mastery of other
software and hardware dependent upon the candidate’s areas of expertise.


Required Qualifications*

MFA or equivalent in digital media production or related field. Record of
produced work.

Teaching experience at the college level.



Demonstrated commitment to critical approaches to production and teaching.



Established ability to engage with students at all skill levels and to
value the
diversity of the student population in their pedagogy.


Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates
prior to receipt of a formal offer letter and uses a third party
administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed
in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.


Contact Information

For questions, please contact FTVM-Sear <FTVM-Search2019 at umich.edu>
ch2019 at umich.edu. <ch2019 at umich.edu>


Decision Making Process


The search committee will begin reviewing applications on October 24, 2019, and
will continue until an appointment is made.


U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.