Job description

Highland Heights, KY

>Department: School of Media and Communication

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Purpose of Position

Northern Kentucky University seeks candidates for a one-year appointment as a full-time, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor in the 3D Digital Design and Visual Effects program (DFX), part of the School of Media & Communication in the College of Informatics. DFX is an undergraduate program that offers a Bachelor of Arts degree and works with nearly 100 students across their major and minor programs. Housed in the state-of-the-art Griffin Hall, it is located only 10 minutes south of Cincinnati, OH. Students and faculty are connected to a region that provides a variety of internships, experiential media projects, and collaborative opportunities.

This full-time non-tenure track temporary position is for the 2025-2026 Academic year and begins August 2025.

This position will meet a critical need in the School of Media and Communication by providing teaching and professional expertise in DFX. The individual occupying this position will have proficiency in multiple, if not all, of the following programs: Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Maxon Zbrush, and Unreal Engine 5. They will teach some combination of courses such as the following: Visual Fundamentals for Digital Media, Principles of Digital 3D Animation, 3D Modeling Fundamentals, 3D Hard Surface Modeling, Computer Games and Digital Society, and Non-Linear Interactive Storytelling.

Questions regarding the nature of the position should be directed to the search committee chair, Professor Sara Drabik at [email protected] . Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled.

Primary Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach a 4-4 load (fall-spring) of DFX courses in the Media & Journalism Program with a focus primarily on 3D Digital Design skills courses in a face-to-face format.
• Maintain office hours in line with department policies.
• Attend required department-wide and college-wide meetings.
• Participate in course assessment, as needed.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with a diverse group of staff, students, and faculty.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicants with a Master’s degree or equivalent level of experience in 3D Digital Design and Visual Effects or a closely related field with significant professional experience will be considered.
• Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate education and teaching effectiveness.
• Ability to teach current courses in our undergraduate catalog.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A record of successful teaching in addition to the minimum qualifications listed.

Minimum Education: Master’s Degree

Preferred Education: Master’s Degree

Requisition Number: 2025F789

It is Northern Kentucky University’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity for all persons and to take the necessary actions needed to recruit, employ, train, promote, and retain qualified faculty and staff, including members of protected groups. Discrimination against any individual based upon protected status, which is defined as age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic, or veteran status, is prohibited.

How to apply

A complete application will require: a letter of application, CV, a portfolio of sample work demonstrating appropriate background knowledge, copies of recent teaching evaluations if available (qualitative and quantitative),references, and teaching philosophy.

Any candidate who is offered a position at NKU will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.