Academic Professional: Assistant Professor of New Media and Design and the Assistant Digital Director

Posting Details

Position Information Position Number: 998082 Functional Title: Academic Professional Assistant Professor of New Media and Design and the Assistant Digital Director

Position Type: Non-Tenure Stream Position Eclass: FG - Faculty 12 Mo Leave: Eclass FG - Faculty

University Information Located in North Carolinas third-largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity.

UNCG is designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. The University is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The Universitys 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit

In the School of Art, students study and practice visual art, art history, art education, and arts administration to develop the skills, knowledge, and critical awareness to thrive as artists, educators, scholars, and creative professionals. Students and faculty engage in a process of discovery that values art as a relational practice through material exploration and investigation of global artistic traditions, past and present. We cultivate an inclusive, collaborative, and respectful learning community that welcomes students at all levels of experience, empowering them to bring their whole identities into their creative work and to grow into confident, capable artists and thinkers.

Through studio practice, research, and community engagement, the School of Art contributes to local, national, and international arts communities while modeling a more equitable and expansive future for the visual arts.

Position Summary

The School of Art at UNC Greensboro seeks a non-tenure track faculty member who will serve as an Academic Professional Assistant Professor of New Media and Design and the Assistant Digital Director. The School of Art is home to over 700 students across BFA and BA studio arts, administration, art education, and art history programs, and an MFA studio art major program.

As a 12-month faculty appointment, the Assistant Digital Director is expected to work with the School of Arts Digital Director, faculty, and the Director of Art to provide support for educational programs, including management, coordination, and upkeep of the digital facilities, as well as advice and guidance regarding technological changes and advances. Digital facilities include approximately 150 computers across two PC and three Mac digital classrooms, the laptop cart, the digital print lab, and additional computers throughout the building dedicated to digital production, as well as digital fabrication equipment, photographic equipment, and audiovisual display equipment, both in the Gatewood building and at Greensboro Project Space, the School of Arts downtown gallery space.

This is a three-year appointment with the possibility of renewal. The Assistant Digital Director will teach a 22-load across a wide array of courses in digital art. The School of Arts New Media and Design program encompasses a range of conceptual and technological approaches relevant to contemporary art and design practices. The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate education and provide service to the university, college, and/or school.

Ideal candidates will have strengths in areas such as interactive art, digital art, image/video making, and design. In the cover letter, candidates should describe their experience teaching diverse students and their experience with skills-based and culturally responsive pedagogies.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Assistant Digital Director will:

• Manage digital facilities, including five computer labs and a laptop computer cart, digital printing facilities, and equipment check-out.
• Maintain scheduled hours in the digital studios and classrooms to assist students and faculty with application of software and digital techniques and technologies as they relate to classroom instruction.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate student assistants.
• Teach two courses per semester in digital art. Specific course assignments are determined in consultation with the New Media and Design area coordinator and School of Art Director.
• Maintain a working relationship with UNCG IT Services.
• Continue education and remain current regarding innovations in hardware and software.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field, such as New Media or computing.
• Preferred Qualifications: • Expertise with MacOS and Windows operating systems, software languages such as HTML, CSS, and/or JavaScript, and creative software used in new media, animation, and digital fabrication, ex. - Adobe Creative Cloud, Maxon Suite, Autodesk Maya, and AutoCAD, Unreal Engine, ToonBoom, Blender, Rhino, Revit, etc. • A willingness to receive training in existing and new software. • Two years of teaching experience in digital media. • Ability to work independently without detailed supervision.

Tenure Status: Not on Track

Special Instructions to Applicants

To apply for the position electronically, submit the following as a Word or PDF document:

• Resume
• CV
• Cover Letter
• List of References
• Teaching Philosophy (no more than two pages)
• Portfolio of student work (20 works with image list or captions)

Recruitment Range: Commensurate with experience

Org-Department: School of Art - 12203

Job Open Date: 01162026

For Best Consideration Date: 02062026

Job Close Date: Open Until Filled

Type of Appointment: Permanent

Time Limited Duration: Number of Months per Year: 12

FTE: 1.000

Type of Appointment: Permanent

Physical Effort

• Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions: F
• Finger Dexterity: F
• Vision-Skilled Trades: C
• Reading: F
• Writing: F
• Eye-hand coordination: F
• Vision-Color Distinction: O
• Hearing: F
• Talking: F
• Standing: O
• Sitting: O

Work Environment

• Inside: C

Applicant Documents Required

• Documents: Resume, CV, Cover Letter, List of References, Teaching Philosophy, Link to Portfolio of Student Work (optional)

Open Ended Question

• Are you eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship? Yes No
• Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship for employment at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro? Yes No