Visiting Instructor of the Practice in Animation

The Department of Art at Utah Tech University in St. George, Utah, invites applicants for a full-time professional-track faculty position, starting Fall semester or August 2025. The Art department helps students take their artistic interests and refines them into lifelong passions, offering five emphases that help students thrive in a creative world. More information about the department and its associated programs and faculty can be found online athttps://art.utahtech.edu/.

• Teach 30 credits of courses in art, animation, film production, and film history each academic year.
• Perform defined campus-wide duties including holding office hours, attending department, college, and division faculty meetings, and adhering to University policy and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Master of Fine Arts degree in animation or a related field, or equivalent industry experience with animation, film production, and game engines in a production environment.
• Experience mentoring in the animation and film disciplines.
• Expertise in hand-drawn, digital, 2D animation with a strong portfolio.
• Experience with using and teaching game engines - Unreal, Unity, and/or Godot preferred.
• Ability to use software and other essential tasks.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interactions with students, fellow art faculty, and the general public.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.

POSITION DETAILS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:Full-time (9-month) one-year professional-track faculty position. Faculty service begins fall semester 2025. Annual salary of $54,000, with additional compensation available for optional summer/overload teaching. Excellent benefits package included that begins on start date;includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, employee assistance and wellness programs, retirement plan contributions, and undergraduate tuition waivers for employees and eligible dependents. Seehttps://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ under "Benefits Summary" for more details.

ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PROCEDURES:Application review begins July 8, 2025; position open until filled.Candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for three professional references (including email addresses), transcripts, a 2D animation portfolio that is available in an online format to facilitate video playback, and a Student Success Statement (1-2 pages about the candidate's teaching or other professional experience working with a wide range of student academic preparedness). Please upload all the requested documents when you submit your application. Employment is contingent upon successful completion and certification of required degrees and upon successfully passing a background check. If, because of a disability, you need special services or facilities to apply for this opening, please call the Human Resources Office (435) 652-7520.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY:Utah Tech University is an open, comprehensive, polytechnic institution, committed to exceptional student learning and success that has adopted an instructional approach of "active learning. active life" and a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied, and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered. Established in 1911 as a community college and in 2013 as a state university, our University is located in picturesque southwestern Utah, approximately 120 miles north of Las Vegas. The area is renowned for its red rocks, desert climate, over 300 days of sunshine annually, and featuring easy access to world-class outdoor recreational opportunities.Click here to learn more about the University.

Utah Tech University is a fast-growing Utah public institution of higher education, with more than 13,000 students. We offer over 250 programs, including doctoral, masters, bachelors, associates, certificates, endorsements, minors, and/or emphases. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied, and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered, who bring new ideas, possess values and career aspirations aligned with the University's mission and vision, and are inspired to build a premier open, comprehensive, polytechnic university. Utah Tech University is an Equal Opportunity employer; the President and employees of the University are fully committed to equal opportunity within its employment programs and activities. Utah Tech does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state or local law.

The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or the University's non-discrimination policies:

• Director of Equal Opportunity Compliance / Title IX Coordinator: Hazel Sainsbury -titleix@utahtech.edu, HCC 579, 435-652-7747.
• Deputy Title IX Coordinator:Brenda Medrano -titleix@utahtech.edu,BROWN 102, 435-879-4769.

• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, ocr@ed.gov, 800-421-3481.
• U.S. Department of Education, Denver Regional Office, ocr.denver@ed.gov, 303-844-5695.