The Department of Cinema and Digital Media at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for a lecturer position in the Cinema and Digital Media Department to teach TCS 130 Fundamentals of Computer Graphics during Summer Session 2 of 2018 (August 6 – September 14). The lecturer will teach the class in a studio format with meetings from 11-1:30 and 2:10-4:40 on each of Tuesday and Thursday.

Fundamentals of Computer Graphics provides a broad introduction to computer graphics with an emphasis on applied production. It normally focuses on modeling, including rigging a basic character model, but also briefly touches on rendering and animation. The course should integrate practical skills with conceptual foundations in a way that takes advantage of the instructor’s strengths, interests and background. The courses will be taught in a computer lab equipped with Autodesk Maya for production work.

Qualifications include:

• An appropriate terminal degree; e.g., MFA, Ph.D., or equivalent training and professional experience.
• Demonstrated teaching ability and experience.
• A developing record of creative, scholarly, or professional achievement in an area of expertise related to the subject area described in this announcement.

Closing date for applications is June 20, 2018. Please submit the following materials to the recruitment website: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF02232

• Curriculum vitae
• List of classes you have taught, where, and when
• Letter of interest
• Digital portfolio of up to five relevant creative works or five published works
• Names and contact information of three references.

This is a non-tenured, temporary position: the appointments to the title of Lecturer are self-terminating (no further notice on non-reappointment will be forthcoming) and do not create an obligation on the part of the University either to extend or renew the appointment outlined above. Any reappointment will be preceded by an assessment.

Proof of citizenship or eligibility for US employment required prior to employment (Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986).