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Assistant Professor - 2D Animation

Employer
Pratt Institute
Location
Brooklyn, NY

Job Details

The Department of Digital Arts in the School of Art and Design at Pratt Institute invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank to begin Fall 2020. The department, which has been educating digital artists for over 30 years, offers BFA and MFA degrees in 2D Animation, 3D Animation and Motion Arts, Interactive Arts and Digital Imaging. Located on Pratt's historic 25-acre campus in the culturally diverse neighborhood of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, Pratt is an internationally recognized school of architecture, art, design, information, and liberal arts and sciences, which draws students from diverse cultural and geographic backgrounds. We are committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in our curriculum as well as in the ranks of our faculty, students and staff and seek applicants who can contribute to the furtherance of these goals. Pratt Institute's Department of Digital Arts places concept first while demanding technical excellence in execution.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Teach a range of 2D Animation courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels
  • Participate in curriculum development
  • Contribute to developing a strong culture of digital arts research and practice in the department
  • Maintain substantial creative accomplishments in digital arts
  • Exhibit and/or screen work and participate in professional symposia
  • Advise students
  • Participate in committee work and other service to the department and the Institute
  • Perform all other related activities as required


Qualifications

The successful candidate will be an experienced educator in 2D Animation and related media and a practicing artist. We seek applicants who have a comprehensive understanding of the role of digital technologies in contemporary art practice and the animation industry.

We require an MFA in 2D Animation with three to five years' college level teaching experience preferred. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of 2D animation, storytelling and narrative development, character design, 2D animation workflow, drawing and will be conversant in the history and critical theory of animation. Knowledge of Stop Motion, Dragonframe, Toonboom, Harmony and Storyboard is preferred. A strong record of professional accomplishment, as demonstrated through portfolio/reel, and an active exhibition/production record are essential.

SALARY is commensurate with education, credentials and experience.

Application Instructions

Review of applications will begin January 30, 2020 and continue until the position is filled.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, a Curriculum Vitae that includes courses taught, an artist statement and a statement of your teaching philosophy. Please also upload 20 examples of both recent creative work from your professional portfolio and student work. All materials must be submitted through our internal application site at https://apply.interfolio.com/64236

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pratt Institute recognizes and values the benefits of a diverse workforce.

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About Pratt Institute

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Pratt Institute is a coeducational, private, professional college offering associate, bachelor and master's degree programs in art and design, architecture and library science. The Institute has been educating professionals for productive careers in artistic and technical fields since its founding on its present site in Brooklyn in 1887 by the industrialist and philanthropist Charles Pratt. His revolutionary philosophy of education emphasized applied knowledge and the teaching of specific skills demanded by a growing industrial economy.

The Institute currently occupies 25 tree-filled acres in the landmark Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn-an historic residential district featuring turn-of-the-century brownstones, Victorian mansions and wide tree-canopied boulevards. Midtown Manhattan, the heart of New York City, is a 1/2-hour subway ride away and offers students a wealth of vocational, cultural and recreational opportunities. Pratt is the only college for art and design on the east coast that has a traditional enclosed campus with on-site student housing.pratt_institute1.jpg

Pratt is one of the largest undergraduate and graduate schools for art, design and architecture in the country and offers a wide range of cross discipline study options, dual degrees and major concentrations. The Institute houses five schools: Architecture, Art and Design, Information and Library Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Professional Studies.pratt_institute2.jpg

The Institute's 25-acre campus contains twenty-four buildings, including landmark Romanesque and Renaissance Revival-style structures, clustered around spacious lawns and tree-canopied plazas. Sixteen buildings contain extensive studio, shop and technical facilities needed to support work in all media-from the traditional to the experimental. Five buildings are student residences. All have computer networking capacities and are Internet accessible. Computer labs, established with the most current equipment and the latest software, are available for instructional purposes and individual project use. Gallery space is extensive and the work of students, alumni, staff and other well-known artists is shown throughout the academic year. Pratt's Library, an historical landmark built in 1896, was the first fully automated academic library in the New York City area. Its art and architecture collection is excellent and contains approximately 208,000 volumes, 500 periodical and newspaper subscriptions, 66,000 slides, 190,000 pictures, 50,000 microforms, and 45,000 governmental documents.

The energy, foresight, money and spirit Charles Pratt gave to his dream remains even today. Here careers are molded, and goals, like those of Charles Pratt, are encouraged. Inscribed on the seal of the Institute is the motto: Be True To Your Work And Your Work Will Be True To You.

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