"Instructor of the Practice in Animation"

Position Announcement

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 2026. 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 at https://art.utahtech.edu/.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• Master of Fine Arts degree in animation or a related field, or equivalent industry experience with animation, film production, and sequential art in a production environment.
• Experience mentoring in the animation and film disciplines.
• Expertise in hand-drawn, digital, 2D animation with a strong portfolio.
• 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.

Supplemental Information

POSITION DETAILS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Full-time (9-month) professional-track faculty position. Faculty service begins fall semester 2026. Annual salary of $59,000, 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. See https://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ under "Benefits Summary" for more details.

ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Application review begins February 9, 2026; position open until filled. Candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for three professional references (including email addresses), transcripts, 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), and a Portfolio that is available in an online format to facilitate video playback. Portfolio should include:

1. At least five hand-drawn figure studies
2. At least five gesture drawings
3. A reel of at least five hand-drawn, 2D-animated video pieces demonstrating timing and the principles of animation
4. At least five additional pieces of sequential art
5. Additional animated content encouraged

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.