Limerick Institute of Technology, Clonmel are looking to recruit two assistant lecturers to teach on their BSc. in Game Art and Design degree programme.
The first position is an Animation assistant lecturer role which will focus on teaching in the areas of animation and games. This post would give the successful candidate an opportunity to help develop current and future courses and help craft the direction of a suite of exciting media focused programmes delivered on campus. Industry experience in the areas of animation and asset development for games and/or animation would be beneficial.
AL – Animation (fixed term)
We are seeking to recruit a person(s) who will contribute to the teaching responsibility in the area of Animation and/or Game Art and will contribute to the continued development of the courses. The person(s) appointed would be expected to teach across the year level range as well as taking shared responsibility under the direction of the Head of Department for development and administration of the subject generally. To this end the successful applicant should have proven professional practice and have experience in the teaching of Animation and /or Game Art.
We are looking to recruit a person with the following skill sets;
• Strong proven background in Animation for TV, Feature Film or Games, combined with excellent drawing skills
• Strong experience in animation technology, in particular animation and design software including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Autodesk Maya etc.
• Experience with speciality animation, games and compositing software including Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, Toon Boom Harmony, Unity, Houdini and/or Nuke would be beneficial but not essential
• A broad understanding and knowledge of the area of Animation from basic principles through to performance based character animation
• Experience in both traditional and contemporary 2D and 3D digital animation processes with an emphasis on areas such as character design, layout drawing, illustration, background art, storyboarding and animatic, character animation, 3D Animation etc.
• Ability to communicate own skills and experience to students, to analyse work and give comprehensive and constructive feedback.
• Industry experience in the area of Animation and/or Games
The second position is a Visual Communications assistant lecturer role which will focus on visual development in the areas of animation and games. Again, this post would give the successful applicant the opportunity to develop the direction and content of the visual development aspects of the programmes and help evolve and focus this area of study towards the disciplines of film, animation and games. Industry experience in the areas of concept design and visual development would be beneficial.
AL – Visual Communications (fixed term)
We are seeking to recruit a person(s) who will contribute to the teaching responsibility of visual communications with in the Animation and Game design fields and will contribute to the development of these courses. The person(s) appointed would be expected to teach across the year level range as well as taking shared responsibility under the direction of the Head of Department for development and administration of the subjects generally. To this end the successful applicant should have proven professional practice and have experience in the teaching of visual communications.
We are looking to recruit a person with the following skill sets;
• Strong proven background in the area of Visual Communications with the necessary academic knowledge, technical skills and professional experience to lecture and develop relevant programmes of study in the areas of Animation and/or Games
• Strong experience and ability to deliver in the specific areas of Visual Communications including Graphic Design and Typography; Lens Based Media; Information design, interactive design and user interface design; Storyboarding and animation techniques etc.
• Strong experience in design technology, in particular animation and design software including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Flash, etc.
• A broad understanding and knowledge of the area of Lens Based Media and Photography
• Ability to communicate own skills and experience to students, to analyse work and give comprehensive and constructive feedback.
• Industry experience in the area of Visual Communications and Lens Based Media
If you think these are of interest and would like further information before applying, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will more than happy to answer any questions.
Andrew Crotty – Game Art and Design – Course Co-ordinator – andrew.crotty@lit.ie
John Hannafin – Digital Animation Production – Course Co-ordinator – john.hannafin@lit.ie
Richard Gavin – VFX Specialist and Assistant lecturer – richard.gavin@lit.ie
Application Form(s) which should be completed and returned to the following address not later than 12 noon on Friday, 22nd May, 2015 and may be obtained from the website: www.lit.ie/vacancies
The Human Resources Office,
Limerick Institute of Technology,
Moylish Park,
Limerick
Telephone: 353-62-293281
Fax: 353-62-293300
Email: humanresources@lit.ie