Description
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. or MFA in Digital Arts, Digital Media, Digital Design or closely related field or equivalent from a regionally accredited university institution.
- ABD will be considered if degree is conferred by August 7, 2026. If successful candidate is ABD, appointment will be made at a Lecturer level on a fixed contract.
- Experience with professional design/game/entertainment studios or non-profit organizations and build relationships for internships, funding and student careers.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Three years of teaching experience at BA, BFA or MFA level.
- Broad-based expertise in modern and contemporary issues in digital art.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing that are central to the discipline(s).
- Understanding how to use digital and interactive technologies for efficiently and effectively achieving specific learning goals.
- Knowledge of critical thinking processes and understanding how to help learners develop high level questioning skills.
- Knowledge and skill in the use of inquiry-based instructional models and strategies.
- Knowledge and ability to use technology in various teaching modalities (e.g. Face-to-face, synchronous online or asynchronous online).
- Ability to collaborate with stakeholders both within and outside the University in the development and delivery of instruction, resulting in improved student learning.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Appointment will be made on a 9-month multi-year appointment with an anticipated start date of August 2026.
Because applications and materials are subject to public review and retention under Florida’s Public Records Law, please DO NOT send examples of your project/scholarship unless requested to do so. Therefore, all submitted materials, including articles, disks, slides, books, etc., become the property of FGCU and CANNOT BE RETURNED. As applicable, finalists will be notified of the need to submit specific additional materials. Such materials will become the property of FGCU. Under Florida’s Public Records law, applications will be available for public review upon request.
Required Application Materials:
- Unofficial Transcripts
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- Five (5) Professional References
- Provide a link in a Word Document to an online portfolio of your work and examples of student work - Place in Additional Documents Section
The position is listed as “open until filled”, however applications received by December 30, 2025 will receive priority consideration.