Senior Lecturer in Animation

About the Role

The Senior Lecturer will contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the School. The incumbent is to make a significant contribution to the delivery of programs and to be actively involved in research, consulting and other professional activities. The Senior Lecturer will develop, engage, and lead high quality research projects that are aligned with the University's research focus areas to achieve success in attracting research funding and to produce high quality outputs.

The Senior Lecturer will have an important research leadership role in embedding their research expertise into the life of the School and will be required to develop high-quality, productivity-driven networks across RMIT and with local, national and global, internal and external partners. The Senior Lecturer may have responsibility for program management.

To be successful in this position, you'll have:

• Demonstratable extensive experience with industry standard animation technologies and pipelines associated with 3D animation and visual effects, such as Houdini, Maya, Unreal Engine, and Nuke. This could be evidenced via portfolio submission (web links preferred).



• Demonstrated ability to develop, coordinate, and deliver 3D animation and visual effects courses at undergraduate and/or post-graduate levels.



• Demonstrated ability to support student issues related to effective learning.



• Emerging nationally recognised research track record in 3D animation and/or visual effects. This includes a substantial record of traditional or non-traditional research outputs in high quality outlets.

Please view position description for further selection criteria

Qualifications

Mandatory: PhD in relevant field.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the School

The School of Design is a School comprised of the disciplines of Industrial Design, Digital Design (including Animation and Interactive Media) and Communication Design.

The School builds on RMIT's leading national and international reputation in design education by creating a specific focus on emerging areas such as UX and service design, design strategy and virtual and augmented reality.

It comprises approximately 100 academic and 11 professional staff and over 3000 EFT undergraduate and postgraduate students with expectations of growth.

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To Apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter and separate document addressing the Key Selection Criteria for this position by clicking on the ' Apply ' link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Jessica Bernardo (Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor) via email .

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Applications close on Wednesday 8 th May 2024 at 11.59pm.

About RMIT University

RMIT is a multi-sector university of technology, design and enterprise with more than 96,000 students and close to 10,000 staff globally. The University's mission is to help shape the world through research, innovation and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for students to prepare them for life and work.

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