Part Time, Adjunct Instructor, Game Design & 3D Animation (NTT)
Discipline: Game Design & 3D Animation
Position: Part-Time, Adjunct Instructor, Non-Tenure Track
Start Date: August 2025
Posting Date: March 18, 2025
Samford University’s School of the Arts invites applicants interested in serving in a Christian university environment to apply for the position of Adjunct Instructor of Game Design & 3D Animation. This part time, position will begin in August 2025.
The candidate should have an MFA in an area of Game Design, 3D Animation, or a related field from an institutionally accredited university (or equivalent). Highly qualified candidates with exceptional professional experience within the discipline may also be considered without having an MFA. Candidates should provide a record of professional work in the field, such as an exhibition record, production or publication record, or other evidence of professional research. The candidate will be expected to teach Game Design & 3D Animation courses as part of the Bachelors of Science (BS) in Game Design & 3D Animation, and other School of the Arts core courses, which may include cross-disciplinary collaboration. The candidate should have one or more Game Design and/or 3D Animation skills related to character modeling, lighting, objects, textures, environment modeling, user experience, storyboarding, and particle systems. The candidate should have proficiency in most or all of our software pipeline Photoshop, Maya, Substance Painter, Zbrush, Unreal, and Unity.
Review of applications will begin immediately and position will remain open until filled.
Applicants should submit a letter of application stating the qualifications for the position. In addition, please submit a brief statement of teaching philosophy, a current CV/resume, application for faculty position (link below), faculty applicant Christian mission statement (link below), and a list of three professional references with contact information. In addition, the candidate should submit a website or digital portfolio including images or videos of professional work. Finalists may be required to submit additional materials at a later time. The successful candidate must pass a background check. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, as Samford will not sponsor any employment visas for this position.
Links to:
“Application for Faculty Position” (https://www.samford.edu/departments/files/Human_Resources/application-for-faculty-employment.pdf) and the
Faculty Applicant Christian Mission Statement (https://www.samford.edu/departments/files/academic-affairs/Faculty-Applicant-Christian-Mission-Statement.docx).
Please submit all materials via e-mail in PDF or Word format to:
Subject: Adjunct Instructor of Graphic Design
Samford University (samford.edu) is a leading nationally ranked Christian University. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th oldest institution in the U.S. and the largest privately supported and fully accredited institution for higher learning in Alabama. Located in the Birmingham, Alabama, suburb of Homewood, with 425 full-time faculty and more than 6,100 students representing 45 states and 16 countries, Samford is ranked #2 in the nation for student character development and #8 in the nation for the quality of career preparation provided to students as listed in The Wall Street Journal (2025). The University is dedicated to the promotion of rigorous academic inquiry in a Christian setting. The University seeks and prefers employee applicants of the Christian faith and offers competitive salaries with a generous benefits package. Samford University and the School of the Arts embrace diversity in their faculty, students, and staff and encourage applications from those who would add to the diversity of our academic community.
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