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Job Title

Visiting Assistant Professor - Emerging Technology in Business and Design

Department

Emerging Technology in Business and Design JM

Worker Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Pay Type

Salary

Salary will be commensurate with the level of the position, education, and experience.

Benefit Eligible

Yes

Screening Date

2026-06-09

Job Description Summary

Visiting Assistant Professor in Emerging Technology in Business and Design to teach courses in motion graphics, interactive VFX, and creative direction in experiential design, advise students, and provide service to the university.

Job Description

Visiting Assistant Professor in Emerging Technology in Business and Design to teach courses in motion graphics, interactive VFX, and creative direction in experiential design, advise students, and provide service to the university.

Duties:

• Teach courses to include motion graphics, interactive media, and technology applications, and experiential design

• Develop immersive experiential design curricula,

• Develop and manage lab facilities for immersive extended reality
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of five years of experience in entertainment design production and/or creative direction.

• Experience the areas of motion graphics, interactive VFX, and experiential design.

Consideration may be given to candidates with:
an accomplished teaching record in immersive extended reality.
curricular development in immersive experiential design.
an accomplished record of guiding senior project work.

Additional Position Information (if applicable)

Required Application Documents

Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and a research and/or creative program plan to Dr. Michael Bailey-Van Kuren at baileym@miamioh.edu.

Special Instructions (if applicable)

Please direct inquiries to Dr. Michael Bailey-Van Kuren, the Chair of Emerging Technology in Business and Design, at baileym@miamioh.edu.

Additional Information

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

This organization participates in E-Verify.

Reasonable Accommodations
Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560. Questions and follow-ups regarding requests should also be directed here.

Miami University Values Statement
Miami University is a scholarly community whose members believe that a liberal education is grounded in qualities of character as well as of intellect. We respect the dignity of other persons, the rights and property of others, and the right of others to hold and express disparate beliefs. We believe in honesty, integrity, and the importance of moral conduct. We defend the freedom of inquiry that is the heart of learning and combine that freedom with the exercise of judgment and the acceptance of personal responsibility.

For more information on Miami University's mission and core values, please visit the Mission and Core Values webpage.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement
Miami University, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Miami University prohibits harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the basis of age (40 years or older), color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin (ancestry), pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender, status as a parent or foster parent, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560.

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