Sessional Instructor - Toronto, Canada - OCAD University

OCAD University
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OCAD University (OCAD U), Canada's university of the imagination, provides a vibrant and stimulating environment for its faculty and students.

Committed to excellence and contemporary approaches to education, OCAD U offers seventeen undergraduate programs, seven graduate programs, and a variety of continuing education courses in art, media and design.

OCAD U is currently seeking outstanding, creative and collaborative teachers in the following sessional opportunities/opportunity.


For courses delivered remotely faculty will be expected to observe OCAD U's Guidelines for Remote Delivery, which includes enabling students to successfully complete the course asynchronously.

Please review the OCAD University's Safety Measures for all up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 protocols.

OCAD University's vaccine mandate will be in abeyance until further notice.

However, to ensure continuity of teaching, learning and campus activities throughout the year, the University expects all students, staff and faculty to maintain up-to-date vaccination records.


EXAN-2001 DRAWING FOR ANIMATION (0.5 credits)
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Spring Semester:
_May 16, 2023_ - _June 23, 2023_; Thursday; 3:30 - 9:30 PM)_


COURSE DESCRIPTION:


Students learn observational and experimental drawing strategies with a concentration on iterative studio methods, stylistic approaches, personal reflection and idea generation.

Working from life models and observation, students develop skills for anatomy, gestural forms, movement and still life, as well as abstraction and workflows for frame-by-frame animation.

These skills are translated into character designs, layouts, storyboards for animated films or interdisciplinary and experimental projects. The course explores analogue and digital drawing methods related to 2D and 3D animation.

Students develop a critical awareness of the history of drawing and animation in relation to diverse, national, international and indigenous approaches.


RESPONSIBILITIES:


Teaching and teaching-related responsibilities may include but are not limited to: course outline development, studio preparation and delivery inclusive of lectures, critiques, grading, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations/reviews, participation in Faculty and program meetings; including responsibility for health & safety and meeting academic and curricular requirements and deadlines.

The course will be held in person.


QUALIFICATIONS:


  • The successful applicant should have a terminal degree in art, design or relevant discipline and/or equivalent professional/practical experience
  • The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience with some or all of the following:
  • Figure drawing with a live model, anatomical drawing
  • Awareness of issues of representation when drawing characters or the human form
  • Observational drawing
  • Familiarity with analog drawing media and digital drawing and painting tools, esp. Creative Cloud software
  • Perspective drawing
  • Use of drawing for concept generation, story boarding, previsualization, etc.
  • Character design
  • Drawing as an experimental, contemporary processbased art form
  • Knowledge of the conventions of traditional 2D animation
  • Knowledge of historical and contemporary experimental animation practices.
  • Experience teaching at the postsecondary level is considered an asset, equivalent relevant experience will be considered
  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
  • Demonstrated leadership and experience promoting a respectful and inclusive work and learning environment for students, staff, and faculty

_Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada for any employer (with a valid work or study permit, SIN and Canadian bank account). _
If you require further support, please contact the People & Culture Office.

  • As an institution committed to art, design, digital media and related scholarship, OCAD University (OCAD U) recognizes the profound and essential value that diversity brings to the creation, reception and circulation of creative practices and discourse. OCAD U understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are essential to and enrich the institution's core mission and vision as an art and design university with a local and global scope._ _

_We encourage members of designated equity-seeking groups to self-identify within the voluntary Applicant Questionnaire_ _._ _

  • OCAD U is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please _contact_ _People & Culture for more information or refer to _OCAD U's Policy of Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities_
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