Adjunct Faculty - User Experience

If you're looking for the chance to learn, grow, and make a contribution to the community, look at employment opportunities with Full Sail University. You'll find your choice of career opportunities, great benefits, an environment that welcomes and values creativity, and a work experience that is both challenging and rewarding! We are seeking Adjunct faculty to help deliver courses in the User Experience (UX) Bachelors program. The User Experience curriculum is composed of visual and user experience design courses to offer a broad range of exposure to the theory, techniques, tools, and software in these design disciplines. Faculty in this program should have experience with the development of user interface protypes utilizing industry-standard software to visualize data. The knowledge and skills taught in this program equips students to develop and present human-centered designs for various sectors within the interactive media industries. This position is part time working no more than 20 hours per week, on-campus OR online and must be resident in the state of Florida.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Create an environment of learning through effective teaching skills, maintain student-centered focus, and stay current with relevant industry standards. Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and encourage active learning. Perform lectures for campus courses, and hold scheduled virtual course meetings for online courses. Teaching will be conducted through on-campus and online delivery. Interact positively with diverse student populations; provide all students with equal opportunities for learning. Demonstrate a commitment to the industry, maintain knowledge and skill relevancy through continuing education as defined in the faculty development plan.

Other Responsibilities:

Adheres to the policies and procedures of Full Sail University Maintains strict confidentiality of student and company information Demonstrates a strong commitment to the mission and values of the organization Adheres to company attendance standards Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None Competencies:

Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including proofreading and editing for grammar and punctuation Detail oriented Ability to multi-task while working independently and collaboratively with other teachers and university staff Ability to interact professionally and constructively with students and staff at all levels in an immersive, fast-paced environment Education and/or

Experience:

The ideal candidate must have a minimum of four (4) years of related and verifiable work experience and is required to hold a Master's (preferred) or Bachelor's degree in UX Design, Computer Science, Software or Computer Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Technology, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Digital Communications, Anthropology, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification or UX Master Certification preferredN/A Google UX Design Certificate preferred

Skills:

Knowledge of sensation (physiology) and perception (psychology) related to human-technology interaction required Experience in Agile Software Development preferred Experience designing for multiple platforms preferred Teaching or Mentoring experience preferred Proficiency using software programs such as MS Word, Excel, Keynote/PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Illustrator, XD, Photoshop, and Figma preferred

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands:

Work is performed in an office and classroom environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to maintain active student and employee communication; access, input and retrieve information from the computer system. May be subject to; bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds. Full Sail is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mission People from around the world come to Full Sail University to pursue their educational goals, and they share one thing in common - a passion for a creative future in the entertainment and media industry. Full Sail's mission is to provide students with an innovative style of education, delivered by a staff of dedicated individuals, that addresses potential career opportunities available in an ever-growing, constantly evolving industry. We do this by developing unique curricula that combine elements of creativity, art, business and life skills, technical prowess, and academic achievement. Our education is delivered via immersive teaching methods, both in Full Sail's real-world production studios and classrooms, as well as through our online learning environment. Every one of our degree programs is designed to provide students with knowledge and real-world experience that will help them realize their career goals in the entertainment and media industry. Full Sail's Unifying Principles At Full Sail, we believe that what we give to each other and our students comes back to each of us individually and to the school as a whole. Therefore, we are totally committed to the individual success of each member of our staff family. As a staff family, we are dedicated to taking a sincere interest in the success of every student and client who comes through our doors