Adjunct Faculty - Montreal Campus - Substance Designer Job Opening

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Champlain College of Vermont's Montreal Campus seeks an Adjunct for a new Substance Designer course for the Fall 2019 semester.

The course will be delivered in English for visiting American students. There will be approximately 8 students in the class in their third year out of four (university level). Classes are held at our Montreal Campus for three hours per week, day or evening. Some flexibility is available for travel or professional commitments. Our classes are professionally focused with a hands-on, workshop style approach. The Fall 2019 semester starts on August 26th and runs until December 13th.

The Procedural Material Development instructor should be an artist that has the ability to teach how to create a variety of physically based materials in Substance Designer, ranging from simple to complex. The materials will be used in Substance Painter and as tiling materials in a game engine. Please submit a resume and link to a portfolio featuring materials created in Substance Designer.

Requirements:

• Expert knowledge of Substance Designer
• Professional background in Game Art & Animation
• Live in the Montreal region
• Legally eligible to work in Canada (Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, valid open work permit)
• Able to pass the mandatory criminal background check

Course Description:

GAA 350 Procedural Material Development

The software used will be Substance Designer.

Students will implement advanced techniques to create believable and aesthetically successful procedural materials for use on 3D models in game engines and 3D painting software.

Learning Outcomes:

Students will:

1. Create aesthetically successful materials for use in physically based rendering engines by implementing industry standard workflows using procedural material creation software.

2. Create efficient materials that can be easily adjusted to create a variety of detail.

3. Analyze professional quality procedural materials to determine what makes them aesthetically successful and apply that knowledge to their own work.

4. Evaluate and critique the procedural materials they create and those created by other artists.

Additional Information for Champlain College Burlington Candidates:

The successful completion of a criminal background check is required as a condition of employment.

Application materials must include a resume/CV and a letter of interest (Cover Letter) specifically addressing the desired qualifications.

Champlain College does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, religion, age, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, veteran or military service status, HIV-positive status, qualified disability, or on the basis of any other status protected by law, and does not discriminate in the administration of its education and admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, employment practices or co-curricular and other College-administered programs. Champlain College will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified students, applicants for admission or employment, or employees. Please contact the People Center at 802.651.5800 with questions concerning the hiring process or future employment at Champlain College, or if auxiliary aids or services are needed to apply for employment at Champlain College.

Champlain College is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community. Recognizing that diversity is both a reflection of our world and a source of rich education, Champlain strives to be diverse and inclusive in ways that reflect the world in which we live and work. All members of the Champlain community are valued as individuals.

The College seeks candidates who, through their work and life experiences, service to the community, teaching or research can contribute to the diversity, inclusivity and academic excellence of Champlain College. Please include information about how you would contribute to these efforts and help to further this goal in your letter of interest/cover letter.