PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Technology
Graphics and Imaging Technologies Department
Assistant Professor – Tenure Track
The Department of Graphics and Imaging Technologies at Pittsburg State University is accepting applications for an Assistant
Professor – Tenure Track.
Tracking Number:
To be assigned
Position Duties and
Responsibilities:
Assistant Professor – Tenure Track – Nine-Month Academic Year Appointment
Reports to: Mr. Barry Wilson, Department Chair – Graphics and Imaging Technologies
Successful applicants will be able to teach classroom and lab activities in two or more of the
following areas: Audio and Image (still/video) Capture, 3D Graphics, Animation and Rendering,
Digital Media, Social Media, and Web and Interactive Media.
Responsibilities of all faculty include: short- and long-term strategic planning and departmental
promotion; recruitment; student advisement; curriculum development; serve on departmental,
college and university committees; professional development, maintain professional educational
and industry contacts; and perform other professional activities as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree in appropriate field required for tenure-track position. Minimum three years fulltime industrial experience or professional practice and current technical knowledge of subject
matter listed.
Preferred Qualifications:
Doctorate degree preferred. Substantial current industrial experience in subject matter listed.
Experience teaching adult and university-level learners.
Position Start Date:
August 2016. Position is contingent upon funding.
Salary:
Salary and rank is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Following Background
Checks Are Required:
Employment will require a criminal background check.
Department Description:
The Department of Graphics and Imaging Technologies is one of four departments and one school
within the College of Technology at Pittsburg State University. The GIT department offers a
comprehensive graphics program that includes courses in the input, manipulation, output and
management of graphic images, products and services. Programs of study include a Bachelor’s
degree in Graphic Communications with six areas of emphasis; Digital Media, Graphic Design,
Graphics Management, Packaging Graphics, Print Media, and Web/Interactive Media, five
minors, a Master’s degree in Technology and a Bachelor of Applied Science for transfer students.
The department is growing and currently serves approximately 230 majors. There are ten full-time
faculty members within the department.
For more information:
http://www.pittstate.edu/department/graphics/
Additional Information:
Pittsburg State University is an accredited, comprehensive, state-supported
institution in southeastern Kansas, enrolling approximately 7,300 students
annually. The institution has Colleges in the fields of Arts and Sciences,
Business, Education, and Technology. For more information see:
http://www.pittstate.edu. Pittsburg has a population of approximately 19,000
residents, is located in southeast Kansas, and is about thirty miles from Joplin,
Missouri, which has a metropolitan area population of about 60,000 residents.
Kansas City is located 120 miles north; Tulsa, Oklahoma is 125 miles
southwest; Wichita is 160 miles west; and Springfield, Missouri is 95 miles east.
Air Travel is through Joplin (MO) Regional Airport, NW Arkansas Regional
Airport, or Springfield (MO) Airport. For more information see:
http://www.pittks.org.
Application Process:
Please submit a letter of application, current vitae or resume, electronic portfolio
of personal and/or student work (maximum 20 pieces), official academic
transcripts and three professional references to:
By mail:
Dr. Doug Younger,
Chair – GIT Faculty Search Committee
Pittsburg State University
1701 South Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762-7576
Electronically: Dr. Doug Younger
dyounger@pittstate.edu
For questions regarding the application process or the position,
please contact Dr. Doug Younger, Chair – GIT Faculty Search
Committee at 620-235-4425 or dyounger@pittstate.edu.
Application Deadline:
First consideration will be given to applications postmarked or electronically
dated by January 4, 2016. Search will continue until position is filled.
Pittsburg State University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.