Assistant Professor of Visual Media, Henderson Campus

Assistant Professor of Visual Media, Henderson Campus# Nevada State University## Assistant Professor of Visual Media, Henderson Campus Apply:
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** Job Description
** Nevada State University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Visual Media. This 9-month, tenure-track position will teach in one or more areas covered by the program. This is primarily a production position; expertise in film or media studies is valued, but secondary to production skills.

Teaching assignments are primarily located at Nevada State University's Henderson campus and are determined based on departmental and programmatic needs, and they may include courses online and/or at Nevada State University's North Las Vegas campus.  
** About the School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business at Nevada State:
** With talented faculty and bold academic programs, the School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business’ (LASB) student-centered ethos cultivates civically-engaged scientists, humanists, business professionals, and artists ready to influence the Southern Nevada region and beyond. Through 6 dynamic Departments - Business;
Data, Media, and Design;
History, Law, and Society;
Humanities;
Physical and Life Sciences; and, Psychology and Counseling - LASB educates students through the core curriculum, 21 bachelor’s programs, and 27 minor programs.
** About the Visual Media Program at Nevada State:
** The Visual Media program includes four concentrations:
Animation, 3D Animation, Digital Cinema, and Photo/Documentary. The program features forward-looking curriculum design with emphasis on moving students into specialized paths and support for successful portfolio creation. It is also anchored by a theoretical foundation that approaches film and animation from an experiential perspective, and includes instruction in AI that helps students navigate the quickly evolving tools and changing media landscape affected by AI.Students

move through dedicated course sequences for each concentration. Other notable classes include Animation Studio, a class introducing students to industry workflows and producing for animation;
Physics of Media Creation, which instructs students in the physics of light, optics, sound, and movement as part of the core curriculum; and Film Music and Scoring, which introduces students to digital tools and basic music principles, equipping them to score their own works.

The Visual Media program has small class sizes, with most production classes topping out at twenty seats. We teach using the Adobe Creative Cloud, Davinci Resolve, Toon Boom, Blender, Unreal Engine, Storyboard Pro, Reaper, and other software platforms; we are also open to new platforms as introduced by the successful candidate.
** About the institution:
** Nevada State University, a four-year Minority Serving public institution with a statewide mission, is dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning and committed to the advancement of a diverse and largely underserved student population. Designated a Hispanic Serving (HSI) and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Institution (AANAPI), Nevada State is a university where teaching and student support are valued above all else.

Nevada State University continues to grow as an institution of higher education. In Fall 2025, the enrollment surpassed 8,400, with 8,287 undergraduate students and 117 graduate students. A majority of our students are first generation, racial/ethnic minorities, parents, and/or returning students, of which 48% are Hispanic, 10% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 10% are Black/African American, and 22% are White.

We celebrate the…