UCLA Department of Design Media Arts Part-time Lecturer

The Department of Design Media Arts at UCLA is looking to hire temporary, part-time lecturers to teach during the 2026-27 Academic Year.

Areas of study in the department may include undergraduate or graduate courses in the following areas:

• Interactivity & Games
• Video & Animation
• Visual Communication & Image
• Drawing & Color
• Form
• Motion
• Typography
• Word & Image
• 3D Modeling & Animation
• Game Engine

BA required; MFA preferred; relevant professional experience.

The Design Media Arts undergraduate program emphasizes innovative creation with digital and mass media within the context of a public research university. The curriculum features a solid foundation in form, color & drawing, motion, typography, and interactivity, followed by a broad selection of area studies courses in video, visual communication, network media, game design, and narrative. The program culminates with the senior projects classes where each student defines his/her own senior project based on individual interests within the areas of interactivity and games, video and animation, and visual communication and image.

This uniquely challenging and diverse program invites students to balance aesthetic sensibility with logical reasoning, formal theories with practical application, and contemporary thought with historical perspective. Most courses are taught as studios of no more than 22 students, which encourage individual growth and fosters a sense of community within the department.

Rather than focusing on narrow professional development, our curriculum fosters experimentation across a range of different media. We privilege a social outlook, process, experimentation, and personal growth over conservatism and commercialism and we search for students who share the same goals. We strive to provide a broad education that encourages young people to make new connections, to analyze complex situations, and to think critically.

For more information about our undergraduate program and our students’ broad, innovative, and diverse areas of study, please visit the DMA website.

For information about the Department of Design Media Arts, please visit the DMA website.

The School of the Arts and Architecture is committed to building a more diverse faculty, staff, and student body in response to the changing population and educational needs of the City of Los Angeles, State of California, and the nation. The Department of Design Media Arts values intellectual, cultural, and creative inquiry. Personal qualities such as originality and initiative are important assets that will contribute to a successful application.

Applicants who would make meaningful and unique contributions to the intellectual and social interchanges within the profession are especially encouraged to apply.

This position is represented by the University Council - American Federation of Teachers.

Internal applicants will be considered for reappointment prior to the consideration of external applicants.

Department: http://dma.ucla.edu/