New River Community College
Creative Technologies Lecturer Pool
New River Community College, Santa Cruz, California, us, 95061
Creative Technologies Lecturer Pool
Position Overview
Position title:
Pre‑six Creative Technologies Lecturer
Salary range:
$8,872–$12,650 per standard five‑credit course (salary points 1–13). Compensation for Summer Session courses may vary.
Percent time:
Variable, based on course load assigned.
Anticipated start:
Appointments are contingent on instructional need and funding availability. This recruitment is valid for initial appointments made in fall quarter 2025 through fall quarter 2026. Appointments outside this period require a separate open recruitment.
Position duration:
Typically one or more quarters of the regular academic year (fall, winter, spring), with possible Summer Session appointments.
Application Window Open date:
June 16, 2025
Most recent review date:
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time). Applications received after this date will be reviewed only if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date:
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time). Applications will be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position remains unfilled.
Position Description The Creative Technologies program invites applications for a pool of lecturers who may be appointed to teach lower and/or upper‑division undergraduate courses, either during the academic year or Summer Session. Possible course topics include practice and tools of digital design (sound design, multimedia design, web‑design, animation), media studies, justice‑, decolonization‑, anti‑racist, transgender and feminist approaches to design and media technology, histories and cultures of digital media, interdisciplinary arts and design practices, creative coding, mechatronics, playable media studies and game theory, three‑dimensional design, immersive reality, machine creativity and machine learning, and natural language modeling for arts and design.
Creative Technologies (CT) is an online interdisciplinary arts and design major. Its curriculum synthesizes creative work with questions of ethics, equity, power, inclusion, democracy, and diversity. Lecturers applying should demonstrate the relevance of their experience and qualifications to these outcomes. The program emphasizes innovative teaching, emerging arts and design technologies, and the active roles of artists and designers in cultivating a just and ethical society.
Preference will be given to candidates who have:
Experience with synchronous and/or asynchronous online learning environments and teaching modalities.
Experience with justice‑focused pedagogy.
Experience with universal design and accessibility, including disability justice‑informed teaching.
Internal candidates will be given priority consideration.
Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at the time of application)
M.F.A., doctorate (or equivalent terminal foreign degree);
or
at least two years of creative work experience resulting in publications, performances, exhibitions, or recordings that reflect a national and/or international profile of accomplishment.
Demonstrated record of teaching at least one course at a college or university.
Application Requirements Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae – most recently updated CV.
Cover Letter.
Teaching statement appropriate for UC Santa Cruz students. Candidates should review the statement guidelines before preparing their application.
Student evaluations of teaching (at least one course set). Special consideration may be given to online or hybrid‑modality courses. Up to three sets may be submitted.
Optional: Additional student evaluation sets (1 or 2 of 3).
(Optional)
Reference requirements
3‑5 letters of reference required. Confidential letters will be submitted directly to the UC Recruit System.
All reference letters are treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For letters received via a third party, direct the author to the UCSC confidentiality statement.
Apply at https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01957
Help contact: espitz@ucsc.edu
About UC Santa Cruz As a condition of employment, finalists must disclose any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years that determine misconduct, including violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment or discrimination, or any other misconduct as defined by UC policy.
UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti‑Discrimination Policy
APM-035: Affimative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti‑Discrimination Policy.
If you need accommodation due to a disability, contact Disability Management Services at jobaccommodations@ucsc.edu or (831) 459‑4602.
Job location Santa Cruz, California
To apply Visit https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01957
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Pre‑six Creative Technologies Lecturer
Salary range:
$8,872–$12,650 per standard five‑credit course (salary points 1–13). Compensation for Summer Session courses may vary.
Percent time:
Variable, based on course load assigned.
Anticipated start:
Appointments are contingent on instructional need and funding availability. This recruitment is valid for initial appointments made in fall quarter 2025 through fall quarter 2026. Appointments outside this period require a separate open recruitment.
Position duration:
Typically one or more quarters of the regular academic year (fall, winter, spring), with possible Summer Session appointments.
Application Window Open date:
June 16, 2025
Most recent review date:
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time). Applications received after this date will be reviewed only if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date:
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time). Applications will be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position remains unfilled.
Position Description The Creative Technologies program invites applications for a pool of lecturers who may be appointed to teach lower and/or upper‑division undergraduate courses, either during the academic year or Summer Session. Possible course topics include practice and tools of digital design (sound design, multimedia design, web‑design, animation), media studies, justice‑, decolonization‑, anti‑racist, transgender and feminist approaches to design and media technology, histories and cultures of digital media, interdisciplinary arts and design practices, creative coding, mechatronics, playable media studies and game theory, three‑dimensional design, immersive reality, machine creativity and machine learning, and natural language modeling for arts and design.
Creative Technologies (CT) is an online interdisciplinary arts and design major. Its curriculum synthesizes creative work with questions of ethics, equity, power, inclusion, democracy, and diversity. Lecturers applying should demonstrate the relevance of their experience and qualifications to these outcomes. The program emphasizes innovative teaching, emerging arts and design technologies, and the active roles of artists and designers in cultivating a just and ethical society.
Preference will be given to candidates who have:
Experience with synchronous and/or asynchronous online learning environments and teaching modalities.
Experience with justice‑focused pedagogy.
Experience with universal design and accessibility, including disability justice‑informed teaching.
Internal candidates will be given priority consideration.
Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at the time of application)
M.F.A., doctorate (or equivalent terminal foreign degree);
or
at least two years of creative work experience resulting in publications, performances, exhibitions, or recordings that reflect a national and/or international profile of accomplishment.
Demonstrated record of teaching at least one course at a college or university.
Application Requirements Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae – most recently updated CV.
Cover Letter.
Teaching statement appropriate for UC Santa Cruz students. Candidates should review the statement guidelines before preparing their application.
Student evaluations of teaching (at least one course set). Special consideration may be given to online or hybrid‑modality courses. Up to three sets may be submitted.
Optional: Additional student evaluation sets (1 or 2 of 3).
(Optional)
Reference requirements
3‑5 letters of reference required. Confidential letters will be submitted directly to the UC Recruit System.
All reference letters are treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For letters received via a third party, direct the author to the UCSC confidentiality statement.
Apply at https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01957
Help contact: espitz@ucsc.edu
About UC Santa Cruz As a condition of employment, finalists must disclose any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years that determine misconduct, including violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment or discrimination, or any other misconduct as defined by UC policy.
UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti‑Discrimination Policy
APM-035: Affimative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti‑Discrimination Policy.
If you need accommodation due to a disability, contact Disability Management Services at jobaccommodations@ucsc.edu or (831) 459‑4602.
Job location Santa Cruz, California
To apply Visit https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01957
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