Adjunct Faculty - Immersive Media, Entertainment and Gaming (IMEG)

Job Posting:

JR102229 Adjunct Faculty - Immersive Media, Entertainment and Gaming (IMEG) 2 Vacancies (Open)

Department:

Fine & Performing Arts, JM

Position Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Open Date:

10-16-2026

Close Date:

$3,000 per 3-credit course, subject to change

Job Description:

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Bowie State University invites applications for qualified Adjunct Faculty to teach undergraduate courses in the Bachelor of Science in Immersive Media, Entertainment and Gaming (IMEG) program. We seek dynamic educators and industry professionals who are committed to excellence in teaching, student mentorship, and preparing students for careers in the rapidly evolving creative technology and entertainment industries.

Adjunct faculty will teach courses, mentor students, maintain regular office hours as required, assess student learning, and contribute to a collaborative academic environment that emphasizes creativity, innovation, emerging technologies, and experiential learning.

Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate courses assigned within the IMEG curriculum.
• Develop engaging, hands-on learning experiences using current industry technologies.
• Evaluate student performance and provide timely feedback.
• Maintain accurate academic records and submit grades in accordance with university deadlines.
• Hold office hours and be available to support student learning.
• Maintain currency in emerging technologies and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with full-time faculty on curriculum development, student projects, and program initiatives when appropriate.
• Support experiential learning opportunities including internships, industry partnerships, competitions, and portfolio development.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master of Fine Arts (MFA) or other terminal degree is preferred and successful university and/or college teaching experience. Applicants with significant professional accomplishments, recognized industry expertise, and substantial experience in the creative industries is desirable.
• Professional experience in the game, film, animation, immersive media, entertainment, or interactive technology and/or related industries.
• Demonstrated proficiency with current industry-standard software and technologies, including but not limited to Unreal Engine, Unity, Autodesk Maya, Blender, Houdini, Adobe Creative Cloud, Cinema 4D, DaVinci Resolve, ZBrush, and related emerging technologies.
• Experience teaching in higher education, particularly in project-based, studio, laboratory, or production environments.
• A record of professional creative practice, exhibitions, screenings, published work, game releases, or other industry-recognized accomplishments.
• Commitment to experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and student success.

Area of Expertise

• Game Design: Gameplay mechanics, level design, narrative design, user experience (UX), systems design, prototyping, and player-centered design methodologies.
• Game Development: Programming and implementation of interactive games using modern game engines, scripting languages, optimization, AI, networking, and deployment across multiple platforms.
• Unreal Engine: Advanced proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, including Blueprint visual scripting, C++, real-time rendering, lighting, materials, cinematics, physics, optimization, and interactive experiences.
• Animation: 2D and 3D animation, character animation, motion graphics, rigging, modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, motion capture, and animation pipelines.
• Visual Effects (VFX) and Special Effects: Digital compositing, particle systems, simulations, procedural effects, CGI integration, cinematic effects, and real-time visual effects for games and film.
• Virtual Production: LED volume workflows, real-time cinematography, camera tracking, in-camera visual effects (ICVFX), motion capture, digital environments, virtual sets, and production pipelines integrating Unreal Engine.
• Extended Reality (XR) (Preferred) Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), immersive storytelling, interactive experiences, spatial computing, and emerging immersive technologies.

Desired Characteristics:

The ideal candidate is an innovative educator who bridges creative practice with emerging technologies and is passionate about preparing students for careers in interactive entertainment, immersive storytelling, animation, virtual production, gaming, and the broader digital media industries. Candidates with demonstrated success working across multiple creative disciplines

and collaborating with industry partners are especially encouraged to apply.

Conditions of Employment:

Applicants must submit the following:

• Cover Letter addressing the candidate’s qualifications, teaching philosophy, areas of expertise, and interest in teaching within the Immersive Media, Entertainment and Gaming (IMEG) program.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) or professional résumé detailing academic credentials, teaching experience, professional experience, publications, creative work, and other relevant accomplishments.
• Professional Portfolio demonstrating examples of creative, technical, and/or scholarly work relevant to the position. Portfolios may include games, animations, films, visual effects, virtual production projects, immersive media experiences, interactive applications, design work, GitHub repositories, demo reels, or other representative work.
• Three (3) Professional References with current contact information, including name, title, organization, email address, and telephone number.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Additional Job Information:

Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; supplemental retirement accounts.

Bowie State University shall not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or veteran status. All policies, programs, and activities of Bowie State University are and shall be in conformity with all pertinent Federal and state laws of nondiscrimination including, but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination Act, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,  the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Federal Executive Order No. 11375, and Article 49B of the Annotated Code of Maryland. This commitment applies in all areas and embraces faculty, staff, and students.