Job Description

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DSU is seeking an innovative and experienced leader to join our faculty as an Assistant Professor of Digital Content Creation. This interdisciplinary degree integrates multimedia content creation across digital platforms, such as social media, apps, and traditional media, with cutting-edge technology. The successful candidate will help shape this new and exciting program, working closely with faculty in English, Marketing, Digital Arts, and other departments to deliver a forward-thinking curriculum. The successful candidate will also teach composition courses. This is a 4/4 teaching load with opportunities for faculty research and creative projects that explore emerging trends in digital media.

Digital Content Creation is a new program at DSU, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to help shape the major and its curriculum.

Key Responsibilities:
Develop and teach undergraduate courses that integrate content creation skills such as video production, audio design, web development, and visual storytelling.
Guide students in creating and managing digital content strategies and campaigns for social media, mobile, and web platforms.
Mentor students in both technical skills and professional development, preparing them for careers as content creators, digital strategists, and social media specialists.
Conduct and publish research related to emerging trends in digital media and content creation.
Teach composition courses

Required Qualifications:
Terminal degree (Ph.D. or MFA) in English, Digital Storytelling, or a related field.
Potential for or experience with digital content creation technologies, including industry-standard software for multimedia production.
Potential for or experience teaching college composition.
A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in digital storytelling, content management, and social media strategies​.

Preferred Qualifications:
Potential for or experience integrating technology into teaching.
Knowledge of digital and AI-assisted writing.

Benefits:
Flexible benefits package: health, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, hospital indemnity insurance, flexible spending account, health savings account, health reimbursement account.
South Dakota Retirement System: Employees receive 6% fully matched contributions from SDRS and are vested after three years of service
Paid sick leave
Reduced tuition for education
Professional liability coverage
Paid family leave

About the DSU College of Arts & Sciences:
Technology is front and center in our arts and sciences programs at Dakota State University. Our state-of-the-art facilities include numerous computer and science labs, and instructional use of various learning technologies is expected in the classroom.

The College of Arts & Sciences impacts every student enrolled at DSU by providing the bulk of the general education courses. Additionally, the College of Arts & Sciences offers exciting majors such as Computer Game Design, Digital Arts & Design, Cyber Leadership and Intelligence, Biology, Math, and English. The college provides students with the education to excel in any career. DSU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Information about DSU:
Dakota State University is a special focus STEM university with an emphasis in computing information technologies and cyber security across all areas of human endeavor. Over the years, DSU has established its reputation as a distinguished regional and national leader in computer science and cybersecurity education and research. We embrace opportunities to provide our students, faculty, and future collaborators with the most innovative technologies and facilities, to produce transformative research and development, and to create an outstanding base of faculty, students, and programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. levels. DSU holds three prestigious designations from the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as National Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense, Research, and Cyber Operations.