Professor, Masters of Animation, Gaming and Immersive Experiences, Ph.D. level

Consideration will be given to qualified internal full-time academic and partial-load employees first in accordance with the Collective Agreement requirements.

Sheridan Colleges Faculty of Animation Arts and Design invites applications for a faculty member to join our new Masters of Animation Gaming and Immersive Experiences. This role is designed for a Ph.D.-qualified scholar-practitioner with strong experience in interdisciplinary creative innovation industry/academic collaboration and applied research.

We are seeking a candidate brings to the table knowledge of rich student experience curriculum design industry partnership ecosystems and inclusive/equitable learning practices with background in one or more of: film animation games interactive media immersive storytelling (XR) virtual production or related emerging technologies in the screen industries.

The successful candidate will contribute to graduate-level teaching supervise thesis and applied capstone projects design inclusive curriculum innovation and help expand Sheridans leadership in practice-based creative research and industry collaboration.

What Youll be Doing

Teaching & Academic Leadership
Teach graduate courses in areas such as:

• Applied research methods in creative technologies
• Interactive and immersive storytelling
• Game design and interactive media design
• XR (VR/AR/MR) experiences and environments
• Real-time production and virtual production pipelines

Supervise graduate students in capstone thesis and work-integrated learning experiences

• Contribute to curriculum development grounded in co-design experiential learning interdisciplinary practice with a strong focus on equity diversity and inclusion

Research & Scholarly Activity

• Contribute to applied research activities by working with Sheridans research centres (Generator)
• Lead or contribute to collaborative initiatives across academia industry and community
• Engage with Sheridans research ecosystem (e.g. SIRT)

Produce or contribute to:

• Practice-based research outputs
• Industry-embedded innovation projects
• Knowledge mobilization activities connecting research to practice

Service & Engagement

• Contribute to curriculum development academic governance and Faculty initiatives
• Build and sustain industry partnerships
• Support guest engagement work-integrated learning and external collaborations
• Advance work in decolonization equity diversity inclusion accessibility and ethical design practices in teaching and research through Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

About You

You have the skills and knowledge to work with an increasingly diverse student and staff population as well as a proven commitment to anti-oppression equity and inclusion.

You are committed to excellence in teaching and learning within a collaborative team environment.

You have a demonstrated ability to convey the conceptual and applied aspects of knowledge to a broad range of diverse students.

You value participating in and creating safe brave and inclusive environments at work and in the community and want to be a part of a culture where we strive to take actions to ensure no one is left behind.

You enjoy balancing many different tasks staying organized and planning integrating multiple information streams prioritizing and tracking various projects to meet a demanding workload and keep things running smoothly.

You bring a solid network of contacts with other academics professionals organizations and employers.

The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:

• Ph.D. in a relevant discipline (e.g. animation film game studies interactive media digital media XR interaction design or related fields)
• Demonstrated expertise in screen-based disciplines
• Evidence of teaching ability or strong potential for graduate-level instruction
• Demonstrated or emerging applied research capacity
• Proven ability to work effectively across interdisciplinary and collaborative environments
• Industry experience in screen-based media (animation film games XR virtual production or interactive media) is desired
• Experience with applied research or industry-partnered projects is desired
• Familiarity with Canadian media industries and current opportunities/challenges within them is desired

Who We Are

Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in peoples lives. Our strategic plan Sheridan 2027: Forging the Future ( charts a path towards a new ground-breaking model of higher education that reshapes post-secondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity diversity and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses were making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.

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Other Details
Faculty: Faculty of Animation Arts and Design
Campus Location: Trafalgar (May be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus) during normal operations.
Work Categorization: Hybrid Position On-site 3 days/week
Reference #: J0526-0140
Employee Group: Academic
Type of Vacancy: This is a new position
Hours: Professors may teach between the hours of 8:00am and 10:00pm
Salary Range: $73079 - $126689 (based on relevant educational qualifications and experience)
Desired Start Date: August 2026
Application Deadline: June 15 2026
Application Instructions: Please attach your teaching dossier in PDF format with your resume submission. This document must include your detailed cover letter resume statement of teaching philosophy course evaluations sample course components and course activities based on technology developed for courses.

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