Job Title

Non-Regular (Sessional) Faculty - VAST 200 (Digital Practice - Image + Mediation) Spring 2027

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Tenure Information

Job Summary

This course is offered through the RQW system and is available only to eligible non-regular faculty at ECU.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design is currently seeking a qualified instructor to teach VAST 200 – Digital Practice – Image + Mediation within the Audain Faculty of Art in the Spring 2027 semester. We currently have one in-person section available, Mondays from 8:30AM – 11:20AM.

This 3-credit course provides students with a core understanding of key software and tools used in 2D based digital image production, focusing on image-making processes that bridge traditional and contemporary art practices. Grounded in the concept of remediation-the reimagining of content through shifts in media and format-students explore how digital processes influence the ways artists reshape, reinterpret, and extend established creative methods. Participants will develop essential skills for conceptualizing and rendering 2D digital works, including creating, scanning, formatting, and processing both vector and raster images for digital display, art printing, and publication.

Coursework may include experience with a range of digitally automated tools such as plotters, laser engravers, digital printers, CNC routers, and other computer-aided drawing systems as extensions of drawing, mark-making, and print workflows. Through demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on studio practice, students build both technical fluency and critical responsiveness, examining how digital mediation and material choices shape artistic intent. Rather than treating machines as neutral instruments, students consider how digital practices create a dynamic dialogue between concept, process, and image.

Course outlines and guidance from regular faculty are provided to successful candidates.

Compensation for this 3-credit course is $8,102.24 per 3-credit course, inclusive of 4% in lieu of vacation pay and 7% in lieu of benefits.

Situated on the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in Vancouver, Canada, Emily Carr University is a world-renowned learning and research community dedicated to the education of artists and designers. We are a strong community of outstanding, socially responsible, and talented faculty, staff, and administrators, offering opportunities to engage in challenging work and exciting collaborations with Emily Carr’s local, national, and international partners in the art and design world.

Our culture is strengthened by our emphasis on research, exhibition, diversity, and sustainability.

Required Qualifications

EDUCATION + EXPERIENCE

- A terminal degree (MFA, PhD,



or equivalent) in Art, or a BA combined with significant professional experience in digital fabrication.
- Teaching experience in digital fabrication at the post-secondary level, or equivalent professional expertise demonstrated through mentorship and critical engagement.
- A strong portfolio showcasing technical proficiency and conceptual rigor, supported by professional experience such as exhibitions or other.
- Evidence of scholarly, creative, or professional contributions to the field of digital processes
- Alignment with institutional pedagogical goals and values.

Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching, including engagement with inclusive, anti-racist, and decolonial pedagogies.

KNOWLEDGE

- Demonstrated knowledge of 2D digital image making and fabrication in, supported by a strong conceptual and historical understanding of relevant tools, processer, and technologies in art.

- General knowledge of 2D art practices, including drawing, painting, print media, and photography.
- Strong understanding of how digital processes and technologies relate to traditional and contemporary art practices.
- Knowledge of artists working with digital processes, including an understanding of the history of digital art and diverse approaches to digital image-making and fabrication.

TRAINING

- Technical skills in 2D digital image making, including vector and raster images creation, scanning, formatting, and processing.
- Proficiency with software and digital tools used in 2D image production, digital printing, and fabrication.

- Experience with digital output and fabrication equipment, including digital printers, plotters, laser cutters, CNC routers, and computer-aided drawing systems.
- Working knowledge of Adobe software and relevant open-source tools.
- Knowledge of preparing digital files for display, printing, and publication, including resolution, colour profiles, and file formats.

- Ability to connect digital processes and technologies with traditional and contemporary art practices.
- Experience in studio and lab management, including safety procedures and proper equipment use.
- Experience and demonstrated ability in curriculum development.

- Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

About Emily Carr

ABOUTEMILYCARR****UNIVERSITY

Emily Carr University of Art + Design, established in 1925,



is a world-renowned learning and research community located on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories in Vancouver, Canada.

Encouraging experimentation at the intersection of art, design, media and technology, our teaching and learning community merges studio practice, research creation, and critical scholarship in an interdisciplinary and collaborative setting. Alumni and faculty are internationally recognized as award-winning creators and thought leaders who have significant impact in 21st-century cultural production and cultural sustainability. We engage students, industry, and society to explore continuously and think differently about creativity and how it shapes our world.

ECU attracts more than 1800 students, with a diverse student body that welcomes people from more than 50 countries to our undergraduate and graduate programs.

We have four university faculties (Audain Faculty of Art, Faculty of Culture + Community, Ian Gillespie Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media, and Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies) which, together with the Aboriginal Gathering Place, Ron Burnett Library + Learning Commons, Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship, Libby Leshgold Gallery, READ Books, and the research centres and workshops in our current state-of-the-art, custom-built campus, offer vibrant and robust conditions for the development of practice-based and practice-led research and education.

Additional Information

APPLICATION****PROCEDURES

Applications should include

- a cover letter
- a current curriculum vitae
- a teaching statement
- portfolio

Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee ; selected applicants (who are new to Emily Carr) will be contacted for interviews. Non-regular faculty must be physically located within British Columbia while teaching and delivering courses for Emily Carr University, including online and hybrid courses.

Emily Carr University encourages applications from individuals who demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and especially welcomes applications from groups historically marginalized or disadvantaged in employment in Canada, including women, persons of diverse gender identities and expressions, persons of all sexual orientations, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Indigenous peoples. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those shortlisted will be contacted.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

F011-2026

Open Date

10/09/2026

Close Date

10/23/2026

Open Until Filled

No

Special Instructions to Applicants

📌 Non-Regular (Sessional) Faculty - VAST 200 (Digital Practice - Image + Mediation) Spring 2027
🏢 Emily Carr University of Art & Design
📍 Vancouver