Interactive Media Arts - Candidate Pool (Fall 2026)

Dawson College; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawson College in Montreal invites applications for a college instructor role in arts and design education. In addition to regular teaching responsibilities, the role includes involvement in pedagogical days, departmental meetings, and student-focused activities such as field trips, competitions, and the Graduate Exhibition.

The position also requires engagement with administrative duties and a commitment to inclusive access, with equal opportunity employment statements.

Qualifications

• University degree in Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrable expertise in Interactive Media
• Demonstrable expertise in Creativity Theory and Application
• Demonstrable expertise in Systems Thinking / Complex Adaptive Systems
• Demonstrable expertise in Scripting and Computational Principles
• Demonstrable expertise in Interactive Art / Cyberart
• Demonstrable expertise in Physical Computing / Tangible Media
• Demonstrable expertise in Web Design

Responsibilities

• Involvement in pedagogical days organized by the College
• Participation in departmental meetings
• Involvement in student-focused activities such as field trips, competitions, and year-end Graduate Exhibition.
• Performing other department related administrative duties

Skills

Interactive Media

Creativity Theory and Application

Systems Thinking / Complex Adaptive<br

Education

University Degree in Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, or related disciplines

Job description

Job description and tasks

In addition to regular teaching responsibilities, the role also includes:

• Involvement in pedagogical days organized by the College


• Participation in departmental meetings


• Involvement in student-focused activities such as field trips, competitions, and year-end Graduate Exhibition.


• Performing other department related administrative duties

Required Qualifications

University Degree in Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, or related disciplines.
Demonstrable expertise* in the following four areas:

• Interactive Media


• Creativity Theory and Application


• Systems Thinking / Complex Adaptive Systems


• Scripting and Computational Principles

In addition, demonstrable expertise* in three or more of the following five areas:

• Interactive Art / Cyberart


• Physical Computing / Tangible Media


• Interactive Video, Music and/or Sound Art


• Game Design


• Web Design

* Expertise can be demonstrated by a combination of:

• conferred academic credentials (degrees, diplomas, certificates, university coursework)


• teaching experience


• professional experience


• published work and/or research, artistic practice or performance

Excellent English communication skills

Assets

• Teaching experience at the College level an asset


• Activity or design-based teaching experience an asset


• Team-teaching experience an asset


• General knowledge of French is an asset.

Comments

Dawson College adheres to an equal access employment program and, as such, encourages women, Indigenous peoples, visible and ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities to apply.Dawson College is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities and encourages candidates to self-identify during the application process.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Dawson College, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

For more information on the College, the discipline/department or programs offered, please refer to our website.