York University
Faculty of Fine Arts
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in -‐ Interactive Information Visualization
The Faculty of Fine Arts at York University invites applications for a tenure-‐track
position in the area of Interactive Information Visualization at the Assistant
Professor or Associate Professor level with a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2)
appointment to commence on July 1, 2014. One of North America’s leading schools
for the arts, The Faculty of Fine Arts offers undergraduate and graduate degree
programs in Dance, Design, Digital Media, Film, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts.
<finearts.yorku.ca>
This pan-‐faculty position will attract a well-‐established, hybrid research-‐practitioner
with an innovative programme of research, critical engagement and technology
development in the area of interactive information visualization, across the
knowledge domains of the visual arts, media, performance and design and often
engages collaborations with computer science and engineering. The successful
candidate will have demonstrable expertise in one or more of the following: abstract
visual representations of data from complex systems, real-‐time algorithmic video
and animation, data-‐mining, interactive narrative and machinima, stereo 3D
visualization, design for virtual environments, interactive environmental installation,
sensing and control systems, telematics, user interface design, massive multi-‐user
systems, large scale projection and tangible interfaces for media rich environments.
Linked to the new University Strategic Research Plan, which identifies Digital
Cultures as a compelling opportunity for development by pushing “technological
boundaries while critically investigating the social and cultural impacts” of new
technologies on human activity and interaction. The successful candidate will play
an active role in, Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology Research, a new
research unit based in the Faculty of Fine Arts <finearts.yorku.ca/sensorium/>.
The successful candidate will have a PhD or equivalent in the areas of Digital Media,
Design, Interactive Arts, Visual Arts, or a related Fine Arts or Computer Science
discipline, an outstanding research record, demonstrated excellence or the potential
for excellence in teaching, and must be eligible for prompt appointment to the
Faculty of Graduate Studies. The candidate is expected to provide leadership by
fostering collaborative research, securing external funding, making links across art,
computer science and engineering, and generating national and international
academic, community and industry partnerships. The Chairholder will be placed in
a Department(s) which most closely reflects their experience.
This appointment is subject to approval by the CRC program review process. The
Canada Research Chairs program was established by the Government of Canada to
enable Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence in
the global, knowledge-‐based economy. Tier 2 Chairs have five-‐year terms, are
renewable once, and are intended for exceptional emerging researchers (fewerthan
10 years post terminal degree) who have the acknowledged potential to lead their
field of research. Information about the CRC program can be found at
<www.chairs.gc.ca>.
York University offers a world-‐class, interdisciplinary academic experience in
Toronto, Canada’s most multicultural city. York is a centre of innovation, with a
thriving community of almost 60,000 faculty, staff, and students who change the
ordinary and deliver the unexpected. <www.yorku.ca>
All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval. York University is an
Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York’s
website at <www.yorku.ca/acadjobs> or a copy can be obtained by calling the
affirmative action office at +1 416 736-‐5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged
to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.
Applicants should submit a detailed CV, statement of contribution to research and
teaching, links to scholarly and/or creative work, and three letters of reference.
The deadline for receipt of applications is December 06, 2013.
Applications should be sent to:
Jim Fenton
Secretary, FFA CRC Search Committee
York University
Faculty of Fine Arts, GCFA 201
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Tel: +1 416 736-‐2100 x 20033
Email: jfenton@yorku.ca
