[JOB] Global Academic Fellows (GAFs) and Global Pre-Doctoral Fellows (GPFs) at IMA, NYU Shanghai

I am writing to you from NYU Shanghai.  As many of you know, in September 2013 we launched the Interactive Media Arts (IMA) program at NYU Shanghai. We are now in our second year and this past semester had 104 students enrolled in production courses alone.

If you want to get a sense of how it has been here, please take a look at the photos located at http://ima.nyu.sh/ima-global-academic-fellows-and-global-pre-doctoral-fellows/

Our students are wonderful. We are continuously impressed by the extraordinary IMA community that is developing. We’ve been working hard to build and grow our facilities here.

We have the opportunity to hire several Global Academic Fellows (GAFs) and Global Pre-Doctoral Fellows (GPFs) for the upcoming academic year (Fall 2015-Spring 2016.)

We have two foundation courses: Interaction Lab (a combination of Intro to Computational Media and Intro to Physical Computing) and Communications Lab (a variation of the old ITP foundation covering basic web, digital imaging, sound, video.)

We are trying to be experimental and diverse with our elective courses. This spring we are offering: China Cyberculture, Design Expo, Exploring Net Literature, Paper Arts, Rapid Prototyping, Shanghai Street Food and Urban Farming, and Talking Fabrics.

As with the ITP Research Residents, responsibilities for both the IMA GAFs and GPFs include:

– Student Support in the form of help sessions, tutorials, and one-on-one office hours;

– Service to the Program including: managing our studio area; maintaining digital fabrication and digital media equipment; maintaining website and social media;

– Personal research.

The position is a 10-month appointment (August 2015 through May 2016). IMA GAFs and GPFs work approximately 30 hours per week. NYU Shanghai provides travel to and from Shanghai, shared housing with other GAFs and GPFs, health insurance, and a stipend that is roughly $2500/month paid in RMB. (Note: You are an employee of NYU Shanghai not NYU.)

The application deadline is February 15th 2015.

Send your CV and cover letter to: ima@nyu.sh   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.