New Media position @ The University of Akron Myers School of Art

From: Kevi=
n Concannon
[mailto:kconcan@mac.co=
m]
Sent: Sunday, January 25, =
2009
2:33 PM
To: Kevin Concannon
Subject: new media positio=
n

Dear
Colleagues

At
The University of Akron, we're seeking candidates for a new position in=
New
Media.  If you know of any likely candidates, we would greatly appreci=
ate
your passing this position listing to them.

Sincerely,

Kevin
Concannon

Associate
Professor of Art History

Myers School of Art

The
University of Akron

Th=
e University of Akron Myers=
School
of Art

Assistant Professor =96 New Media=
/Digital Arts (JR 5205)

Tenure-track position be=
ginning August 2009.  The position
offers an outstanding opportunity to develop and coordinate an innovative N=
ew
Media curriculum while teaching undergraduate New Media courses.  Othe=
r
teaching responsibilities may include related courses within Graphic Design=
,
Photography, Printmaking, and Foundations, as appropriate.  We seek an
artist with substantial creative and technological skills, fluent in a vari=
ety
of media that may include: video/installation, sound art, interactive
programming, 2D and 3D animation, generative visual programming, augmented
digital performance, locative and wearable computing, immersive media, and/=
or
robotics.  Interest in=97and willingness to engage with=97other
studio areas in the facilitation of collaborative practices essential, i.e.
drawing and painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, ceramics, metals=
,
graphic design.  Fluency in historical and conceptual frameworks of Ne=
w
Media practice and commitment to research and/or exhibition is essential.&n=
bsp;
Additionally, the candidate will be required to participate in departmental=
and
institutional responsibilities such as service to the school, college, and
university.

Qualifications:

A
terminal degree in visual art/New Media or other appropriate field
required.  Strong research and/or exhibition record or potential
required.  Demonstrated broad expertise in a range of New Media
technologies required.  Teaching experience beyond graduate assistants=
hip
preferred.

To
Apply:

Applications
should include: letter of interest; curriculum vitae; transcripts; statemen=
t of
teaching philosophy; samples of creative work in New Media (digital portfol=
io
may include DVD/CD/URLs or any combination thereof; CDs/DVDs should include=
a
"sample reel" of no more than approximately 10 minutes); samples =
of
students' work, course syllabi, and course project descriptions, if
available; names of three references with full contact information; and SAS=
E
for return of materials, if desired.  Application review will begin
immediately, and continue until filled.  Send to: New Media Search
Committee, Myers School
of Art, The University of Akron, Akron,
Ohio 44325-7801.

Employer
Information:

The
Myers School of Art at The University of Akron serves approximately 500 maj=
ors
and 800 students in programs that currently include Foundations, Art Educat=
ion,
Art History, Ceramics, Graphic Design, Metalsmithing, Painting and Drawing,
Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture.  A lively visiting artists an=
d
scholars program=97and a professional gallery=97complement an
accomplished and professionally active faculty and staff.  Akron is lo=
cated approximately 30 miles south of Cleveland.  Along
with it own world class museum (the Akron
Art Museum), cultural opportunities
abound in the region, with Columbus and Pittsburgh just over two hours'=
drive, Toledo and Detroit
less than 3-1/2 hours' drive.

http://art.uakron.edu/