{"id":1077,"date":"2009-01-26T21:50:42","date_gmt":"2009-01-26T17:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/01\/26\/new-media-position-the-university-of-akron-myers-school-of-art\/"},"modified":"2009-01-26T21:50:42","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T17:50:42","slug":"new-media-position-the-university-of-akron-myers-school-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/01\/26\/new-media-position-the-university-of-akron-myers-school-of-art\/","title":{"rendered":"New Media position @ The University of Akron Myers School of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you know of any new media types looking<br \/>\nfor a stable job in a hospitable, inexpensive-to-live-in (you can buy a hou=<br \/>\nse)<br \/>\ncommunity that is warm in spirit, please pass along the job notice below.&amp;n=<br \/>\nbsp;<br \/>\nThanks,<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><font><span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>Barbara Tannenbaum<\/span><\/font><font><span><\/span><\/font><font><span><\/span><\/font> \n<\/div>\n<div><font>Director of=<br \/>\n Curatorial Affairs<\/span><\/font><font><span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span><br \/>Akron<\/span><\/font><font><span> Art Museum<\/span><\/font><font><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><font><span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<p><b><font><span>From:<\/span><\/font><\/b><font><span> Kevi=<br \/>\nn Concannon<br \/>\n[mailto:kconcan@mac.co=<br \/>\nm] <br \/>\n<b><span>Sent:<\/span><\/b> Sunday, January 25, =<br \/>\n2009<br \/>\n2:33 PM<br \/>\n<b><span>To:<\/span><\/b> Kevin Concannon<br \/>\n<b><span>Subject:<\/span><\/b> new media positio=<br \/>\nn<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><font><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><font><span>Dear<br \/>\nColleagues<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>At<br \/>\nThe University of Akron, we&#39;re seeking candidates for a new position in=<br \/>\n New<br \/>\nMedia. &nbsp;If you know of any likely candidates, we would greatly appreci=<br \/>\nate<br \/>\nyour passing this position listing to them.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>Kevin<br \/>\nConcannon<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>Associate<br \/>\nProfessor of Art History<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>Myers<\/span><\/font><font face=\"3D=\"><span> School<\/span><\/font><font><span> of Art<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>The<br \/>\nUniversity of Akron<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><b><font>Th=<br \/>\ne University of Akron<span>&nbsp;<\/span>Myers=<br \/>\n School<br \/>\nof Art<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><font><span>Assistant Professor =96 New Media=<br \/>\n\/Digital Arts (JR 5205)<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><font>Tenure-track position be=<br \/>\nginning August 2009.&nbsp; The position<br \/>\noffers an outstanding opportunity to develop and coordinate an innovative N=<br \/>\new<br \/>\nMedia curriculum while teaching undergraduate New Media courses.&nbsp; Othe=<br \/>\nr<br \/>\nteaching responsibilities may include related courses within Graphic Design=<br \/>\n,<br \/>\nPhotography, Printmaking, and Foundations, as appropriate.&nbsp; We seek an<br \/>\nartist with substantial creative and technological skills, fluent in a vari=<br \/>\nety<br \/>\nof media that may include: video\/installation, sound art, interactive<br \/>\nprogramming, 2D and 3D animation, generative visual programming, augmented<br \/>\ndigital performance, locative and wearable computing, immersive media, and\/=<br \/>\nor<br \/>\nrobotics.&nbsp; Interest in=97and willingness to engage with=97other<br \/>\nstudio areas in the facilitation of collaborative practices essential, i.e.<br \/>\ndrawing and painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, ceramics, metals=<br \/>\n,<br \/>\ngraphic design.&nbsp; Fluency in historical and conceptual frameworks of Ne=<br \/>\nw<br \/>\nMedia practice and commitment to research and\/or exhibition is essential.&amp;n=<br \/>\nbsp;<br \/>\nAdditionally, the candidate will be required to participate in departmental=<br \/>\n and<br \/>\ninstitutional responsibilities such as service to the school, college, and<br \/>\nuniversity.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>Qualifications:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>A<br \/>\nterminal degree in visual art\/New Media or other appropriate field<br \/>\nrequired.&nbsp; Strong research and\/or exhibition record or potential<br \/>\nrequired.&nbsp; Demonstrated broad expertise in a range of New Media<br \/>\ntechnologies required.&nbsp; Teaching experience beyond graduate assistants=<br \/>\nhip<br \/>\npreferred.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>To<br \/>\nApply:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>Applications<br \/>\nshould include: letter of interest; curriculum vitae; transcripts; statemen=<br \/>\nt of<br \/>\nteaching philosophy; samples of creative work in New Media (digital portfol=<br \/>\nio<br \/>\nmay include DVD\/CD\/URLs or any combination thereof; CDs\/DVDs should include=<br \/>\n a<br \/>\n&quot;sample reel&quot; of no more than approximately 10 minutes); samples =<br \/>\nof<br \/>\nstudents&#39; work, course syllabi, and course project descriptions, if<br \/>\navailable; names of three references with full contact information; and SAS=<br \/>\nE<br \/>\nfor return of materials, if desired.&nbsp; Application review will begin<br \/>\nimmediately, and continue until filled.&nbsp; Send to: New Media Search<br \/>\nCommittee, Myers School<br \/>\nof Art, The University of Akron, Akron,<br \/>\n Ohio 44325-7801.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>Employer<br \/>\nInformation:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span>The<br \/>\nMyers School of Art at The University of Akron serves approximately 500 maj=<br \/>\nors<br \/>\nand 800 students in programs that currently include Foundations, Art Educat=<br \/>\nion,<br \/>\nArt History, Ceramics, Graphic Design, Metalsmithing, Painting and Drawing,<br \/>\nPhotography, Printmaking, and Sculpture.&nbsp; A lively visiting artists an=<br \/>\nd<br \/>\nscholars program=97and a professional gallery=97complement an<br \/>\naccomplished and professionally active faculty and staff.&nbsp; Akron is lo=<br \/>\ncated approximately 30 miles south of Cleveland.&nbsp; Along<br \/>\nwith it own world class museum (the Akron<br \/>\nArt Museum), cultural opportunities<br \/>\nabound in the region, with Columbus and Pittsburgh just over two hours&#39;=<br \/>\n drive, Toledo and Detroit<br \/>\nless than 3-1\/2 hours&#39; drive.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font><span><font><span>http:\/\/art.uakron.edu\/<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\nbe296b3d9de53741@lists.nyu.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you know of any new media types looking for a stable job in a hospitable, inexpensive-to-live-in (you can buy a hou= se) community that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-listserv","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}