{"id":766,"date":"2008-11-05T21:21:26","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T17:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2008\/11\/05\/job-some-faculty-positions-in-experimental-media-and-hybrid-arts-practice\/"},"modified":"2008-11-05T21:21:26","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T17:21:26","slug":"job-some-faculty-positions-in-experimental-media-and-hybrid-arts-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2008\/11\/05\/job-some-faculty-positions-in-experimental-media-and-hybrid-arts-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Some faculty positions in experimental media and hybrid arts practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; University of Washington, 2 professorships available<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; 1.<br \/>\n&gt; DXARTS | PROFESSORSHIP in HYBRID ARTS PRACTICE<br \/>\n&gt; www.dxarts.washington.edu<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Pending budgetary approval, The Center for Digital Arts and<br \/>\n&gt; Experimental<br \/>\n&gt; Media (DXARTS) at the University of Washington is seeking to fill a<br \/>\n&gt; tenured<br \/>\n&gt; or tenure track faculty position in HYBRID ARTS PRACTICE. Rank is<br \/>\n&gt; open, and<br \/>\n&gt; we will consider hires from Assistant to Full Professor with tenure.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Established in 2001, DXARTS is a pioneering experimental arts unit<br \/>\n&gt; with<br \/>\n&gt; exciting undergraduate and doctoral degree programs. DXARTS brings<br \/>\n&gt; together<br \/>\n&gt; faculty from Art, Music, Dance, Computer Science, Electrical<br \/>\n&gt; Engineering,<br \/>\n&gt; Physics, Biology, History of Ideas, and Design in a hybrid research<br \/>\n&gt; environment dedicated to the invention and exploration of new forms of<br \/>\n&gt; digital and experimental art.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; The successful candidate for this position should be an artist hybrid<br \/>\n&gt; engaged in advanced generative digital and experimental arts<br \/>\n&gt; practice, as<br \/>\n&gt; well as integrating research on the epistemological and ontological<br \/>\n&gt; questions raised by the broader art, science and technology<br \/>\n&gt; discipline.<br \/>\n&gt; Applicants for this position should at minimum hold a Masters<br \/>\n&gt; Degree or<br \/>\n&gt; equivalent experience and present a well documented career of<br \/>\n&gt; significant<br \/>\n&gt; creative accomplishments. The ideal candidate will have a strong<br \/>\n&gt; and deeply<br \/>\n&gt; integrated background blended across numerous creative,<br \/>\n&gt; interpretive and<br \/>\n&gt; technical fields such as art, music, film, design, dance, theater,<br \/>\n&gt; computer<br \/>\n&gt; science, cognitive science, engineering, history, psychology, and<br \/>\n&gt; philosophy. Applicants should be prepared to pursue innovative art and<br \/>\n&gt; technology research, as well as teach introductory and advanced<br \/>\n&gt; courses in<br \/>\n&gt; comprehensive studio practice, and the history and analysis of<br \/>\n&gt; digital and<br \/>\n&gt; experimental arts.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Applications must include: CV, artist statement, statement on<br \/>\n&gt; pedagogy, and<br \/>\n&gt; a cohesive portfolio of professional creative work. Support<br \/>\n&gt; materials must<br \/>\n&gt; include three references with phone numbers, mail and e-mail<br \/>\n&gt; addresses,<br \/>\n&gt; samples of previous course design and recent student work.<br \/>\n&gt; Portfolio work<br \/>\n&gt; should be formatted for viewing on any platform. Please include a<br \/>\n&gt; SASE for<br \/>\n&gt; return of materials. Also inform us if you will be attending the CAA<br \/>\n&gt; conference in Los Angeles, CA.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Application materials should be addressed to: Chair, HYBRID ARTS<br \/>\n&gt; PRACTICE<br \/>\n&gt; Search Committee, DXARTS, 207 Raitt Hall, Box 353414, University of<br \/>\n&gt; Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-3414. Priority will be given to<br \/>\n&gt; applications received before January 15, 2009. The University of<br \/>\n&gt; Washington<br \/>\n&gt; is building a culturally diverse faculty, and strongly encourages<br \/>\n&gt; applications from female and minority candidates. The University is<br \/>\n&gt; an Equal<br \/>\n&gt; Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; A competitive recruitment and selection process is being conducted<br \/>\n&gt; and if a<br \/>\n&gt; U.S. worker is not selected pursuant to this process, an<br \/>\n&gt; application for<br \/>\n&gt; Alien Employment Certification may be filed on behalf of an alien<br \/>\n&gt; to fill<br \/>\n&gt; this job opportunity. Any person may provide documentary evidence<br \/>\n&gt; bearing on<br \/>\n&gt; the application (such as information on available workers, wages,<br \/>\n&gt; working<br \/>\n&gt; terms and conditions, or other pertinent information) to either:<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Employment Security Department<br \/>\n&gt; AEC Unit<br \/>\n&gt; P.O. Box 9046<br \/>\n&gt; Olympia, WA 98507-9046<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; OR<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Employment &amp; Training Administration<br \/>\n&gt; Region VI, U.S. Department of Labor<br \/>\n&gt; Certifying Officer<br \/>\n&gt; P.O.Box 193767<br \/>\n&gt; San Francisco, CA 94119-3767<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; and<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; 2.<br \/>\n&gt; DXARTS | PROFESSORSHIP in DIGITAL CINEMA and EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO<br \/>\n&gt; www.dxarts.washington.edu<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Pending budgetary approval, The Center for Digital Arts and<br \/>\n&gt; Experimental<br \/>\n&gt; Media (DXARTS) at the University of Washington is seeking to fill a<br \/>\n&gt; tenured<br \/>\n&gt; or tenure track faculty position in DIGITAL CINEMA and EXPERIMENTAL<br \/>\n&gt; VIDEO.<br \/>\n&gt; Rank is open, and we will consider hires from Assistant to Full<br \/>\n&gt; Professor<br \/>\n&gt; with tenure.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Established in 2001, DXARTS is a pioneering experimental arts unit<br \/>\n&gt; with<br \/>\n&gt; exciting undergraduate and doctoral degree programs. DXARTS brings<br \/>\n&gt; together<br \/>\n&gt; faculty from Art, Music, Dance, Computer Science, Electrical<br \/>\n&gt; Engineering,<br \/>\n&gt; Physics, Biology, History of Ideas and Design in a hybrid research<br \/>\n&gt; environment dedicated to the invention and exploration of new forms of<br \/>\n&gt; digital and experimental art.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; The successful candidate should be prepared to pursue highly<br \/>\n&gt; innovative<br \/>\n&gt; research in their main field of study (DIGITAL CINEMA and EXPERIMENTAL<br \/>\n&gt; VIDEO), and to teach introductory and advanced level graduate courses<br \/>\n&gt; comprehensive studio practice in film making, digital cinema and<br \/>\n&gt; experimental video, as well as the history and theory of the genre.<br \/>\n&gt; Applicants for this position should at a minimum have a Masters<br \/>\n&gt; Degree or<br \/>\n&gt; equivalent experience, be broadly interdisciplinary with strong<br \/>\n&gt; creative and<br \/>\n&gt; technical skills, have substantial practical experience synthesized<br \/>\n&gt; across<br \/>\n&gt; multiple areas of experimental arts, with their primary focus<br \/>\n&gt; emerging out<br \/>\n&gt; of experimental film, cinema, and digital video genres. Further,<br \/>\n&gt; applicants<br \/>\n&gt; should be fluently versed in a wide array of digital cinema<br \/>\n&gt; production and<br \/>\n&gt; post-production techniques, including directing, field and studio<br \/>\n&gt; lighting,<br \/>\n&gt; cinematography, motion control, non-linear editing, visual fx &amp;<br \/>\n&gt; compositing,<br \/>\n&gt; motion capture, motion graphics, art direction, and writing for film.<br \/>\n&gt; Special attention will be given to artists who have capabilities in<br \/>\n&gt; emerging<br \/>\n&gt; experimental video areas such as custom electronics, machine<br \/>\n&gt; vision, stereo<br \/>\n&gt; 3D, AI, computer programming &amp; image processing, interactive video<br \/>\n&gt; installation, etc.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Applications must include: CV, artist statement, statement on<br \/>\n&gt; pedagogy, and<br \/>\n&gt; a cohesive portfolio of professional creative work. Support<br \/>\n&gt; materials must<br \/>\n&gt; include three references with phone numbers, mail and e-mail<br \/>\n&gt; addresses,<br \/>\n&gt; samples of previous course design and recent student work.<br \/>\n&gt; Portfolio work<br \/>\n&gt; should be formatted for viewing on any platform. Please include a<br \/>\n&gt; SASE for<br \/>\n&gt; return of materials. Also inform us if you will be attending the CAA<br \/>\n&gt; conference in Los Angeles, CA.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Application materials should be addressed to: Chair, DIGITAL CINEMA<br \/>\n&gt; and<br \/>\n&gt; EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO Search Committee, DXARTS, 207 Raitt Hall, Box<br \/>\n&gt; 353414,<br \/>\n&gt; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-3414. Priority<br \/>\n&gt; will be<br \/>\n&gt; given to applications received before January 15, 2009. The<br \/>\n&gt; University of<br \/>\n&gt; Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty, and strongly<br \/>\n&gt; encourages<br \/>\n&gt; applications from female and minority candidates. The University is<br \/>\n&gt; an Equal<br \/>\n&gt; Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; A competitive recruitment and selection process is being conducted<br \/>\n&gt; and if a<br \/>\n&gt; U.S. worker is not selected pursuant to this process, an<br \/>\n&gt; application for<br \/>\n&gt; Alien Employment Certification may be filed on behalf of an alien<br \/>\n&gt; to fill<br \/>\n&gt; this job opportunity. Any person may provide documentary evidence<br \/>\n&gt; bearing on<br \/>\n&gt; the application (such as information on available workers, wages,<br \/>\n&gt; working<br \/>\n&gt; terms and conditions, or other pertinent information) to either:<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Employment Security Department<br \/>\n&gt; AEC Unit<br \/>\n&gt; P.O. Box 9046<br \/>\n&gt; Olympia, WA 98507-9046<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; OR<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Employment &amp; Training Administration<br \/>\n&gt; Region VI, U.S. Department of Labor<br \/>\n&gt; Certifying Officer<br \/>\n&gt; P.O.Box 193767<br \/>\n&gt; San Francisco, CA 94119-3767<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; ************************************************************<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; also &#8212;<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; University of Michigan seeks studio faculty<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Dear Colleague:<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; The University of Michigan School of Art &amp; Design invites<br \/>\n&gt; applications for<br \/>\n&gt; tenure-track\/tenured studio faculty. A&amp;D is seeking to hire up to four<br \/>\n&gt; artists-designers whose practice is located beyond traditional<br \/>\n&gt; disciplinarity. Applicants should have a proven record appropriate<br \/>\n&gt; to one or<br \/>\n&gt; more of the areas listed below, as well as a strong understanding<br \/>\n&gt; of the<br \/>\n&gt; history, practice, theory, and criticism of contemporary art and<br \/>\n&gt; design.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Art-Design Technologies: an innovative practitioner with the<br \/>\n&gt; ability to<br \/>\n&gt; create seamless interfaces between people, digital information, and<br \/>\n&gt; physical<br \/>\n&gt; environments. Applicants should be able to program and prototype<br \/>\n&gt; advanced<br \/>\n&gt; software and engineering tools to construct complex systems. A<br \/>\n&gt; particular<br \/>\n&gt; emphasis on understanding the social and human dimensions of these<br \/>\n&gt; systems<br \/>\n&gt; is desired.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Large-Scale Sculpture\/Installation: an artist- designer engaged in<br \/>\n&gt; creating<br \/>\n&gt; installations or large- scale sculptures. Applicants should have<br \/>\n&gt; expertise<br \/>\n&gt; in one or more of the following practices: site-specific concerns, the<br \/>\n&gt; natural and\/or social environment, innovative use of materials<br \/>\n&gt; (ceramics,<br \/>\n&gt; metals, synthetics, natural), land art or environmental issues, and<br \/>\n&gt; the<br \/>\n&gt; interface between digital information and the physical environment.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Painting: a bold thinker with broad definitions of painting and its<br \/>\n&gt; role in<br \/>\n&gt; contemporary art-design practice. Applicants should have expertise in<br \/>\n&gt; painting, drawing, and color processes, with an understanding of<br \/>\n&gt; how these<br \/>\n&gt; may be used to facilitate perception and invention, as well as<br \/>\n&gt; cultural and<br \/>\n&gt; social inquiry.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Eco-Design: an artist-designer whose creative practice addresses the<br \/>\n&gt; ultimate challenge of our time: the impact of human activity on the<br \/>\n&gt; environment. Applicants should have a demonstrated record balancing<br \/>\n&gt; pragmatic and poetic investigations of topics such as: ecology,<br \/>\n&gt; bio-diversity, cultural sustainability, energy, consumerism, natural<br \/>\n&gt; resources, and resource management.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Graphic Design: an artist-designer with broad definitions of how<br \/>\n&gt; visual<br \/>\n&gt; communication operates in both established and emerging forms.<br \/>\n&gt; Applicants<br \/>\n&gt; should be solidly grounded in 2D design principles with expertise<br \/>\n&gt; in digital<br \/>\n&gt; interactive design, kinetic typography and data visualization.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Photography: an artist-designer whose work dynamically incorporates<br \/>\n&gt; photographic media through innovative forms. Applicants should have<br \/>\n&gt; expertise in digital photography, and should be responsive to the<br \/>\n&gt; cultural<br \/>\n&gt; meaning and significance of images used within mass media, for<br \/>\n&gt; personal<br \/>\n&gt; expression, and for cultural critique.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Special consideration will be given to applicants who are qualified<br \/>\n&gt; to teach<br \/>\n&gt; courses in the history and theory of art-design, to applicants whose<br \/>\n&gt; qualifications and interests prepare them for active engagement<br \/>\n&gt; with other<br \/>\n&gt; academic units at the University, and to applicants who are open to<br \/>\n&gt; collaborative\/interdisciplinary teaching, research, and creative<br \/>\n&gt; projects.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; Applications are due January 5, 2009, with an expected start date of<br \/>\n&gt; September 1, 2009. Additional details, including application<br \/>\n&gt; instructions,<br \/>\n&gt; can be found at http:\/\/www.art-design.umich.edu. Questions or<br \/>\n&gt; requests for<br \/>\n&gt; further information may be forwarded to a&amp;dhr@umich.edu.<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt; School of Art &amp; Design<br \/>\n&gt; University of Michigan<br \/>\n&gt; 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard<br \/>\n&gt; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069<br \/>\n&gt; Phone: 734-936-0671<br \/>\n&gt; Fax: 734-615-9753<br \/>\n&gt; Email: a&amp;dhr@umich.edu<br \/>\n&gt;<br \/>\n&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt; &gt; University of Washington, 2 professorships available &gt; &gt; 1. &gt; DXARTS | PROFESSORSHIP in HYBRID ARTS PRACTICE &gt; www.dxarts.washington.edu &gt; &gt; Pending budgetary&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","category-listserv","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766","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=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}