the annual jobs post 2008-2009
Like holiday decorations in your favorite retail outlet, faculty positions are being announced earlier and earlier every year!! Looking back on 2007’s post by Noah on available spots in the digital arts and humanities, game studies, and other positions related to those who might read (and post on) this blog, and seeing what a valuable asset to the community such postings are, I thought I’d start a “2008-2009″ academic application year by beginning with an opening at Dartmouth College in Music.
The folks in music are highly interdisciplinary and the department has a rich history. Larry Polansky was a student of Jim Tenney’s and is both an archivist and participant involved in Fluxus. He is one of the three co-authors (with Phil Burk and David Rosenboom) of the widely used computer music language HMSL, and his other software includes helping to implement his spectral mutation functions in the popular computer music application Soundhack, authored by Tom Erbe. He also directs
the composer’s collective Frog Peak Music and was the founding guest editor of the Leonardo Music Journal. His colleague, Michael Casey, recently came to Dartmouth from Goldsmith’s. He investigates large-scale music indexing, new media, and real time music systems. Colleague Ted Levin teaches ethnomusicology, world music, sacred music in East and West, and an interdisciplinary course on the Silk Road. There’s more…this is an innovative department to be reckoned with!
I’m told the position is ideal for self-directed scholar/artists with a background in music and a vision for how music might meet and transform with contemporary culture, language, the arts, and sciences…
Assistant Professor of Music, tenure-track, beginning fall 2009
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth’s Music Dept. seeks an outstanding faculty member committed to innovative teaching in an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum that integrates composition, performance, theory, history, world music, and jazz studies. Teaching assignments will also include graduate seminars in Dartmouth’s M.A. program in Digital Musics. Ph.D., D.M.A., or equivalent professional qualifications. Teaching experience at the college or university level desirable. Send letter of application and CV to:
Search Committee
Dept. of Music
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755
Evaluation of applications begins October 1.
August 11th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Here’s one from UT Austin that might suit some GTxA readers:
Radio/Television/Film: The Department of Radio-Television-Film, The University of Texas at Austin. One position available at Assistant or Associate Professor rank with starting date of mid-August, 2009. Applicants’ interests should include one or more of the following areas: policy, use and social aspects of the Internet; global/international media; digital media/new media, including wireless and mobile communications; the relationship between new media and behavior for individuals and in social groups and institutions; emerging information and communications media, including electronically-based games; political economy of media; policy/regulatory issues in new media, including privacy, surveillance and copyright; and telecommunications. Candidates should have strong social scientific research skills and a commitment to undertaking extramurally funded research. Qualifications must be commensurate with rank. Applicants should have completed the Ph.D. and be able to teach, conduct research, and supervise graduate students. The closing date for applications is October 15, 2008. Mail letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation for junior position and names of references for tenured position, a research statement, and samples of published articles or conference papers to: Bert R. Herigstad, Office Manager, Department of Radio-TV-Film, 1 University Station A0800, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-0108. The Department of Radio-Television-Film has 28 permanent faculty, approximately 850 undergraduate majors and 150 graduate students pursuing Ph.D., M.A. or M.F.A. degrees. It offers courses in film and television studies, international communication, telecommunication technology and policy, gender and sexuality, and ethnic issues in communication, film and video production, and screenwriting. See http://rtf.utexas.edu for more information about the RTF Department; see http://www.utexas.edu for more information about the University. The College of Communication is committed to achieving diversity in its faculty, students, and curriculum, and it welcomes applicants who can help achieve these objectives.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
And here’s one from UCSB:
University of California, Santa Barbara
English, 2607 South Hall Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3170
Assistant Professor in Literature and Media
http://www.english.ucsb.edu
Tenure-track Assistant Professor. We seek a candidate who specializes in literature and media technologies or cultures between 1800 and c. 1980, the epoch of modernization from the first industrial revolution to the onset of the current digital revolution. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research focuses on writing, reading, communicational, computational, visual, or sensory media in the period between early-modern technologies of writing and reading and contemporary digital technologies (two areas in which our department has strength).
The ideal candidate would be able to teach a range of courses in literature and media, as well as a literary historical field; contribute to the department’s digital humanities and undergraduate specialization in Literature & Culture of Information, as well as intersect with the department’s collaborative research and teaching initiatives (including the Transcriptions/Literature, Culture, and Media Center and the Transliteracies Project); and contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service. (Please visit the UCSB English website for information on our department’s ongoing initiatives.) Position effective July 1, 2009. Ph.D. required at the time of appointment.
Send letter of application, dossier, and non returnable sample of written work (20pp or less) to Literature and Media Search Committee, Department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 3170.
To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by October 24, 2008. Receipt of all applications will be acknowledged. The University of California is an EO/AA employer.
September 21st, 2008 at 6:27 am
Here is a delicious job — game design, teaching with Tracy Fullerton at USC. How awesome would that be?
Assistant Professor of Interactive Media - Game Design and Development
The Interactive Media Division within USC’s School of Cinematic Arts is seeking a candidate for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of Game Design and Development. We are looking for experienced game designers who are able to blend theory and practice in both their pedagogical approach and their research practice. Candidates should be prepared to teach game design and development at the undergraduate and graduate level in USC’s Interactive Media program, a vibrant and exciting community of scholars, educators and researchers. A Ph.D. or M.F.A. in a related field is required, as well as demonstrated capacity for original and significant design research and/or professional development experience. Evidence of ability to generate external funding is desirable.
Experience in one or more of these areas of game design studies is preferred:
• Experimental game mechanics
• Serious games
• Alternate Reality games
• Art or installation work – game related
• Interactive Narrative
• Critical game studies
• History and theory of Interactive Media
To apply: Submit a letter stating your interest in the position accompanied by a complete resume or curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., course syllabi and/or documentation of student work), and the names, phone numbers, mail and e-mail addresses of three references qualified to provide knowledgeable evaluation of your qualifications. Please do not send additional supporting materials until they are requested. University of Southern California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Application Deadline: December 15, 2008
Application Address: Scott S. Fisher, Chair
Interactive Media Division
School of Cinematic Arts
University of Southern California
850 W. 34th Street, Lucas 310
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2211
Inquiries: Adrienne Capirchio, +1 213 821 2515
http://interactive.usc.edu/members/sfisher/archives/2008/09/job_posting_ass.html
October 13th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
ARTS DIGITAL IMAGING AND ANIMATION POSITION pre-call
The Arts department at Rensselaer is seeking candidates for a digital imaging and animation position.
This position entails original creative production and exhibition, teaching, advising, and working collaboratively in the above-mentioned area.
The ideal candidate will be an artist and educator who uses hands-on 2D and/or 3D animation in their creative practice, has experience working with professional digital platforms and applications and who would welcome the opportunity to explore creative connections between the arts and other disciplines.
Additional background, skills and interests may include any of the following: interactive media, web art, game development digital photography, VR or CAVE development, media theory, and related theoretical topics.
The position will support both undergraduate and graduate programs,
including the new Ph.D. in Electronic Arts.
This Fall Rensselaer opens its new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), a world-class facility for performance, exhibition, and research. Come and join a community of dedicated artists, educators and researchers who are building a uniquely collaborative approach to the new arts made possible by rapidly evolving media technologies.
Qualifications: An appropriate terminal Arts degree (MFA or PhD), professional activity and visibility as a practicing artist, and previous experience in university teaching.
Rank: assistant professor
Salary: commensurate with experience
Starting date: Fall 2009
To apply send a resume, a cover letter describing your professional interests and qualifications, portfolio, and a list of 5 people from which letters of recommendation may be requested after receipt of your application. Work samples may be in the form of DVDs, CDs, websites, books, articles, or other appropriate media (for return please include a SASE).
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Rensselaer is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
Applications and inquiries should be sent to:
Prof. Larry Kagan
Arts Department Search Committee
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
West Hall 107
Troy, NY 12180-3590
Email: kaganl@…
Applications are due January 31, but will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.