Job Opening--Assistant Professor, Electronic Media Art

University of California, Santa Cruz
ELECTRONIC ART

The Art Department of the University of California, Santa Cruz, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Electronic Art. The Electronic Media program in the Art Department offers theory and practice courses in electronic/digital media, Internet based artmaking, computer-based interactive installation, video art and robotic and kinetic sculpture. We seek an innovative electronic artist with a broad knowledge of historical and contemporary art practices, as well as a thorough understanding of technical, critical, and theoretical issues in electronic art, and a commitment to the integration of theory and practice in teaching.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach all levels of electronic art, special topics in interactive technologies, foundation courses, and art seminars. These courses utilize Art Department and Arts Division computer studio facilities that include Macintosh and PC workstations with digital video editing systems. Other representative responsibilities may include curriculum planning, course development, participation on committees, and teaching graduate courses. The candidate will also be required to participate in the development and implementation of both a interdisciplinary graduate program in Digital Arts/New Media and a proposed departmental MFA program. Experience working with graduate level students is desirable.

The Art Department is dedicated to research, teaching excellence, and its mission to serve an increasingly diverse population. It has established programs in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation, intermedia, electronic art, and issues in theory and practice. Our program currently serves 300 majors. We seek candidates able to function in a team environment in which collaborative teaching is encouraged. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and service.

The campus operates on a schedule of three 11-week academic quarters per year. Faculty members are required to teach five 5-unit courses per year, or their equivalent, in accordance with the department's workload policy; advise and mentor students; actively engage in creative research/activity; and actively undertake administrative service for the department, Porter College and the University.

RANK:Assistant Professor I or II.

SALARY:$46,300-$48,900, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Candidates must have a terminal degree in studio art or equivalent professional qualifications, a strong exhibition record, demonstrated potential for teaching excellence, and an ability to communicate and work effectively with students, faculty, and administrators; and demonstrated potential for undertaking administrative service. Knowledge of the Macintosh environment is required. Knowledge of PC environments is desirable.

AVAILABLE: July 1, 2004

APPLY TO:Applicants should submit: 1) a letter of application; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) documentation of recent work (in the form of slides, video tape, CD-ROM and/or URL) and of student work; 4) syllabi and relevant undergraduate curriculum plans; 5) three letters of recommendation. All letters will be treated as confidential. Please direct your references to UCSC's confidentiality statement at http://www2.ucsc.edu/ahr/policies/confstm.htm. and 6) a self-addressed stamped envelope, if you desire Item 3) materials returned at the end of this recruitment.

SEND TO:Search CommitteeRefer to Provision #0596-04 in your reply.
Baskin Visual Arts
University of California
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Questions regarding the department or position may be addressed to [email protected] .

CLOSING DATE: Screening will begin with applications received by the postmarked date of January 9, 2004, and continue until the position is filled during the 2003-04 academic year.

UC Santa Cruz is nestled within 2,000 acres of redwood forest and meadows, overlooking the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary of California's beautiful Central Coast, about 70 miles from San Francisco and 30 miles from Silicon Valley. Information about UC Santa Cruz is available on our Website at http://www.ucsc.edu

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