Faculty Opportunity at SAIC

The Department of Film, Video, and New Media at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago invites applications from artists working in video to teach and expand an innovative curriculum in moving image media. We are looking for artists who work with various applications of video/digital media, experimental narrative and non-fiction forms, installation, video performance, interactive environments and web-based work. Candidates should have a strong conceptual and historical grasp of contemporary issues in the intersecting worlds of independent video production, experimental filmmaking, and new media. The department is committed to alternative forms and practices that emphasize experimentation, innovation, and the hybridization of existing media and modes of presentation. Candidates should demonstrate the ability and desire to participate in curricular initiatives; should be able to work with undergraduate and graduate students in an interdisciplinary, fine arts context; and should have advanced proficiency in one or more areas of the media arts. Applicants must have an active professional creative practice. Teaching experience preferred. The position is full-time, tenure-track and begins in the fall of 2006. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience.

Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, artist’s statement, teaching philosophy, portfolio samples which may include CD-Rom, DVD, VHS, mini-DV, and/or website URLs, names and contact information for three references, and an SASE (if you wish to have the materials returned) by November 15, 2005 for priority consideration to:

FVNM Search/Rhizome
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Office of Deans and Division Chairs
37 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603

For more information on the School and its programs, available faculty positions, and details regarding application, consult www.artic.edu/saic/public/jobs. For additional assistance, questions may be directed to Shanna Linn at [email protected], 312.899-7472.