DIGITAL MEDIA ARTIST--Faculty Vacancy - Assistant Professor

University of Florida at Gainesville
School of Art and Art History

The School of Art and Art History invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Digital Media. The starting date is August 15, 2006. For more details on this search see: www.arts.ufl.edu/art/resources/facultyvacancies.asp

Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate and graduate students and participate in program development within both the School’s and the College’s interdisciplinary Digital Media Program; conduct a program of research appropriate to the discipline; and contribute appropriately in the area of service to the university, the community and the profession.

Qualifications: Excellent artist and committed teacher with the ability to work in an interdisciplinary manner within the School of Art and Art History/College of Fine Arts and have the ability to foster research and pedagogical collaborations with academic departments throughout the university. Applicants must be conversant with technical, aesthetic, and contemporary critical issues in digital media and the arts. Expertise in 3-D animation and programming strongly desired with additional experience in interactive, motion, or time-based digital technologies. A strong theoretical background is preferred. MFA or equivalent professional experience; teaching experience beyond graduate assistantship desired.

Rank and Salary: Assistant Professor; nine-month salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University of Florida is a comprehensive, graduate research institution with 48,000 students and membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. Gainesville, which is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most livable cities, is located midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Together, the university and the community comprise an educational, medical and cultural center for North Central Florida, with outstanding resources such as the University of Florida Performing Arts (Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Baughman Center and the University Auditorium) the Harn Museum of Art, the Florida Museum of Natural History, and the Hippodrome State Theater.

The School of Art and Art History, organized within the College of Fine Arts, plays an important role in the academic life of the university and in the community. The School has 35 full-time faculty with approximately 600 art majors. Degree programs include the BA, BFA, MA, MFA, and PhD. Areas of study include General Art Studies, Art History, Art Education, Museum Studies, Studio Art (majors in Ceramics, Creative Photography, Drawing, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture). Degree programs are accredited by NASAD and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The School of Art and Art History homepage is located at http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art.

Application Deadline: For full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 13, 2006 when the committee will begin reviewing applications. Applications will continue to be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled.

Application Procedures: Applicants must submit letter of application, CV, and teaching philosophy. Include 20 examples of student projects and 20 examples from your portfolio in a digital format on CD or DVD. Also, include addresses, email and phone numbers of three references who have been asked to send letters of recommendation, along with a SASE (for return of the material) to:
Digital Media Artist Search
School of Art and Art History
P. O. Box 115801
University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611-5801

An Equal Opportunity Institution