Assistant Professor, New Media Artist

Assistant Professor, New Media.
Department of Art, The City College of New York.
Tenure-track Starting September. 1, 2006, pending budgetary approval.

The Department of Art seeks a New Media artist with strong programming and broad technical skills, working in 3D modeling/animation, physical computing, interactive design or other closely related areas of New Media art/design. Candidate will teach undergraduate courses in digital art/design from among 3D and 2DImaging, Multimedia Design and Multimedia Projects, and Critical Issues in Technology. Experience programming/scripting in languages from among C++, Java and Processing, Perl, php and Javascript as well as expertise in electronics is desired. Applicants are expected to have working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and HTML. Candidate should be conversant with contemporary practices, criticism, and theory in New Media and have the ability to articulate these concerns.

MFA or equivalent degree, one or more years of University teaching experience (full-time preferred), outstanding creative portfolio with national and international exhibition record and evidence of ongoing creative research are required. Candidate should demonstrate excellent administrative and communication skills. Position includes shared responsibility for program administration as well as department and university committee work and significant student advisement. Successful candidate will show evidence of commitment to undergraduate teaching, personal research and service to department and college.

Salary range: $35,031- $65,308 commensurate with qualifications and experience

Submit a letter of application, resume, artists’ statement and a statement of teaching philosophy, (samples of other expository writing encouraged), extensive visual documentation of own work and up to twenty samples of student work on DVD/CD or online; self-addressed stamped envelope; names, addresses, titles and phone numbers of three references to:

Professor Colin Chase, Art Department
The City College, CUNY
l38th Street & Convent Avenue
New York, NY 1001
(212) 650-7420
fax (212) 650-7438

Applications will be reviewed beginning February 15, 2006 and the search will continue until the position is filled.

THE CITY COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT/EMPLOYER.
Additional information available at www.ccny.cuny.edu. CUNY Personnel Vacancy Notice No.: 11428.