Assistant or Associate Professor Media Arts

Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, a leading institution dedicated to research and the education of artists, designers, and media practitioners, invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in Media Arts commencing August 2007 to teach computer graphics and animation in the context of filmmaking and digital media with expertise in the areas of 3-D animation, visual effects, interactivity and programming. (Competition F006 -2006)
ECI has a culturally diverse student body of approximately 1400 students from across Canada and the world and offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to Bachelor degrees in Fine Arts, Media Arts and Design, and a Masters of Applied Arts.
Preference will be given to candidates with a broad range of experience in digital media arts, including interactive, motion, and time based technologies as well as an understanding of interdisciplinary practices. The successful candidate may teach students at all levels, from Foundation to Graduate Studies, and will be expected to make a major contribution in developing curriculum in an institution that is committed to the interrelation of theory and practice. Faculty members are expected to contribute in shaping the future of the Institute through participation in planning, administration and committees and in being actively engaged in the ECI community.

Candidates should have a Masters degree in a related area, and a minimum of two years relevant post-secondary teaching experience. Letters of application should address the candidate’s expertise in the area of professional practice as it relates to the position, including a philosophy or approach to teaching within culturally diverse communities (maximum 500 words), and a statement that demonstrates the applicant’s organizational and leadership skills (maximum 500 words). This statement may reflect the candidate’s experience in any sector and need not be necessarily restricted to visual arts, design or media arts or to teaching.

The applicant should include a current curriculum vitae and supporting material, including samples of a variety of recent work preferably on DVD or CDROM (limit total viewing time to 20 min. maximum). Submissions should include the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three persons who can be contacted for a reference. Please provide a check list of submitted material.

Please send applications, quoting Competition no. F006-2006 by November 24, 2006, to:

Human Resources Department
Emily Carr Institute
1399 Johnston St Vancouver BC V6H 3R9

Phone (604) 844-3824Fax (604) 844-3885Email [email protected]