Assistant Professor (Digital Art)

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(Digital Art/Tenure-Track)
School of Art
Louisiana State University
LSU School of Art seeks an outstanding artist and versatile, enthusiastic educator to teach in a thriving cross-disciplinary digital art program that engages emerging technologies and innovative media art forms. Courses taught will include 3D modeling and animation plus at least one of the following: video production, visual effects, compositing, motion graphics, gaming, interactive installation, media art, or theory - either individually or as part of an interdisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will teach introductory to senior-level courses in Digital Art, as well as graduate (MFA-level) seminars that address practical issues and critical thinking, in addition to serving as chair or member of graduate student thesis committees. The successful candidate will also help grow the digital art program by continuing to design new curriculum and helping to establish joint opportunities for research and/or economic development with partners on campus and in the community.
Required Qualifications: An MFA, terminal degree, or equivalent professional experience in a field related to Digital Art; successful teaching experience; evidence or potential for substantial professional achievement including exhibitions, screenings, publications and/or industry related creative output.
LSU's Digital Art faculty is part of the School of Art, which comprises undergraduate and graduate programs in Studio Art as well as Art History. The School has 600+ students and is a unit of a College that also includes Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Interior Design. We are looking for someone willing and able to serve not only the specific needs of the Studio Art program, but those of the entire College community and of allied disciplines.
LSU's Digital Art program is closely connected with the Cultural Computing research group within the Center for Computation and Technology (CCT). The group emphasizes Arts, Visualization, Advanced Technologies, and Research (AVATAR). It is a platform for intersections among the arts, and computational sciences, uniting scholars across the university, including Music, Mass Communication, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and English.
Louisiana State University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Digital Art starting August 2013. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application deadline is January 30, 2013. Review of applications will begin immediately after this date and continue until a candidate is selected.
Apply online and view a more detailed ad at: www.lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu. Position #006135
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