Assistant Professor New Media Art

Position: New Media Art
Rank/Salary: Assistant Professor
Start Date: August 18, 2012
The Studio Art Department at The University of North Texas (UNT) seeks an accomplished visual artist with expertise in New Media Art.
 
Qualifications: MFA, at time of appointment, in Electronic/New Media Art or Related Field and an active and distinguished record of creative work appropriate to rank. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in 3D Modeling and 3D Animation or Rapid Prototyping in an experimental art context. Preference will also be given to applicants conversant in relevant art historical, critical and theoretical concerns, and those with expertise in Interactive Technologies for a contemporary art context. Teaching experience beyond graduate school preferred.
Responsibilities: Teach all levels of undergraduate and graduate courses in New Media Art. 
      
Deadline: Review of position will begin January 1, 2012 and will continue until position is filled.

The Program: The New Media program at the University of North Texas uses technology as a medium for artistic expression. Course work exposes students to a wide variety of New Media Art practices ranging from time-based to interactive and kinetic art. The New Media Art program is actively involved with UNT’s iARTA (Initiative for Advanced Research in Technology and the Arts) research cluster, which provides students unique opportunities to collaborate and take classes with students and faculty from a variety of other colleges and departments such as Engineering, the College of Music and the Department of Radio, Film and Television.

The Setting: With about 36,000 students, UNT is the nation’s 33rd largest university. As the largest, most comprehensive university in Dallas-Fort Worth, UNT drives the North Texas region. UNT offers 97 bachelor’s, 88 master’s, and 40 doctoral degree programs, many nationally and internationally recognized. A student-focused public research university, UNT is the flagship of the UNT System. UNT attracts students from all walks of life – from students who are the first in their family to earn a degree to those who transfer to the University to complete their educational journey. UNT is among the top 50 universities in the nation for the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to ethnic minority students who account for more than one-third of the university student body. UNT is also one of the nation’s top 50 colleges graduating the most African American and Hispanic students. UNT is located in Denton just north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and its rich cultural offerings that provide excellent research and professional opportunities for students and faculty. Among the many museums are the Amon Carter Museum, African-American Museum, Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Contemporary, Kimbell Art Museum, Meadows Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Nasher Sculpture Center.

The College of Visual Arts and Design, with facilities in Denton and Dallas, is one of the largest and most comprehensive visual arts programs in the Southwest. With over 2,100 undergraduate students and 135 graduate students, the NASAD-accredited College offers the BA, BFA, MA, MFA in 15 program areas: art education, art history, ceramics, communication design, drawing and painting, fashion design, fibers, interdisciplinary art and design studies, interior design, metalsmithing and jewelry, new media art, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and watercolor, with a PhD offered in art education.

Further information about the College and University can be found at art.unt.edu and www.unt.edu.

Application: All applicants must apply online at http://facultyjobs.unt.edu. Please submit: letter of application, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, examples of professional work, 10 examples of student work and the names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of 3 references. Examples of professional and student work may be submitted as a URL or on DVD. Please provide a list of work submitted with short descriptions and URLs if applicable.

DVDs may be mailed to:
Attn: New Media Search
College of Visual Arts and Design
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle #305100
Denton, TX, 76203-5017
 
                                  
UNT IS AN AA/ADA/EOE.