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[ecrea] Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position at UC San Diego - Department of Visual Arts

Mon Aug 17 18:58:57 GMT 2015




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*M**EDIAARTIST*

Universityof California,San Diego¬Departmentof Visual Arts

Assistant Professor to begin July1, 2016.

Situated within theDivision of Arts and Humanities at UC San Diego,
Department of Visual

Arts http://visarts.ucsd.edu <http://visarts.ucsd.edu/>

UC San Diego is committed to academicexcellenceand diversityamongits
faculty, staff,and student body.

TheDepartment invites applications foratenure-track position in
time-based mediapractices by artists whosework demonstrates
aversatilityin combiningmovingimagesor still images with sound,
engagewith theexpandingfield of artisticpracticesand situations, and
havebeen showcased in venues rangingfromrecognizedgalleries to
filmfestivals, aswellas non- traditional venues with diverseaudiences.

Weseek applicants withaconceptuallydriven artistic practicethat
demonstrates afoundational knowledgeof film and photographic
techniquesand experimental film traditions, as wellas an
activeengagement with continuallyevolvingdigital technologies.
Preferences willbegiven to artists whoseinterestsincludean
integrativeapproach to media, particularlyin relation to installation
and studio practices.

Theposition entails fosteringstudents’creativityin the production
ofmedia, makinguseof both new and historicapproaches. Teaching
responsibilities will be primarilyin theMedia Majorand Minors ofthe
Visual Arts department, whosecurriculum is constantlyadjustingto
evolving production tools and in its newincarnation startingin September
2016 isaimingat creating collaborations with othermajors in
thedepartmentand in other programs. Courses willinclude
intermediateandadvanced undergraduate production techniques classes,and
also might include lower-or upper-divisionlecturecourses, undergraduate
critiqueand projectcourses andgraduate seminars in theory, critique,
projects and / or production.

TheMedia program is housed in the Visual Arts Department which offers
undergraduate and graduate degrees in ArtHistory, Theoryand Criticism,
includingaPhD inArt Historywith a concentration in Art Practice, as
wellas undergraduate programs in Studio,Media,
InterdisciplinaryComputing, and Speculative Design.Facultyareexpectedto
advise, work with, and serveon thecommittees of MFA students in allareas
andalso work with and serveon the committees of PhD students.

Rank and salarycommensurate with qualificationsand experiencebased onUC
payscales. Applications areonlyaccepted electronically. To apply,
pleaseaccess RECRUIT, our electronic system at
https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00857
<https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00857>


*Application deadlineisNovember15, 2015*or until filled, however,
toguaranteefull consideration, applications should bereceived
byNovember15, 2015.

Applications must include acover letterwith a description of research,
training, and teaching experience; acurriculumvitaewith degrees,
academicand otheremployment positions, fellowships, grants, and awards,
publications and conferences presentations,exhibitions, festivals,
screenings,andotherpresentations ofyour works with links to relevant
websites (if any); teaching evaluations (if available);threeletters
ofreferenceuploadedbyreferees to our RECRUIT site; provide a link to
online portfolio that is specificallycuratedforthe search committee,
prioritized withyour most accomplished work, and include,
asappropriate,your own writings or statements and notablereviews or
articles discussingyour workin PDFformat that can beuploaded into
theRECRUIT onlineelectronic system.

Weseek candidates whoseresearch, teaching,and servicehaveprepared them
to contributeto diversityand inclusion. Applicants areasked to
summarizetheirleadership efforts, and past or potential contributions
todiversityin their personal statement. Contributions might include
leadership in teaching, mentoring,research or servicetowards buildingan
equitable and diverse scholarlyenvironment and/or increasingaccess
orparticipation of individuals from historically
underrepresentedgroups(see
http://facultyequity.ucsd.edu/Faculty-Applicant-C2D-Info.asp<http://facultyequity.ucsd.edu/Faculty-Applicant-C2D-Info.asp>for
furtherinformation). Pleasereferenceposition #MA-2016 in all correspondence.

UC San Diego is anEqual Opportunity/AffirmativeAction Employer
withastronginstitutional commitment to excellencethroughdiversity.All
qualified applicants willreceive consideration foremployment without
regard togender,race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national

origin, disability,ageorprotected veteran status.

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