[Commlist] Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Interactive Digital Studies

Assistant Professor, Interactive Digital Studies

The University of Northern Iowa’s College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences 
- Department of Communication Studies seeks applications for a 
tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Interactive Digital Studies 
beginning in August 2019. The program area is Interactive Digital 
Studies (IDS). The areas of focus may include web and mobile 
applications, user interface design, hybrid forms, interactive design, 
data visualization, media design, creative coding, extended reality, or 
emergent media. There will also be opportunities to teach topics in 
digital culture. Some experience in digital advertising or digital 
marketing is a plus. This full-time (9 month) position requires teaching 
three courses each semester, and gives the successful candidate great 
flexibility to teach to their strengths and creative freedom to build 
one’s own work portfolio. Our intermediate and advanced courses are 
topic based; the successful candidate’s research and creative work will 
contribute to the direction of our program. Candidates should be 
prepared to teach coding and digital visualization skills in a lab 
environment, be able to demonstrate new developments in interactive 
media, advise students, and bring innovative ideas to curriculum 
development; options for teaching graduate students also exist.

IDS (ids.uni.edu <http://ids.uni.edu>) is UNI’s fastest-growing program 
with a flexible, interdisciplinary curriculum based around four 
foundation courses and a menu of eight digital “bundles” in the areas of 
advertising, imaging, visualization, computation, music, writing, 
learning, and history. Our award-winning faculty are supportive and 
team-oriented, embracing new ideas and advocating hands-on projects and 
student self-learning. Housed in UNI’s Department of Communication 
Studies, with a strong emphasis in visual rhetoric, cultural studies, 
and media studies, IDS encourages work that aims at social impact. Our 
state of the art IDS classrooms are served by a responsive tech support 
crew.

With over 11,000 students, UNI is located on a beautiful campus of more 
than 900 acres, with both historic and modern buildings. Our walkable 
and bikeable campus community is located in the College Hill 
neighborhood, with restaurants, shops, cafes, music, and the 
university’s world-class performing arts center. Cedar Falls is a 
thriving college town with destination restaurants, some of the best 
K-12 schools in the state, farmers markets, a local food community, 
annual festivals, and an extensive recreation trail system. The metro 
area of Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and surrounding communities has a 
population of about 170,000, and is within 300 miles of Minneapolis-St. 
Paul, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, and St. Louis.

UNI has a bold vision that we will be a diverse and inclusive campus 
community that provides an engaged education empowering students to lead 
locally and globally. We seek faculty across disciplines, departments, 
and colleges to work together to build our national prominence in any of 
four distinct but interrelated areas of our vision and strategic plan: 
engaged learning, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community 
engagement. Successful candidates with background and interest in these 
areas will form clusters to advance our work, joining current faculty 
conducting teaching, scholarship, and service in these areas.

A terminal degree (MFA) in a studio discipline or related field (e.g., 
Digital Arts, Computational Arts, Interactive Multimedia, Game Design, 
or Communication Studies) is required, or evidence of near completion. A 
Ph.D. will also be considered if the candidate has an active creative 
practice.

The required qualifications include substantial research/creative 
potential in the area of interactive digital studies; be committed to 
excellence in teaching; and demonstrate excellent written and oral 
communication skills.

Preferred qualifications include creativity and innovation in the area 
of interactive digital studies; prior teaching experience, and evidence 
of excellence in teaching at the college level.

Applications received by March 25, 2019, will receive full 
consideration. To apply, visit http://jobs.uni.edu/. Inquiries may be 
sent to Dr. Bettina Fabos, search chair, at (fabos /at/ uni.edu) 
<mailto:(fabos /at/ uni.edu)>. Pre-employment background checks required.

UNI actively seeks to enhance diversity and is an Equal 
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  The University encourages 
applications from persons of color, women, individuals living with 
disabilities, and protected veterans.  All qualified applicants will 
receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, 
creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, 
sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other basis 
protected by federal and/or state law.

The University is a tobacco-free campus.

TO APPLY: https://jobs.uni.edu/faculty/view/51808


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