Assistant or Associate Professor of Film/Video/New Genres, with emphasis on interactivity & new media, tenure-track or tenured, nine month (academic year), faculty appointment in the Film Department, Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Starting Date: August 18, 2008
Application Deadline: Screening of candidates will begin November 15, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.
Position Description:
The UWM Film Department is seeking a media artist, with an emphasis on interactivity & new media, to be appointed to a tenure-track/tenured position in a department that has a long-standing commitment to experimental and innovative teaching, research and artistic practice. Qualified candidates will have a facility across a range of moving image media and demonstrate a strong record of personal creative activity. Responsibilities will include developing curriculum, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, providing service to the department, as well as an ongoing commitment to artistic production. Areas of interest include media interactivity, physical computing, scripting/programming and electronics, with practice relating to one or more of the following: installation, performance, internet art, gaming, robotics, sensor-based technology, human machine interface and internet resources.
The Film Department offers a BFA with three tracks –Film/Video/New Genres, Conceptual Studies and Photography – and an MFA in filmmaking/moving image media. Our curricula emphasize the ongoing collaboration of artists and scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as from the other arts.
Qualifications: Degree in the field and a strong body of production work is required. Terminal degree is preferred. Teaching experience at the college level is desired.
Salary & Rank: Position is tenure-track or tenured. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
PSOA & UWM: The UWM Peck School of the Arts (PSOA), www.arts.uwm.edu, is composed of five academic departments (dance, film, music, theatre, and visual arts), plus an inter-arts degree program that includes the interdisciplinary DIVAS track. It is also home to the UWM Institute of Visual Arts (Inova), which coordinates exhibits in four campus galleries. The PSOA is one of the largest arts presenters in Milwaukee, scheduling over 350 visual, performing and media arts events each year. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), www.uwm.edu, is one of two public doctoral research universities in the state of Wisconsin. Located on a 93-acre campus a few blocks from Lake Michigan and only minutes from downtown Milwaukee, UWM has an enrollment of over 29,000 students and offers 153 degree programs through twelve schools and colleges.
Application Procedure:
Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, an artist's statement, samples of personal work, list of courses taught and names of three references to:
Rob Yeo, Search Committee Chair
UW-Milwaukee Film Department
Mitchell Hall, Room B70
3203 N. Downer Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
E-mail : filmwebsite@uwm.edu
UWM is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer.
All finalists for this position will require a criminal records review consistent with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act.
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