RHIZOME_RAW: Position open: Dance, Video, Telematics at UC Irvine

CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS: SPECIALIST IN VIDEO CHOREOGRAPHY/

DANCE FOR THE CAMERA/DIGITAL ARTS



POSITION IN DANCE: Assistant Professor, Department of Dance with
responsibilities for school-wide curricular programming in Technology
and the Arts, Art, Computation and Engineering program, full-time
tenure track position. SC#01022

SALARY:Commensurate with experience. The Assistant Professor salary
range begins at $46,300.00

STARTING DATE:July 1, 2004


REQUIREMENTS:Post Baccalaureate degree or equivalent professional
experience. Applicants must also have university-level teaching
experience, outstanding creative work, significant publications,
performances and/or exhibitions, and promise in research and
professional activity.

JOB DESCRIPTION:Teach Video Choreography/Dance for the
Camera, one or more courses in any of the following areas: Motion
Capture, 3-D animation and rendering, video editing/production and
projection design, Internet-based telematic performance. Courses to
be cross-listed with the degree program in Art, Computation and
Engineering. School of the Arts: teach introductory lecture courses
in arts and technology, supervise and provide leadership for the
school-wide minor in Digital Arts. Research/Creative Activity to
include interdisciplinary collaboration with faculty from the school
and university. Participate in departmental administration and
decision-making.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:The Claire Trevor School of the Arts
(http://www.arts.uci.edu) has over 50 full-time faculty in the
departments of Dance, Drama, Music and Studio Art, as well as the
program in Art, Computation and Engineering (http://www.ace.uci.edu),
a joint degree granting program with Schools of Engineering, and
Information and Computer Science. The School remains at the cutting
edge of new technological initiatives in the Arts, through
performance, new media and scholarship. Through the Beall Center for
Art and Technology (http://beallcenter.uci.edu) the School presents
the work world class artists. The UCI Department of Dance
(http://dance.arts.uci.edu) enrolls 175 undergraduate dance majors
and 20 graduate students in B.A., B.F.A., or M.F.A programs in Dance.
The department has been recognized as one of the nation's outstanding
dance programs, and former UCI students have danced with many
professional dance companies and national tours. The department has
six dance studios, a dedicated motion capture studio, and performs in
three theatres. Irvine is located in Orange County, about 45 miles
south of Los Angeles and six miles from the Pacific Ocean.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:Review begins January 16, 2004. Send
application (letter of intent), resume, and names and addresses of
three current referees to:

Chair, Video Choreography Search Committee

Department of Dance, MAB 300

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA 92697-2775

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer
committed to excellence through diversity.


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Alan Terricciano, Associate Professor
Chair, Dance Department,
Co-Chair, Music Department
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-2775
phone: (949) 824-5744; fax: (949) 824-4563
aterricc@uci.edu
http://dance.arts.uci.edu/alant/
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