Assistant/Associate Professor and Director – emerging media and digital arts.

The College of Arts and Sciences at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon is seeking to fill a unique position with a visionary individual who will serve as the director for a new center for emerging and new media, a growing interdisciplinary center teaching across the College. The position requires teaching courses in any of the relevant disciplines, and demonstration of commitment to collaboration, innovation, teaching excellence, and coherent, curricular and theoretical research in support of this developing center. Faculty assignment will include administration of the Center and a course load of up to two classes a quarter. PhD, MFA (or terminal degree in an appropriate area) required and a minimum of three to five years of professional experience in related area. College-level teaching experience with a focus on emerging media and design is required, as is a demonstrated expertise and knowledge of current and emerging technologies in interactive media. To apply please visit: http://www.sou.edu/hrs and provide a letter, CV, transcripts, a digital portfolio of your work posted online or on DVD, and names and contacts for three references. Contact for questions: Professor Miles Inada minada@sou.edu or Dennis Dunleavy DunleavD@sou.edu. For full consideration, materials should be submitted by March 1, 2010. SOU is an equal access AA/EOE committed to achieving a diverse work force and, as such, is an inclusive campus community dedicated to student success, intellectual growth, and responsible global citizenship.

For portfolio viewing offline please send any additional materials to:
Alissa J. Arp, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Southern Oregon University
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
Ashland , OR 97520