<nettime-ann> [job] Job opportunity: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NEW MEDIA/INTERMEDIA

["Rosanne Altstatt" <Roseira@gmx.de>]

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NEW MEDIA/INTERMEDIA
Purdue University

Position: Entry level, tenure track academic year appointment beginning
August 14, 2006.

Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities: Teach cross-disciplinary courses and develop curriculum
in
New Media/Intermedia across the four divisions of the Patti and Rusty
Rueff
Department of Visual and Performing Arts and in association with the
Purdue
University Envision Center for Data Perceptualization. Courses taught
will
depend upon candidate?s areas of expertise. Possibilities include: net
art,
computer animation, computer-mediated performance and object art, video
installation, video design for dance and theatre, design as performance,
show control systems, Max/MSP/Jitter, scripting and/or programming for
visual and performance artists, and related areas. Continuing
professional
work in creative endeavors and/or research beyond Purdue University is
required as is participation in usual departmental activities. 

Qualifications:	M.F.A. or equivalent professional experience required.
Professional experience and university teaching preferred. Applicant must
be
a practicing New Media/Intermedia artist with a strong theoretical basis
and
have expertise in two or more of the following: motion capture, CAVE?
technology, motion graphics, tele-presence, robotic or sensor-based
technology, performance art, programming and/or scripting, human-machine
interface, virtual reality, or other related areas.

Department: The Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and
Performing
Arts is comprised of four divisions (Art & Design, Dance, Music, and
Theatre) and has more than 950 undergraduate majors, 57 graduate
students,
58 faculty and 15 professional and administrative staff members.

Facilities: The Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts is a
state-of-the-art facility with eleven computer labs, design and
performance
studios with integrated technology, and rehearsal, performance, and
exhibit
spaces dedicated to the visual and performing arts. Audio production
studio
and performance spaces, music computing, visualization of
three-dimensional
objects and environments, motion capture, digital photography, and
digital
textile production are some of the technologies available to support a
wide
range of experimental techniques, research., and teaching.
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/vpa/. The Envision Center for Data
Perceptualization is an interdisciplinary, high-performance
visualization
teaching and research facility that supports computer graphics, advanced
visualization, and human computer interface technologies such as
auditory,
haptic, and multimodal interaction. These technologies are integrated
with
state-of-the-art advanced computational networking and high-end
immersive
visualization environments. http://www.envision.purdue.edu

Procedure: Send a letter of introduction, a resume of professional and
(where applicable) academic experience, a digital portfolio (CDs, DVDs,
websites, etc.) of representative work, copies of reviews of art works
(if
available), a statement of teaching interests and (where applicable)
previous teaching experience, three names and contact information of
current
references, and a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of
visual
materials to:
Star Brown, Administrative Assistant to the Department Head
Yue-Kong Pao Hall for Visual and Performing Arts
552 West Wood Street
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2002

Application: The preferential deadline is January 31, 2006. Screening
will
continue until the position is filled.

PURDUE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS/AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION
EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY


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