The School of Visual Arts and Design, College of Arts and Humanities, University of Central Florida seeks two assistant professors for research and teaching in digital media. These are nine-month, tenure-earning positions, the duties of which include teaching, research, and service. The school encourages multidisciplinary collaborations. Faculty members are expected to actively pursue and obtain external funding and to develop projects that achieve peer-reviewed recognition for innovation and excellence. The anticipated start date is August 2016, pending the availability of funding.
Research and teaching responsibilities include contributing to the mission of digital media in appropriate areas of scholarship. Appropriate specializations may include areas such as virtual/augmented/mixed reality, physical computing, wearable or ubiquitous computing, mobile development, web design, game design, interactive media development, or other areas within digital media.
At the time of appointment, the applicants must hold a terminal degree in an appropriate discipline from an accredited institution. Candidates must demonstrate an evolving body of published research, creative work, and/or conference presentations in a relevant area. Candidates must possess teaching experience or demonstrated evidence of teaching-related activities, such as workshops, training, or scholarship of teaching and learning. Candidates must demonstrate experience in collaborative digital projects and/or funded research.
The university requires that all candidates apply online at this website. In addition to the online application, please upload the following individual PDF documents:
- letter of application
- CV
- one page statement describing scholarly or creative projects
- contact information for three professional references. In addition, applicants may provide a link to an online portfolio or repository of work.
The review of completed applications will begin on November 30, 2015.
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