[spectre] Fwd: Art+science position @ University of North Texas

[Oliver Grau]

>>> Christina Soontornvat <csoontornvat at AUSTINKIDS.ORG> 18.09.2009
21:01 >>>
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I was sent this description for a very interesting faculty position at
the University of North Texas. I know the perfect candidate exists out
there in the ISE world...feel free to pass it on! 

 
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Hi guys,

here's a draft for a position before they mail it out to the public. If
you know anybody who would suit that posiiton, forward it to them.
Please note that this is only a draft (hardware, motion tracking, speech
recognition AND music information retrieval?), but they want to get
interesting candidates before they announce it publicly. Feel free to
respond directly to jenny.m.vogel at gmail.com 

Draft of a

position description at iARTA for an

engineer/artist/performer

The University of North Texas seeks nationally and internationally
renowned applicants in targeted areas to augment the newly formed
Initiative for Advanced Research in Technology and the Arts (iARTA). An
open rank appointment is expected to begin January 2010.

Where?

At the University of North Texas, with over 34,000 students, located in
Denton just north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area where its
rich cultural offerings provide excellent research and professional
opportunities for students and faculty. The University of North Texas is
an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to cultural
diversity in its educational programs

Who is iARTA?

iARTA is one of six interdisciplinary research clusters approved for
significant university support. As this new initiative spans several
departments and colleges on campus, the home department of these
positions is negotiable and may include joint appointments between
member departments: Music Composition, Music Theory, Studio Art, Art
History, Radio Television and Film, Dance and Theatre, Electrical
Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering.

 Areas of research expertise to support and integrate with the goals of
iARTA.

These could include, but are not limited to:

v     hardware/software development:

*     -Control of input data - (video, audio, sensors, gesture
tracking, pattern detection, data analysis, etc.)

*     -Control of output data - (video, audio, robotics, instrument
design, haptics / interface feedback, etc.)

*     -hardware design (intelligent instrumentation, human/machine
interface)

*     -software design (interactive strategies)

v     digital signal processing (audio, video synthesis and analysis /
re-synthesis,

    spatial modeling)

v     music information retrieval and processing, electronic music
signal analysis and synthesis, and new music technologies

v     Speech processing, speech recognition, speaker identification,
and management of acoustic signal

v     motion capture technology (for dance, video, animation, and as
gestural input for interactive media systems)

This position fulfills one of the essential roles within the research
cluster - as an active link between the arts and sciences departments
and faculty. The research of the successful hire should have clear
applicability to creative projects of iARTA arts faculty. Similarly, the
creative research of affiliate arts faculty should serve as an
innovative stimulus for this new hire's research.

Candidates must have a terminal degree in Electrical, Computer
Engineering, Computer Science or closely related field, and an active
and distinguished record of creative work and/or research appropriate to
rank, with background in interactive media systems and signal
processing. A minimum of six years of college or university teaching
experience is preferred for senior position applicants, though
remarkable professional practice may be considered in lieu of academic
experience.

Expectations

 

New faculty will be expected to: (1) conduct high-level research and/or
creative work in the field of interdisciplinary arts and technology
including regular presentation in juried/peer reviewed venues of
national and/or international stature, (2) teach undergraduate and
graduate courses in the department(s) appropriate to the expertise of
the candidate, and, particularly in this case, (3) serve in an active
leadership role in the newly formed iARTA research cluster and
contribute to the interactions between diverse department, college, and
university communities.




All the best, Hans
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HANS TAMMEN
Deputy Director
Harvestworks
596 Broadway, #602
New York, NY 10012
212-431-1130
hanst at harvestworks.org 

Technology for the art of the 21st century:
http://www.harvestworks.org 

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Christina Soontornvat

Science Content Developer

Austin Children's Museum

201 Colorado Street

Austin, Texas 78701

phone: (512) 472-2499 X 205

e-mail: csoontornvat at austinkids.org
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