[spectre] Faculty positions in Computational Media and Arts at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (GZ)

[Varvara Guljajeva]

*The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Guangzhou*
Nansha District
Guangzhou
China
hkust-gz.edu.cn
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) invites
applications for multiple faculty positions at all ranks in *Computational
Media and Arts (CMA)* for its new campus in *Guangzhou (GZ)*. Currently
offering MPhil and PhD degrees, the CMA Thrust focuses on artistic research
and practice with emerging technologies. It promotes the interplay of art
and technology and exploits the most advanced technologies for creativity
with a social impact. Please *visit our website
<https://cma.hkust-gz.edu.cn/>* for more information about the
Computational Media and Arts Thrust.

Composed of faculty members and students from a diverse background,
especially in the arts and engineering, CMA is interested in faculty
candidates who can thrive in an interdisciplinary academic area, enrich a
creativity-driven curriculum, and pursue high impact art-related research
in a science-, technology- and engineering-oriented university environment.
We welcome both artists and art scholars to apply.

Candidates with an art practice background should either hold a doctoral
degree, or have held academic positions at a recognized institution with
experience supervising postgraduate art students, plus a notable exhibition
history with a sustained creative practice in a related area. Priority will
be given to artists who are able to teach a range of skills, including
digital and innovative approaches; showing an explicitly experiential,
experimental and expansive outlook on media arts making; commanding a deep
understanding and active practice in one or more areas in computational
arts.

Candidates with a scholarly background should hold a doctoral degree and
have demonstrated ability to pursue high-level research in areas related to
computational media arts, including critical theory, cultural studies of
technology, art history, curating, criticism, media arts preserving, etc.

We welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds related to
computational media arts, and those whose research and practice fall within
the following areas are especially encouraged to apply: Critical and
cultural theory related to media arts and technology; artistic and critical
engagement with AI and/or data; video art or experimental cinema with
emerging technologies; game art and interactive media; electronic and
digital sound art; interdisciplinary art practice that connects computation
with other disciplines such as biology, material science, environmental
studies, etc.; and other forms of computational arts.

*Remuneration and conditions of service*
Salary is highly competitive of international standard and will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience. Generous start-up funding,
ample laboratory space and excellent research equipment and support will be
provided.

All posts are Mainland China appointments to be offered by the HKUST
Mainland entity in accordance with the local employment laws and
regulations. Appointment to Professor rank and some Associate Professor
rank will be made on substantive basis while initial appointment to other
faculty ranks will be made on a fixed-term contract of up to three years.

*Application procedure*
Please submit the application via the HKUST/HKUST(GZ) *recruitment system
<https://facrecruit.hkust.edu.hk/>*. You should first sign up to create
your personal account. For more information, please visit the *recruitment
website <https://gz-faculty-recruitment.hkust.edu.hk/>*.

Please submit the following documents with your application: full CV,
research statement, teaching statement, three most representative
publications and/or art projects in PDF formats, record of teaching
performance (if any), and names and contact information of three referees.

Up to three additional documents, such as a full portfolio or additional
publications, can also be uploaded to the system. Review of applications
will continue until all positions are filled. We thank applicants for the
interests. Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be
notified of the results of their applications. Please send inquiries to *cmat
[at] ust.hk
<https://www.artandeducation.net/announcements/428848/faculty-positions-in-computational-media-and-arts#>*.
(Information provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other
employment-related purposes only.)

HKUST(GZ) is committed to diversity in recruitment and equal opportunity
employment and we strongly encourage suitable candidates of diverse
backgrounds to submit their applications.
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