[spectre] Uni of Connecticut positions

saul ostrow so5@NYU.EDU
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 10:13:15 +0200


UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT invites applications for a tenure track
position in Digital Media
         Art in the School of Fine Arts at the Assistant Professor level
to begin August 2002. The
         Department of Art and Art History seeks an outstanding artist
and teacher to strengthen a
         developing direction in digital media art within a
multi-disciplinary BFA/ MFA program.
         Professional activity should include innovative and exploratory
work in digital media art,
         which may encompass, but is not limited to, work in animation,
book arts, installations,
         interactive presentations, video, or web art. An ideal
candidate should have a broad practical and
         theoretical understanding of the impact of technology on
contemporary culture and the arts.
         Teaching responsibilities include participating in existing
undergraduate and graduate
         programs as well as developing new courses. Active exhibition
record, MFA in relevant
         discipline, and teaching experience required.

         Application materials should consist of a letter of
application, curriculum vitae, names and
         contact information for three references, artist's statement
and examples of work (15-20
         slides, digital and/or VHS up to 10 minutes), statement of
teaching philosophy, and examples of
         student work. A/D: January 28, 2002 for possible CAA interview;
position open until filled.
         Please send materials with SASE to: Chair, Digital Media Artist
Search, University of
         Connecticut, Department of Art and Art History, 875 Coventry
Road, U-1099, Storrs, CT
         06269-1099. URL: www.art.uconn.edu. AA/EOE/WMA. AC-INT by
appointment.



         ART HISTORIAN, MODERN
         UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT invites applications for a full-time,
tenure track Assistant
         Professor in 20th century Modernism to begin August 2002. The
Department of Art and Art
         History seeks an innovative scholar and educator who will
contribute to the development of
         excellence within the department's undergraduate and graduate
programs. The department
         welcomes applications from individuals with a strong
interdisciplinary focus specializing in
         20th century Modernism. Applicants will be responsible for
developing 20th century modern
         and contemporary component of undergraduate art history
program, participating in
         introductory survey, contributing to planned MA program in art
history and MFA degree in
         studio. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in art history, teaching
experience, and strong record of
         scholarly publication, with promise of continued research and
publication.

         Application materials should consist of a letter of
application, curriculum vitae, statement of
         research and teaching philosophy, course syllabi, samples of
scholarly work and names of three
         referees. A/D: January 28, 2002 for possible CAA interview;
position open until filled. Please
         send materials to: Chair, Modern Search Committee, Department
of Art and Art History,
         University of Connecticut, U-1099, 875 Coventry Road, Storrs,
CT. 06269-1099. URL:
         www.art.uconn.edu. AA/EOE/WMA. AC-INT by appointment.

         ASIAN AMERICAN VISUAL CULTURE
         UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT invites applications for a tenure
track Assistant Professor
         position in Asian American Visual Culture to begin August 2002.
The position is a joint
         appointment in the Department of Art and Art History and the
Asian American Studies Institute.
         Candidates should have a primary research focus in Asian
American visual culture. A strong
         secondary research interest in Asian art is desirable.
Responsibilities include teaching
         introductory and upper level courses in Asian American, Asian
art, or related areas as well as
         participating in a planned M.A. program in art history. Ph.D.
in art history and a strong record
         of research and teaching required.

         Application materials should consist of a letter of
application, curriculum vitae, sample
         publications, statement of research, teaching interests and
approaches, and names and contact
         information for three referees. A/D: January 28, 2002 for
possible CAA interview; positions
         open until filled. Please send materials to: Chair, Asian
American Visual Culture Search,
         Department of Art & Art History, U-1099, 875 Coventry Road,
Storrs, CT 06269-1099. URL:
         www.art.uconn.edu. AA/EOE/WMA. AC-INT by appointment.

         COMMUNICATION DESIGN
         UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT invites applications for two
full-time, tenure track faculty
         positions in the School of Fine Arts at the Assistant Professor
level to begin August 2002. The
         Department of Art and Art History seeks an innovative designer
and educator who will
         contribute to the development of excellence within the BFA and
MFA degree programs. The
         department welcomes applications from individuals versed in the
practice, theory, and history
         of communication design. Additional experience in related
fields such as architecture, digital
         information environments, film/video, and industrial design are
also encouraged to apply. MFA
         or equivalent terminal degree, professional activity, and
teaching experience required.

         Application materials should consist of a letter of
application, curriculum vitae, and contact
         information of 3 references, statement of teaching philosophy
and research/creative activity,
         and 20 examples of professional work; include student work
where available (slides, digital
         media, and VHS up to 10 minutes accepted). A/D: January 28,
2002 for possible CAA
         interview; positions open until filled. Please send materials
with SASE to: Chair, Design Search;
         University of Connecticut, Department of Art and Art History;
875 Coventry Road Unit 1099;
         Storrs, CT 06269-1099. URL: www.art.uconn.edu. AA/EOE/WMA.
AC-INT by appointment.