POSITION: Assistant Professor of Art – New Media

by Andrea Eis on December 16, 2009

DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY, ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN

The Department of Art and Art History at Oakland University is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Art: New Media, with a start date of August 15, 2010. Primary teaching duties include beginning to advanced fine art New Media courses. Candidates must hold an MFA in New Media or related field, have teaching experience at the undergraduate level, and have a significant exhibition record in their area of studio art practice. Candidates should possess fluency in historical and conceptual frameworks for New Media practices, a strong understanding of contemporary art and visual culture practices, and have expertise in one or more New Media areas such as sound art, net.art, immersive media, interactive and responsive art/installation, augmented digital performance, and animation.

The Department of Art and Art History offers undergraduate majors in art history, studio art and studio art with a K-12 art education certification. The department includes the Oakland University Art Gallery, which presents changing exhibitions featuring both regional and international contemporary artists, historical art, and student thesis exhibitions. Visit our website at http://www.oakland.edu/art-history.

Applicants should include a cover letter; CV; statement of teaching philosophy; samples of applicant’s current artwork in New Media and samples of student work in New Media (digital portfolio may be on a CD or DVD, and may include URL references); an artist’s statement on the applicant’s own artwork. Three letters of recommendation should be sent separately.

Applications must be postmarked by January 2, 2010. Send to Professor Vagner Whitehead, Chair, New Media Search Committee, Department of Art and Art History, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309-4401. Preliminary interviews will be held at the College Art Association National Conference in Chicago, February 2010. Oakland University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.