job posting

University of Washington, Tacoma: INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS AND SCIENCES

Intermedia/Community-Based Arts Practice
Assistant Professor

Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS) at the University of Washington Tacoma invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor in Internet/ Graphic Arts as part of the forming Arts in Community Program. We are seeking an intermedia artist with experience teaching interdisciplinary arts and a community-based arts practice who can teach from a content- and conceptually-focused perspective. Other areas of teaching/research may include video, performance, installation, sound art, murals, cyberarts theory and/or site-specific temporal works. The applicant should have significant community arts experience and a commitment to assist in building local community ties; a key responsibility of this position includes coordinating cultural collaborations with the local community. The successful candidate will hold an MFA and have taught a minimum of two years at the university level. The class load will be 6 courses a year with the expectation of teaching interdisciplinary arts studio courses, both upper and lower division. The candidate should be able to demonstrate creative accomplishments commensurate with rank. All University of Washington Tacoma faculty engage in teaching, research, and service in an interdisciplinary context.

Appointment effective September 16, 2009.

One of three campuses of the University of Washington, UWT is a metropolitan university that currently offers undergraduate and graduate education to students of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds in the South Puget Sound region. In the fall of 2006, the campus admitted its first freshman cohort. The campus is located in both new and historic facilities in downtown Tacoma. For information about UWT, see our website at http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/.

All materials should be submitted electronically to iasearch@u.washington.edu. Your materials should include: a letter delineating your interests and qualifications, a description of research interests and teaching philosophy, a curriculum vitae, a web link containing visual documentation of Intermedia and community-based practice, evidence of teaching effectiveness that may include a class syllabus, and three letters of reference.

Screening of credentials will begin January 5, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. For additional information, please contact Beverly Naidus, bnaidus@u.washington.edu or by telephone at (253) 692-4623.

The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, racial/ethnic minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. This position is contingent on funding.