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Position Announcement Teacher (for Academic Year 2013-14, a one year
contract position) ITP, the Interactive Telecommunications Program http://www.itp.nyu.edu at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, seeks to fill a
one year contract faculty position (Teacher) beginning in Fall 2013.

ITP is a full-time graduate program offering a Master of Professional
Studies degree in interactive telecommunications. The department has a
strong interest in the design of new applications of interactive media forms
and in creative uses of new technologies for communication and
expression.The Teacher is a full-time member of the faculty who serves on a
contract basis, and who participates fully in most aspects of the life of
the department. Teachers are primarily viewed as teachers and mentors to
students.

Qualifications: a passion for working at the intersection of art and
technology; an extensive background in and/or advanced degree(s) in
interactive media and application development; graduate-level experience in
teaching and curriculum design; a track record of researching, developing,
implementing and/or prototyping new media applications in the commercial or
non-commercial sectors; and the ability to conduct classes in a workshop
environment encouraging class discussion of concept, content and technique.
In particular the department is looking for people interested in
participatory media, mobile platforms, and in particular, with experience in
programming for the web.Teaching Duties: Teachers generally teach four
graduate courses each academic year. As much as possible ITP employs full
time faculty to cover sections of classes in the core curriculum, for
instance Comm Lab/Web, Intro to Computational Media, Physical Computing.
These classes require hands on technical knowledge of how to program and
make things. Because students are required to take these classes we rely on
the extra assurance of quality instruction that comes with full time
faculty. Also because these classes are usually a student¹s first encounter
with the technology and our pedagogy, mentoring by full time faculty is
crucial. Teachers also are expected to advance the curriculum (and the
field) by developing elective classes, working closely with Faculty Area
Heads and the Chair.

Other Duties: Teachers also take part in faculty meetings, admissions,
student advisement, thesis review and curriculum development. They may be
also be asked to supervise student organizations or to coordinate and
produce various departmental showcases of student projects and other special
events.
Research: While research, artistic and professional work outside of ITP
are less of a criteria for the evaluation of Teachers, paradoxically the
position will probably provide more time for the pursuit of these activities
than other types of academic appointments. Teachers have proportionately
lighter service and teaching loads and fewer ladder track distractions than
most tenure lines. Certain parts of a the week and of the year require your
undivided attention but other parts are flexible enough to allow engagement
with significant outside projects.

Please email or send a letter stating your interest and qualifications, a
CV, and selections of your most representative work and/or publications
(URL¹s preferred) and three letters of recommendation tothe following
address by April 15, 2013: George Agudow, AdministrativeDirector,
ITP/Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, 721 Broadway, 4th floor, New York, NY
10003 email: george.agudow@nyu.edu (please send Word attachments only)
fax: 212-998-1898 Salary is commensurate with rank and experience.
NYU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

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