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University of Washington, Tacoma, seeks assistant professor

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.

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