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University of Michigan seeks studio faculty

Dear Colleague:

The University of Michigan School of Art & Design invites applications for
tenure-track/tenured studio faculty. A&D is seeking to hire up to four
artists-designers whose practice is located beyond traditional
disciplinarity. Applicants should have a proven record appropriate to one or
more of the areas listed below, as well as a strong understanding of the
history, practice, theory, and criticism of contemporary art and design.

Art-Design Technologies: an innovative practitioner with the ability to
create seamless interfaces between people, digital information, and physical
environments. Applicants should be able to program and prototype advanced
software and engineering tools to construct complex systems. A particular
emphasis on understanding the social and human dimensions of these systems
is desired.

Large-Scale Sculpture/Installation: an artist- designer engaged in creating
installations or large- scale sculptures. Applicants should have expertise
in one or more of the following practices: site-specific concerns, the
natural and/or social environment, innovative use of materials (ceramics,
metals, synthetics, natural), land art or environmental issues, and the
interface between digital information and the physical environment.

Painting: a bold thinker with broad definitions of painting and its role in
contemporary art-design practice. Applicants should have expertise in
painting, drawing, and color processes, with an understanding of how these
may be used to facilitate perception and invention, as well as cultural and
social inquiry.

Eco-Design: an artist-designer whose creative practice addresses the
ultimate challenge of our time: the impact of human activity on the
environment. Applicants should have a demonstrated record balancing
pragmatic and poetic investigations of topics such as: ecology,
bio-diversity, cultural sustainability, energy, consumerism, natural
resources, and resource management.

Graphic Design: an artist-designer with broad definitions of how visual
communication operates in both established and emerging forms. Applicants
should be solidly grounded in 2D design principles with expertise in digital
interactive design, kinetic typography and data visualization.

Photography: an artist-designer whose work dynamically incorporates
photographic media through innovative forms. Applicants should have
expertise in digital photography, and should be responsive to the cultural
meaning and significance of images used within mass media, for personal
expression, and for cultural critique.

Special consideration will be given to applicants who are qualified to teach
courses in the history and theory of art-design, to applicants whose
qualifications and interests prepare them for active engagement with other
academic units at the University, and to applicants who are open to
collaborative/interdisciplinary teaching, research, and creative projects.

Applications are due January 5, 2009, with an expected start date of
September 1, 2009. Additional details, including application instructions,
can be found at http://www.art-design.umich.edu. Questions or requests for
further information may be forwarded to a&dhr@umich.edu.

School of Art & Design
University of Michigan
2000 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069
Phone: 734-936-0671
Fax: 734-615-9753
Email: a&dhr@umich.edu