CONTRACT FACULTY POSITION/ELECTRONIC MEDIA & DIGITAL ART
DEPARTMENT OF ART
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
MUNCIE, INDIANA
Contract faculty position available August 20, 2010. Responsibilities: teach from a menu of courses in the department’s electronic media/digital arts curriculum at both the basic and advanced levels with an initial emphasis on basic computer art and Web page design; provide managerial and technical support for the department’s instructional Mac computer lab as necessary based on departmental need and/or specific teaching assignment.
Minimum qualifications: master’s degree required by time of appointment; significant record of successful undergraduate and/or graduate level teaching experience at a college or university; record of exhibitions or artistic accomplishments utilizing digital media; expertise in time-based and 2D computer art applications; proficiency in Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop and AfterEffects software.
Preferred qualifications: master of fine arts degree by time of appointment; proficiency in Flash software; proficiency in Web design, preferably with Dreamweaver software; experience in 3D animation and modeling, preferably using Maya software; experience with multidisciplinary approaches to time-based media production with an emphasis on interactivity; involvement in contemporary experimental approaches to digital media as part of fine arts practice.
Send letter of application, complete and current curriculum vitae, CD and/or DVD of personal and student artworks, and SASE to: Michael Prater, Department of Art, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until July 1 or until the position is filled. (www.bsu.edu )
Ball State University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community.
