The Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago seeks applicants for a position as tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Design expected to begin July 1, 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. Applications are invited across a range of specializations at the intersection of visual design and digital media making. These include (but are not limited to) visual communications, speculative design, digital storytelling, graphic design, moving image media, and human-centered design. The selected candidate will be expected to contribute to the Media Arts and Design (MADD) program, maintaining an active creative agenda in their area of specialization, and performing service duties related to the position (e.g. advising BA and MA thesis projects, serving on committees, etc.).

Qualifications

We seek candidates with a focus on digital or interactive media production, with a preference for candidates who also incorporate theory into their practice and writing. Candidates should have demonstrable research distinction, which includes both exhibited artworks and published scholarship, as well as evidence of excellence in teaching. They should be qualified both to teach introductory and required courses in Media Arts and Design practice and theory.

The position requires an MFA or PhD in media production, visual communication design, or design, with a proven record of exhibition and online production with national and/or international public audiences; a supplementary record of scholarship, such as articles and book chapters; strong practical knowledge of visual communication design; and prior experience teaching at the University level. Preferred qualifications include: work across media forms that includes experimental and critical making oriented projects.

Application Instructions

Applicants must upload the following materials to the University of Chicagos Academic Recruitment website at https://apply.interfolio.com/153358. Review of applications will begin on Monday, September 30, 2024 and continue until the position is filled or closed. Only complete applications can be considered.

• Letter of application
• CV
• A portfolio of representative work
• A writing sample of article or chapter length
• Names and contact info of three potential recommenders

Applicants will be asked to provide a research/creative statement, teaching statement and other additional material following initial review. Inquiries may be sent to cinema@uchicago.edu with the subject TT DESIGN SEARCH.

Position contingent upon budgetary approval.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members.

We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange.The Universitys Statements on Diversity are athttps://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity.

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