Regular Faculty Position
Experimental Media - 10
The Evergreen State College seeks a media artist with demonstrated experience teaching experimental moving image practices, and cultural and critical theories of media. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to teaching and will be able to contribute to an intensive media program that emphasizes the theory and practice of experimental, non-fiction and/or documentary production. Because Evergreen organizes its curriculum through interdisciplinary coordinated studies(rather than through departments and courses) the ideal candidate will demonstrate engagement with one or more disciplines outside of the media arts through creative work, teaching or research.
We seek candidates with critical expertise and production skills in at least three of the following areas: experimental video, installation or performance, multimedia production, multi-camera studio production, animation, sound design, and emerging time-based media technologies. We require experience teaching visual analysis, media literacy, media history and theory and/or art history and theory, and the ability to work effectively with students on writing. We are particularly interested in candidates who are exploring the implications of a globalized media culture, including internet or media activism, mass media and popular culture, and multicultural media arts. With the recent opening of our new Center for Creative and Applied Media (CCAM) (http://ccam.evergreen.edu) we are interested in applicants who possess the skills and interest in using this kind of dynamic HD media production space in their teaching.
This position is designed for a working artist and teacher with an MFA or other terminal degree and an active exhibition record.
Evergreen faculty members on teaching teams work closely with students and enjoy a high degree of freedom to determine the subject matter, pace, emphasis, classroom strategies and modes of evaluation. Candidates with experience teaching with faculty from disciplines outside the humanites are particularly encouraged to apply. We also encourage applicants who have had experience teaching and/or working with students from underrepresented populations.
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Minimum Qualifications:
- Masters degree.
- Demonstrated experience teaching experimental moving image practices, and cultural and critical theories of media.
- Demonstrated expertise and production skills in at least three of the following areas: experimental video, installation or performance, multimedia production, multi-camera studio production, animation, sound design, and emerging time-based media technologies.
- Experience teaching visual analysis, media literacy, media history and theory and/or art history and theory, and the ability to work effectively with students on wriitng.
- Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching in an interdisciplinary context.
Preferred Qualifications
- MFA or other terminal degree.
- Active exhibition record.
- Strong interest in contributing to an intensive media program that emphasizes the theory and practice of experimental, non-fiction and/or documentary production.
- Demonstrated potential to teach with one or more disciplines outside of the media arts through creative work, teaching or research.
- Experience teaching the implications of a globalized media culture, including internet or media activism, mass media and popular culture, and multicultural media arts.
- College-level teaching experience.
- Experience in working with diverse and underrepresented populations.
- Experience in pursuing innovative and engaging teaching strategies working with faculty from other disciplines.
This is a Regular Faculty position, eligible for continuing appointment after two, three-year renewable contracts. All requirements for this position must be completed by the end of academic year 2009-10.
Review of complete applications begins January 5, 2010 and will continue until finalists are selected.
To apply, please enter the following information to our online application form.
- Contact Information
- Work Experience
- Affirmative Action
Submit the following items as an attachment(s) in an email or mail:
- Curriculum vitae.
- Letter of application.
- 1-2 page statement of your teaching philosophy and practice. Please focus specifically on your understanding and experience of interdisciplinary study and what you believe should distinguish a liberal arts education today.
- 1-2 page statement of your multicultural experience and/or practice.
- Examples of artistic and, if available, scholarly work. Please submit audio/visual artistic work on DVD or CD and/or provide a link to an online portfolio.
- Evaluations by students (if available).
- Two to three current letters of reference from professional colleagues that speak to your teaching experience; in addition, letters from students are often useful. Letters of reference may be emailed or mailed directly to our faculty hiring office.
ABOUT EVERGREEN
Evergreen is a progressive public liberal arts college emphasizing integrated interdisciplinary study and collaborative team-teaching throughout the undergraduate curriculum and in three graduate programs. Teaching at Evergreen allows faculty members to exercise broad-ranging intellectual curiosity and to work collaboratively with faculty colleagues and students formulating interdisciplinary questions and inquiry.
Faculty members team-teach in full-time interdisciplinary programs. With their teaching colleagues they collaboratively design thematically-centered programs that bring together multiple disciplines. Faculty teams also strive to address core academic experiences we believe should be included in all programs: teaching writing and quantitative reasoning; deepening students' academic, artistic and interpretative abilities and skills; promoting culturally diverse traditions of knowledge; and creating inclusive learning environments for students and faculty members.
We recognize cultural diversity as a defining characteristic of the 21st century. The college has intensified its efforts to become a multicultural and diverse institution. Substantive experience working across cultural differences is therefore highly desirable for all positions. Committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action, TESC is working to build a diverse, broadly trained faculty. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose race, national origin, sex, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or physical disability will contribute to our diversity.
Faculty membership is unranked with salary determined on a non-competitive, open scale based on earned degrees and years of relevant experience.
Evergreen's fundamental academic commitments are summarized in the Five Foci:
- Interdisciplinary study
- Personal engagement in learning
- Linking theoretical perspectives with practice
- Collaborative/cooperative work
- Teaching across significant differences
Faculty affiliate with on Planning Unit. For more information on our Planning Units, review our website at: http://www.evergreen.edu/catalog/2009-10/planningunits/exp_description.htm
The College reserves the right to extend searches or not offer positions advertised. All position offers are contingent on funding. Persons with disabilities can receive accommodations in the hiring process by contacting the Faculty Hiring Coordinator. The Evergreen State College is an equal opportunity employer.