Tenure-track faculty position available August 17, 2012, in video art and intermedia.
Responsibilities: teaching from a menu of courses in the Department of Art’s Video curriculum at the basic and advanced levels; teaching video as an integral component to contemporary art practice with an emphasis on conceptual strategies and experimental approaches to moving images, narrative structure and documentation; working within the context of a larger unit, including interaction with photography and digital media.
Minimum qualifications: MFA degree in Time Based Media, Intermedia, or Video by time of appointment; familiarity with a variety of cameras both HD and SD; record of successful undergraduate and/or graduate teaching at a college or university; record of exhibitions and artistic accomplishments; proficiency in professional production and post-production techniques for video and audio; working knowledge of Final Cut Pro, After Effects, DVD Studio Pro, Isadora, and Compressor.
Preferred qualifications: experience with professional lighting and audio production with some experience in installation art; studio and field experience with video and audio production; experience with video for Web TV and virtual studio; well versed in critical theory in contemporary art practice with an understanding of cinematic language and approaches.
Send cover letter; current curriculum vitae; artist/teaching statement; contact information with email addresses of three references; MFA transcript; CD, DVD examples of personal work and student work; and representative syllabi examples to:
Professor Ted Neal
Video Search Chairperson
Department of Art
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. www.bsu.edu/art
Ball State University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community.
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