School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design
Information Design and Data Visualization
The School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) at York University, Toronto, invite applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the area of Information Design Data Visualization in the collaborating departments of Design and Digital Media.
One of North America's leading schools for the arts, AMPD offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Dance, Design, Digital Media, Cinema and Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, Art History, Media Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies.
This position seeks an established research-practitioner with an innovative and stellar programme of research, and a significant track record in creative practice in the areas of information design and multisensory experience/interaction design.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of a Master's degree or equivalent. The successful candidate's design/art practice will display expertise in information design and data visualization with demonstrated skill in two or more of the following areas: 2d, 3d, interactive, dynamic or time-based media, creative approaches to coding and technology (i.e., able to work across a range of methodologies, software tools and programming languages utilized in information and data visualization) or a closely related field with a strong theoretical framework. The successful candidate must demonstrate excellence or promise of excellence in teaching and scholarly research and be eligible for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The candidate is expected to provide leadership by fostering collaborative research, securing external funding, making links across design, digital media, Arts, Media, Performance and Design, and engineering supervising graduate students, and generating national and international academic, community and industry partnerships.
York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible minorities, people with disabilities, and women, can be found at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or by calling the AA office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
This position, subject to budgetary approval, will commence July 1, 2016. Applicants should submit a detailed CV, statement of contribution to research and teaching, links to scholarly and/or creative work, and three letters of reference electronically.
Applications and letters of reference should be sent electronically to:
Jim Fenton
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
York University
Email: jfenton@yorku.ca
Tel: +1 416 736-2100 x 20033
The application deadline has been extended to January 15, 2016.
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