[Jobinfo] Fwd: [Ieee_vis_open_positions] Lecturer position available SIAT

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Subject: 	[Ieee_vis_open_positions] Lecturer position available SIAT
Date: 	Thu, 6 Sep 2012 19:47:51 -0700
From: 	Chris Shaw <shaw@sfu.ca>
To: 	<ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de>



Lecturer position

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Chris Shaw   Associate Professor

shaw@sfu.ca <mailto:shaw@sfu.ca>  School of Interactive Arts & 
Technology, Simon Fraser U

www.sfu.ca/~shaw <http://www.sfu.ca/%7Eshaw>

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*School of Interactive Arts and Technology SFU - seeking Lecturer in 
Digital Media *

http://www.siat.sfu.ca/careers/faculty/822/

*School of Interactive Arts and Technology - Design or Media Lecturer *


*Position Type:* Permanent, Teaching Faculty

*Closing Date:* December 1, 2012

We seek a lecturer in digital media experienced in one or several of the 
fields of:

·digital media

·electronic entertainment

·graphics/animation; and

·information/graphic/web design

Ideally, this person combines strong design and production skills 
together with programming and scripting skills. Versatility is a plus as 
we seek an individual broadly experienced in digital media, electronic 
entertainment and/or graphics/ animation.

The School of Interactive Arts + Technology (SIAT) is a vibrant, 
multidisciplinary program that integrates the arts, design, science, and 
technology. Its teaching and research draw upon fields ranging from 
media arts, electronic games, design, and information technology. SIAT 
offers degrees at the bachelor, master and doctoral level.  The School 
currently enrolls about 830 undergraduates and 120 graduate students, 
some 60 of whom are at the doctoral level.

SIAT is located in purpose-built, state-of-the-art classrooms and 
laboratories at SFU's Surrey campus. Simon Fraser University at Surrey, 
the University's newest campus, is located in the greater Vancouver 
region of British Columbia. The area is home to Canada's cultural and 
entertainment industry and much of its digital media production. The 
region's rich cultural, natural and intellectual resources make it one 
of the world's most desirable places to live and work.


*Qualifications:*

Applicants will normally have a graduate degree in fields such as 
design, new media or electronic games. The successful candidate will 
have strong teaching skills based in a robust background in commercial 
or academic practice. He or she will have studio-based design practice 
focus, able to do effective critique and student mentoring. Candidates 
should be strong in teaching written English for academic work and able 
to inspire good writing among lower division students.

The successful candidate will have a strong potential for undergraduate 
curriculum development to update SIAT's curriculum as technologies and 
skills change.  He or she should have undergraduate teaching experience, 
have high potential for instructional innovation and should be familiar 
with several instructional formats, including team-based, 
computer-mediated and interdisciplinary approaches. All SIAT faculty 
must have a high degree of technological literacy regardless of their 
particular disciplinary background. SIAT faculty members are expected to 
contribute to school leadership and program development.


*How to Apply:*

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and 
permanent residents will be given priority. Simon Fraser University is 
committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all 
qualified men and women, including visible minorities, aboriginal 
peoples and persons with disabilities.

The successful candidate will begin work on *1 September 2013*. 
Applications will be received until *1 December 2012.*  All appointments 
are subject to funding.

For additional information, please visit the SIAT website to better 
understand the School and your possible contributions within it.

To apply, send a recent curriculum vitae, a description of your teaching 
innovations, a statement on teaching philosophy and the complete names, 
addresses (including email), institutional affiliation and telephone 
numbers of three academic teaching referees to:

Director
School of Interactive Arts & Technology
Simon Fraser University
250-13450 102nd Avenue
Surrey, BC CANADA V3AT 0A3



see SIAT SFU Careers Website


http://www.siat.sfu.ca/careers/faculty/822/




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