The Arts, Media and Engineering Program (AME) (http://ame.asu.edu) at the Fulton School of Engineering and the Herberger College of the Arts at Arizona State University is announcing a leadership-level, tenured, senior faculty opening in Media Computing and Engineering.
AME is a nationally leading program for transdisciplinary research and education in media. The program has established digital media concentrations in the PhD and Masters degrees of ten different disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics, Bioengineering, Psychology, Education, Design, Dance, Music, Theater and Film, Visual Arts. The program also offers a PhD in Media Arts and Sciences. Ten AME faculty and thirty affiliated faculty from the participating departments work collaboratively with graduate students supported by research assistantships for the creation of innovative experiential media systems, models and applications. Core research areas include: multimodal sensing, perception and modeling, interaction and feedback, experiential composition and knowledge creation. AME research results in applications of societal significance in the areas of health, communication, education and creativity. The program has diverse external support streams: federal (NSF, NEA, NEH, NIH – they include prestigious IGERT and CISE RI grants), Foundation (Kauffman), and industry (Microsoft, IBM, Deutsche Telecom. Avaya, NRC). AME is a well-supported, strategic initiative of ASU and is a key part of the highly innovative New American University concept being established at ASU (http://www.asu.edu/president/newamericanuniversity). AME has collaborative projects with other strategic initiatives of ASU (Sustainability, Biodesign and more).
The successful candidate will take a leadership role in the media computing and engineering research and education activities of AME. The appointee will be invited to serve as Associate Director of AME so they can better influence the development of the unit. The appointee will contribute significantly to the evolution of AME’s integrated approach to media research and education – an approach that spans arts, sciences and engineering and is strongly connected to the local and global community and to industry.
The individual hired will spearhead research in the area of their interest. The appointee’s efforts will merge with efforts of other AME faculty for the achievement of significant advancements in experiential media. The appointee will have the opportunity to collaborate with distinguished faculty of diverse backgrounds and specializations, explore connections with participating unit(s) of interest and provide mentorship to the highly innovative transdisciplinary junior faculty at AME. The successful individual will also work with other AME faculty to shape the educational mandate of AME.
Required Qualifications: Doctorate degree in Engineering OR Computing OR Media OR closely related field; significant research record and international reputation in media computing/engineering commensurate with the level of the appointment; strong external income record.
Desired Qualifications: Experience in industry-academia collaboration; record of interdisciplinary collaboration; experience in research and education spanning sciences, engineering and the arts
Application Deadline: November 1, 2007; if not filled, every FOUR weeks thereafter until search is closed. Anticipated start date is August 16, 2008.
Application Procedure: Send a letter of interest, CV, statement of research vision – consistent with the transdisciplinary research at AME, statement of teaching interests including pedagogical approach, representative publications and/or media products, and names, addresses and telephone numbers for three professional references to: Chair, Media Computing/Engineering search, AME, Box 878709, Tempe, Arizona 85287-8709. Background check required for employment. For more information write to: mce-search@asu.edu
Arizona State University is an AA/EO employer
