Thursday, November 2, 2017

[Yasmin_discussions] Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professorship in Media Arts and Technology Interdisciplinary Engineering, the Sciences and the Arts

Dear Yasminers,
please find below the description of an open faculty position in media
arts, engineering and sciences in our program at UC Santa Barbara. Please
distribute widely.

We are looking for an Assistant or Associate tenure track faculty that will
join and continue building our transdisciplinary program.

The position resides both in the College of Engineering, which includes
among its faculty three Nobel laureates and 29 members of the National
Academy of Engineering as well as the College of Humanities and Fine Arts,
which is regarded as one of the most interdisciplinary venues for
humanities and fine arts related research in the US.
The position is open from October 31 until February 1 and interested
candidates are encouraged to apply at least by January 10 for primary
consideration.

MAT seeks exceptional candidates who will establish a vigorous research and
teaching program at the intersections of engineering, the sciences and the
arts. The candidate is expected to have a proven record of engagement in
fields such as, but not limited to: distributed or autonomous systems,
robotics, high-dimensional data, cybernetics, aerospace, large scale
sensing, bioengineering, applied machine learning, embedded computing,
media systems, biomimetics, and immersive, interactive, distributed or
networked systems.

The successful candidate will be expected to actively engage in
interdisciplinary research, creative work and teaching in engineering, the
sciences and the arts.

Apply through UC RECRUIT: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01126


FULL ANNOUNCEMENT:


ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP IN MEDIA ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING, THE SCIENCES AND THE ARTS
The Media Arts & Technology Program at UC Santa Barbara invites
applications for a Broad Search position (Assistant or Associate Professor
level) in Media Arts & Technology. The position will be available July 1,
2018.
The department seeks exceptional candidates who will establish a vigorous
research and teaching program at the intersections of engineering, the
sciences and the arts.
The candidate is expected to have a proven record of engagement in fields
such as, but not limited to: distributed or autonomous systems, robotics,
high-dimensional data, cybernetics, aerospace, large scale sensing,
bioengineering, applied machine learning, embedded computing, media systems
,biomimetics, and immersive, interactive, distributed or networked systems.

The successful candidate will be expected to actively engage in
interdisciplinary research, creative work and teaching in engineering, the
sciences and the arts.
Media Arts and Technology (MAT) is a trans-disciplinary graduate program
situated in both the College of Engineering and the College of Letters and
Science (Division of Humanities and Fine Arts). MAT offers Master's and PhD
degrees and has approximately 41 graduate students and 9 faculty members,
several with joint appointments in engineering and the arts. Areas of
expertise include human-computer interaction, haptics, electronic music and
sound design, computational visual and spatial arts, performance,
multimedia signal processing, and responsive, interactive and autonomous
systems. Offices and labs are housed in the California NanoSystems
Institute building at UCSB, which includes a unique research facility
called the Allosphere, a three-story spherical immersive environment and
several other labs. Additional information about MAT is found at
http://www.mat.ucsb.edu.

To be given serious consideration for this position, applicants are
expected to hold a doctoral degree in one of the fields that are of special
interest for this position, such as, but not limited to Media Arts and
Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science,
Bioengineering, Materials, Physics, Media Engineering or Architecture and
have demonstrated excellence in research together with a strong commitment
to creative activities, teaching and interdisciplinary scholarship.
Prospective candidates who pursue interdisciplinary research are strongly
encouraged to apply.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae (resume),
research and teaching statements, contact information for three to five
letters of reference. Also required is a document with links to projects
(at least one) and publications. All materials must be submitted
electronically via https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01126. For primary
consideration apply by January 10, 2018. The program is especially
interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence
of the academic community through research, teaching and service. Inquiries
about your application may be directed to: matp18@mat.ucsb.edu

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

__________________________________________________

Marko Peljhan
Professor and Chair
Media Arts & Technology
University of California
Santa Barbara

Office Contact: chair@mat.ucsb.edu
Office Phone: +1-805-893-3029
Lesley Fredrickson Chair's Assistant: lesley@mat.ucsb.edu

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