Assistant Professor of New Media and Design

Located in North Carolina's third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

The School of Art is part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, a community of artists with over 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students. CVPA is the largest visual and performing arts unit within the University of North Carolina system and is recognized for its comprehensive array of graduate programs and the success of its graduates. The School of Art enrolls over 600 undergraduate majors and offers degrees in Animation, Arts Administration, Art Education, Art History, New Media and Design, Painting, Printmaking & Drawing, Photography, and Sculpture & Ceramics. Housed in a first-rate facility at the Gatewood Studio Arts Building and located next door to the acclaimed Weatherspoon Art Museum, the School of Art features the Greensboro Project Space gallery-an experimental site in a vibrant downtown Greensboro. It is situated near the International Civil Rights Museum, Elsewhere Museum, and to other cultural institutions. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's College of Visual and Performing Arts is pleased to announce the opportunity for a tenure-track faculty appointment in New Media and Design within the School of Art.

The School of Art seeks applications for the position of Assistant Professor in New Media and Design from candidates who are experienced artists and educators, and actively engaged in advancing equity and inclusivity in their research and/or pedagogy. UNC Greensboro is a minority-serving institution with an undergraduate population of 52% ethnic minority students and 66% female students. The College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. UNC Greensboro is an inclusive learning community with a campus-wide culture that embodies access, equity, diversity, excellence, and collaboration. With an enrollment of more than 18,000 students, including 3,500 graduate students, and 2,800 faculty and staff, UNC Greensboro is one of the most diverse universities in the UNC system. UNC Greensboro is in a metropolitan area of more than 1.6 million in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.

The School of Art's New Media and Design program encompasses a range of conceptual and technological approaches relevant to contemporary art and design practices. The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and graduate education, creative research in art and design, and will provide service to academic and professional institutions. All faculty participate in and contribute to curricular development, program evaluation, and recruitment. Ideal candidates will have strengths in areas such as interactive art, digital art, internet art, generative art, or interaction design. In the cover letter, candidates should describe how their experience with inequality has informed their discipline, typical practices in their field, and the broader university environment, as well as how this has or has not influenced their professional work.

Responsibilities:

To apply for the position, electronically submit the following as Word documents or as PDFs:
* cover letter describing qualifications for position, including a description of how experience with inequality has informed the discipline, typical practices in the field, and the broader university environment as well as how this has or has not influenced your professional work
* curriculum vitae
* creative research statement
* professional portfolio (20 works with image list or captions)
* teaching philosophy
* portfolio of student work (20 works with image list or captions)
* list of 3 references with names, mailing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers*

To apply go the UNCG Spartan Talent website: https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/ and click on Faculty Tenure Stream to apply for the position.

Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
For inquiries, please contact Rachele Riley, Search Committee Chair, at r_riley@uncg.edu.