AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
DEPARTMENT OF ART

TENURE-TRACK POSITION OPENING

RECRUITMENT # 136
POSITION: Assistant Professor - Foundation / Digital
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 27, 2007

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: M.F.A. in studio art or record of extraordinary creative/ professional achievement. Strong body of creative work as demonstrated by portfolio.
Expertise in working with digital imaging, layout, motion graphics, and vector software, as well as interactive media. Expertise in working with a MAC platform. Demonstrated successful teaching of digital art and design courses at the college level. Strong portfolio
of student work. Ability to work with students and faculty in the context of a multidisciplinary art department. Broad understanding of current discourses regarding digital arts. Ability to communicate and work effectively within an ethnically and culturally
diverse campus community.

DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of full-time college-level teaching experience or equivalent. Broad knowledge of contemporary and historical art and art
issues. Substantial professional record of exhibitions, commissions or projects. Record of academic service. Ability to teach other foundation courses. Ability to coordinate a foundation program.

DUTIES: Teaching assignment to consist of two courses per semester in foundation-level and upper-division digital art. Additional assignment per semester of Foundation
Program coordination, or one lower- or upper-division course as appropriate to the individual's range of expertise. Teaching assignment could include other non-digital courses as appropriate to individual's range of expertise. Additional duties to include student advisement, curriculum development, service on graduate student committees, and committee work and other service in the department, college and university. The
Retention, Tenure and Promotion process at the department, college and university levels involves review of the individual's ongoing activity in the areas of teaching and teaching-related activities (including curriculum development, student advising and involvement in student activities); creative, scholarly and professional activity; and service to the department, college, university and community.

SALARY RANGE: Commensurate with experience.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION: In a plain manila folder provide the following required
materials: letter of application addressing minimum and desired/preferred qualifications
and duties specified in this job listing, statement of teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae
with contact information including e-mail address, three letters of recommendation from
professionals in the field, official or unofficial copies of transcripts from all undergraduate
and graduate study (official copies will not be required until requested), fully filled-out
CSULB SC-1 form (downloadable online or available by request). All of the above materials
must be in hard-copy form. NO DIGITAL DOCUMENTS OR EMAIL LETTERS.
Include 20 still images (35mm slide or digital on disk) of work by applicant's students,
twenty still images of work by applicant (35mm slide or digital on disk).
If submitting work in motion graphics or other time-based digital work, please submit on
DVD.
Also submit SASE large enough for return of documentation materials.
Applicants may also wish to include copies of their performance evaluations from prior
teaching experience, copies of publications about their work, and other additional forms
of documentation of their work or work by their students.
Digital images should not exceed 800x600 pixels, and should be presented either as a
collection of JPEG files in a folder along with a caption list, or captioned images contained
within a single PDF. NO POWERPOINT.
Additional supporting materials, including sample syllabi, may be required of finalists.

POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED or Recruitment Canceled: Review of applications will begin
October 15, 2006.

Applications, required documentation, and requests for information should be addressed
to:

Chair, Digital Search Committee
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Art
ATTN: Administrative Coordinator
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-3501
562/985-1859
artpositions@csulb.edu

Downloadable forms, information about department, and additional information regarding
application process available at www.art.csulb.edu. Inquiries may also be made by
telephone at 562/985-1859, or by email at artpositions@csulb.edu. Please note position
and recruitment in voicemails and email subject headings.

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law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn,
live, and work, in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and
sensibilities of each individual, without regard to economic status, ethnic background,
political views, or other personal characteristics or beliefs. An EO Employer.