Director, Center for Interactive and Immersive Media & Associate/Full Professor, Moody College of
- Employer
- University of Texas at Austin, Moody College of Communication
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Not specified
- Date posted
- Aug 10, 2017
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Communications, Digital Media
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Moody College of Communication and The University of Texas
at Austin seek a visionary leader to serve as the Founding Director
of the new Center for Interactive &
Immersive Media (CIIM), to be appointed at the rank of
tenured associate or full professor (with possible endowment
support), beginning in the Summer or Fall 2018.
For the last decade, UT Austin’s Moody College of Communication has
actively pursued diverse scholarly and creative initiatives related
to interactive media and immersive media, which have led to
continuous innovations in many of its programs including film and
media production, journalism, advertising, organizational
communication and technology, and health communication. By
leveraging the College’s existing expertise in interactive design
and media, immersive media technology (including virtual and
augmented reality), 3D production, experiential storytelling, and
social science research, and by partnering with programs and
faculty throughout campus, CIIM will aim to transform both pedagogy
and practice, creating new and innovative applications of next
generation immersive technologies through interdisciplinary
collaboration.
Reporting directly to Dean Jay Bernhardt of the Moody College of
Communication, the new Director will be charged with providing an
innovative and inclusive vision for CIIM as a shared strategic
resource for interactive and immersive media partners, both on and
off campus. CIIM will provide a world class interdisciplinary
research infrastructure, bringing together scholars, practitioners,
production professionals, and students in support of collaborative
research efforts from a wide array of disciplines across UT
Austin’s campus, as well with industry and the federal government
through partnerships forged by shared interests and projects. The
Director will be responsible for elevating the center’s presence on
campus, making CIIM a natural partner for many researchers and
creative professionals, leading to increased extramural research
support.
The new Director will have an academic appointment as a tenured
Associate or Full Professor in one or more of Moody College’s
academic units most relevant to his/her area of area of
research/expertise. For more information, please visit https://moody.utexas.edu/.
To be eligible for such an appointment, the successful applicant
must, at a minimum, have a bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years
of academic and/or professional experience. A graduate degree such
as an M.F.A. or Ph.D. (or equivalent) in a relevant field is
preferred, but not required. Preference will be given to candidates
with prior administrative experience in academia, as well as an
outstanding record of scholarly research and/or professional
accomplishment in one or more of the following CIIM areas:
interactive media, immersive media, gaming, technology
communication, human computer interaction, multi-media studies, or
other relevant fields.
The successful candidate will also have (1) demonstrated experience
in fostering collaboration and building consensus amongst
colleagues in an academic setting, (2) a demonstrated ability
developing collaborative partnerships with industry; and (3) a
successful record of receiving external financial support and/or
managing externally funded research, as well developing plans to
secure future funding.
For the complete position description, please click here or copy and paste the following
link in a browser: https://adobe.ly/2vToJ1m
The University of Texas at Austin and the Moody College
of Communication has engaged Opus Partners to support the
recruitment of this Director. Applicants are invited to email a PDF
containing a brief letter describing their interest and
qualifications and curriculum vitae/resume to: jennifer.rumain@opuspartners.net.
Nominations, recommendations, expressions of interest, and
inquiries should be sent to the same address.
Applications received by October 31, 2017 will
receive full consideration. UT policy requires that a background
check be conducted on the selected candidate. All possible
discretion will be exercised to maintain the privacy of applicants
through the search process.
The Moody College of Communication is committed to achieving
diversity in its faculty, students, and curriculum, and it strongly
encourages applicants who can help achieve these objectives.
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all
applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and
affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of
equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability,
religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and
activities, and admissions. UT Austin is a tobacco-free
campus; for more information visit http://www.utexas.edu/tobaccofree/.
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