UCSD Division of Calit2 Offers a Faculty Position in Arts & Humanities
2.23.04 - The UCSD Division of Calit² and the UCSD Division of Arts & Humanities are recruiting for a new tenure-track position. The position will benefit from New Media Arts research and performance facilities planned for the first floor of the Calit² building, which is currently under construction and slated for occupancy in early 2005.
The position is for an assistant or associate professor in the humanities whose research addresses or engages the development of information technology and telecommunications. This appointment will be in the appropriate department: Literature, History, or Philosophy. The application deadline is March 10.
More specifics for the position and how to apply for each are listed below.
Position Title: Assistant or Associate Professor
Job Number: 4-320-AA
Description: As part of the California Institute of Information Technology and Telecommunications (Calit²), UCSD is seeking to hire an outstanding assistant or beginning associate professor in a humanities field whose research addresses or engages the development of information technology and telecommunications. The appointment will begin July 1, 2004 or thereafter. This position will be affiliated with Calit² and will have a primary appointment in the appropriate humanities department (Literature, History, or Philosophy). At present, the institute has four main thematic focus areas: new media arts, intelligent transportation, environment and civil infrastructure, and digitally enabled genomic research. Candidates for this position should have work that demonstrates a substantial engagement with information and telecommunications technology that will either contribute to one or more of the focus areas or address broader issues, including but not limited to, the aesthetics of information technology, information theory, the historical development, epistemological or ethical implications, and intellectual ramifications of telecommunications and information technology. A Ph.D. is required.
Salary: Salary commensurate with experience and publication record and based on UC pay scales.
Closing Date: Review of applications will begin on March 21, 2004 and will continue until the position is filled.
To Apply: Applications should include letter of intent, CV, placement file or three letters of reference. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens should state their immigration status
at the time of application. Send applications to:
Humanities Calit² Search
Department of Philosophy
7002 Humanities and Social Sciences