[Jobs] Fwd: [GAMESNETWORK] Fwd: Digital Studies positions - Univ of Wisconsin, USA

[jeremy hunsinger]

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> From: kurt squire <kurt.squire at GMAIL.COM>
> Date: October 30, 2010 10:15:15 AM EDT
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> Subject: [GAMESNETWORK] Fwd: Digital Studies positions - Univ of Wisconsin, USA
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> Although they are not all games positions explicitly, games scholars
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> From: Jon McKenzie <jvmckenzie at wisc.edu>
> Date: Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:57 PM
> Subject: Digital Studies positions - Univ of Wisconsin, USA
> To:
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> The University of Wisconsin-Madison is searching for four positions in
> English, Art, Communication Arts, and Library and Information Studies
> (descriptions below), who will form part of a dynamic, new
> undergraduate Digital Studies certificate program
> (http://digitalstudies.wisc.edu/).
> While creating an interdisciplinary program, we also seek to enrich
> our culturally-diverse intellectual community. Our campus has made
> faculty diversification a key goal to address the continued
> achievement gap in learning, and we believe technology-enhanced
> learning can also play an important role. We thus especially encourage
> applications from women, ethnic minorities, and other underrepresented
> communities.
> Please distribute this call to interested individuals and groups, as
> well as relevant email lists.
> Sincerely,
> Jon McKenzie
> Associate Professor of English • University of Wisconsin
> Coordinator • Digital Humanities Initiative • dighum.wisc.edu
> jvmckenzie at wisc.edu • www.english.wisc.edu/mckenzie
> 6143 Helen C. White • 600 N. Park St. • Madison, WI 53706
> 
> 
> English - Assistant or Associate Professor in Digital Studies
> The English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks an
> assistant or beginning associate professor in Digital Studies, to
> begin in fall of 2011. We seek qualified applicants with a terminal
> degree in any area of English studies, including literary studies,
> composition and rhetoric, creative writing, and language and
> linguistics, and whose primary research/creative interests lie in
> areas such as digital literacy, electronic literature, digital
> poetics, new media studies, and digital humanities. Those whose
> primary interests cross such areas and combine analysis and creativity
> are especially encouraged to apply. The person hired will also be
> expected to actively participate and teach roughly half of their
> courses in the university's new interdisciplinary Digital Studies
> program, which aims to enhance students’ media, visual, technology,
> and information literacies by enabling them to critically analyze and
> creatively compose with new media and information technologies. For
> more information about the Department of English and the Digital
> Studies Initiative, please see english.wisc.edu and
> dighum.wisc.edu/miu. Please submit a CV, a letter describing interests
> and capabilities, an example of scholarly and/or creative work, and
> evidence of teaching excellence to Prof. Theresa Kelley, Chair,
> Digital Studies Search, Department of English, University of
> Wisconsin-Madison, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706. To ensure
> full consideration, applications should be received by November, 14,
> 2010. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.  EOE/AA. A
> criminal background check may be required prior to employment.
> 
> Art - Assistant or Associate Professor in Digital Foundations
> The Department of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a
> candidate with proficiency in some or all of the following: digital
> imaging, vector graphics, web design, 3D Digital, video and Flash.
> Candidate must be actively engaged with contemporary issues in art and
> design and demonstrate a strong commitment to studio practices within
> a fine art studio based program. Candidate must have a record of
> outstanding professional accomplishments. Two years of college
> teaching preferred. Preference will be given to individuals with
> evidence of strong technical skills, creative achievement and
> demonstrable teaching effectiveness. Associate Professor candidates
> must possess experience and scholarly credentials suitable for
> appointment with tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
> Principal duties: The primary teaching responsibility for this
> position will be developing and teaching an Introduction to Digital
> Forms course, an introductory over-view of digital media that will
> form part of the Art Department's Foundations class series. There will
> be additional teaching opportunities in 4D. In addition to research,
> hired faculty will also be expected to supervise graduate students,
> and actively participate in a new, inter-departmental undergraduate
> certificate program that aims to enhance students' media, visual,
> technology, and information literacies by enabling them to critically
> analyze and creatively compose with new media and information
> technologies. Application should include: A letter of application that
> addresses your teaching philosophy and studio practice; a resume or
> CV; the names and contact information for three references including
> email addresses; a written description of work samples including title
> and date. 15 examples of professional work (maximum 5 time based) and
> 10 of student work (maximum 3 time based), 25 examples in total.
> Images must be saved as jpg, png or gif (5MB max). Videos must be mov,
> wmv or flv files (60MB max). 640 x 480px is recommended for optimal
> duration, but not required. All video will be resized to 640 X 480 by
> the SlideRoom interface before viewing by the committee. Applicants
> have the option to label uploaded files with the url of full quality
> versions on video hosting sites such as youTube.com and vimeo.com,
> which may be referred to by the committee later in the selection
> process. Documents must be saved as pdf (10MB max). Audio must be
> saved as mp3 (5MB max). Please submit application materials to
> SlideRoom at  http://uwmadisonjobs.slideroom.com by 12:00am midnight
> EST on Fri., Jan. 7, 2011. (Note: SlideRoom will charge a fee of
> $10.00 to process the application. This fee should be seen as
> comparable to the materials and the postage required of a hard copy
> application.) Candidates are strongly encouraged to submit their
> materials via SlideRoom, but may alternatively submit application
> materials WITH ALL FILES ON CROSS-PLATFORM DATA DVD OR CD via mail to:
> Digital Foundations Search, C/O Huyen (Gwen) Nguyen, 6241 George L.
> Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N.Park St., Madison WI 53706.
> Communication Arts - Assistant or Associate Professor in Media and
> Cultural Studies
> The Department of Communication Arts at the University of
> Wisconsin-Madison seeks applicants for a position at either the rank
> of Assistant Professor, tenure-track, or Associate Professor in Media
> and Cultural Studies, to begin in fall 2011. Candidates will be
> expected to conduct research, develop and teach courses, and supervise
> graduate students in the critical/cultural analysis of media with a
> specialization in the area of digital and new media. Those whose work
> examines issues of gender, industry, global media, and/or convergence
> are especially encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will
> contribute to the foundation of a new interdisciplinary digital
> studies initiative at the university. Ph.D. in a related field and
> evidence of scholarly excellence and teaching ability are required.
> See also http://commarts.wisc.edu. Please submit a CV, a letter
> detailing interests and capabilities, an example of scholarly work,
> evidence of teaching excellence, and arrange to have three references
> sent to Professor and Chair Susan Zaeske, Media and Cultural Studies
> Search, Department of Communication Arts, University of
> Wisconsin-Madison, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706. The
> deadline to assure full consideration is September 15, 2010. EOE/AA.
> Employment may require a criminal background check. Unless
> confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the
> applicants must be released upon request.  Finalists cannot be
> guaranteed confidentiality. The Department of Communication Arts is
> committed to building a culturally-diverse intellectual community and
> strongly encourages applications from women, ethnic minorities, and
> other underrepresented groups. Questions about the search may be
> directed to Jonathan Gray at jagray3 at wisc.edu
> 
> Library and Information Studies - Assistant or Associate Professor
> The School of Library and Information Studies at the University of
> Wisconsin-Madison seeks applicants for a tenure-track position at the
> rank of either Assistant Professor or Associate Professor to begin in
> fall 2011. Candidates will be expected to conduct research, develop
> and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, and advise
> master’s and doctoral students. As part of their course load, the
> faculty member will teach one undergraduate Digital Studies course per
> semester with the broad goal of increasing undergraduate students'
> media, visual, technology and information literacies. Applicants who
> have expertise in the following areas are encouraged: children’s and
> youth online practices, information, or literature; digital curation,
> preservation, and archives; community engagement and public
> librarianship; organization of digital information; digital and print
> culture; transformations in scholarly communication. Applications from
> outstanding candidates in other areas will also be considered. The
> successful applicant will contribute to the foundation of a new
> interdisciplinary digital studies initiative at the university. See
> also http://www.slis.wisc.edu. To apply, send letter of interest,
> curriculum vitae, evidence of excellence in teaching, and the names
> and contact information of three references by October 31st to Anne
> Murphy Lom, Department Administrator, ammurphylom at wisc.edu
> <mailto:ammurphylom at wisc.edu> (electronic preferred). Paper mail
> address: School of Library and Information Studies, 600 N. Park
> Street, Madison WI 53706. The deadline to assure full consideration is
> October 31, 2010. EOE/AA.  Employment may require a criminal
> background check. Unless confidentiality is requested in writing,
> information regarding the applicants must be released upon request.
> Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality. The School of Library
> and Information Studies is committed to building a culturally-diverse
> intellectual community and strongly encourages applications from
> women, ethnic minorities, and other underrepresented groups. Questions
> about the search may be directed to Anne Murphy Lom, Department
> Administrator at <ammurphylom at wisc.edu>.
> 
> 
> The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an equal opportunity
> affirmative action employer; applications from qualified women and
> minority candidates are encouraged. Unless confidentiality is
> requested in writing, information regarding the identity of the
> applicant must be released on request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed
> confidentiality. A background check may be required prior to
> employment.
> 
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> Kurt Squire
> Associate Professor, Educational Communications & Technology,
> Curriculum & Instruction
> University of Wisconsin-Madison
> Associate Director of Educational Research and Development, Wisconsin
> Institutes for Discovery
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> Madison, WI 53706
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Jeremy Hunsinger
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
Virginia Tech



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