University of California - Santa Cruz
Performance Play and Design Department: Assistant Teaching Professor of Playable
University of California - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, us, 95061
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Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.Assistant Teaching Professor of Playable and Participatory MediaSalary range:Commensurate with qualifications and experience; academic year (nine-month basis). A reasonable estimate for the annual salary of this position is $86,600 - $110,000. UC salary scales are publicly available.Percent time:Full-time (100%)Anticipated start:July 1, 2025, with academic year beginning September 2025. Degree must be in hand by June 30, 2025 for employment beginning on July 1, 2025 and beyond.Application Window
Open date:
August 16, 2024Next review date:
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.Final date:
Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.Position description The University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a practitioner-educator working in playable and participatory media to join the Performance, Play, and Design Department as an assistant teaching professor. The chosen candidate will serve both the Art & Design: Games + Playable Media degree program within the Performance, Play, and Design Department, and UCSC's interdepartmental Creative Technologies program, a new online- and hybrid-modality undergraduate major. The selected candidate will collaborate with faculty and staff in the Arts Division to develop research-driven curricula for both programs, and will guide student work in both majors.Creative Technologies is an interdisciplinary online UCSC Arts Division program offering a justice-focused digital arts and design curriculum. Its course of study emphasizes collaborative creative practices, and digital media as a cultural nexus at which creative workers can nurture equity, power, representation, and imagination. The first cohort of Creative Technologies students begins its studies in the Fall of 2024.Performance, Play, and Design is a distinctive interdisciplinary department that blends faculty in theater, performance studies, dance, game design, digital art, music, and interactive media to create a shared environment for creative research. Within this context, faculty continue to grow the Art & Design: Games and Playable Media Program to develop innovative approaches to game design and game creation, and to engage with contemporary issues of justice and critical approaches to play and interactivity.The selected candidate will demonstrate a successful record of college-/university-level teaching in critical fields related to participatory media. The candidate will show significant promise in teaching innovation and will have experience with hybrid and/or web-based teaching and learning technologies. Special consideration may be offered for candidates who have teaching experience in areas such as creative coding, interactivity, sound and vision technology, digital environments, physical computing, and movement and performance technologies. We welcome and encourage applicants working in a wide range of creative practices.The candidate must provide materials documenting they meet the
advertised Basic Qualifications , which include a terminal degree (MFA or PhD) in an area of expertise related to Playable and Participatory Media, or a demonstrated record of college or university-level teaching experience and at least six years of a creative practice in performance, play, and design.Application Requirements
Document requirementsStatement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Address your understanding of the barriers facing traditionally underrepresented groups and your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion.Statement of TeachingCurriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.Cover Letter - Briefly summarize your qualifications and interest in the position.Student Evaluations of Teaching (Set 1 of 3 required)Portfolio of Creative Work, including descriptions of included work - Portfolio must be submitted in PDF format.Sample Course Material - Submit a sample document such as a course syllabus, sample assignment, course interface, etc.Writing Sample (Optional)Examples of Student Work - Example of student work must be submitted in PDF format.Reference requirements
3-5 required (contact information only)Apply link:https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01808Help contact:
espitz@ucsc.eduAbout UC Santa Cruz The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.Job location: Santa Cruz, California.
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Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.Assistant Teaching Professor of Playable and Participatory MediaSalary range:Commensurate with qualifications and experience; academic year (nine-month basis). A reasonable estimate for the annual salary of this position is $86,600 - $110,000. UC salary scales are publicly available.Percent time:Full-time (100%)Anticipated start:July 1, 2025, with academic year beginning September 2025. Degree must be in hand by June 30, 2025 for employment beginning on July 1, 2025 and beyond.Application Window
Open date:
August 16, 2024Next review date:
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.Final date:
Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.Position description The University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a practitioner-educator working in playable and participatory media to join the Performance, Play, and Design Department as an assistant teaching professor. The chosen candidate will serve both the Art & Design: Games + Playable Media degree program within the Performance, Play, and Design Department, and UCSC's interdepartmental Creative Technologies program, a new online- and hybrid-modality undergraduate major. The selected candidate will collaborate with faculty and staff in the Arts Division to develop research-driven curricula for both programs, and will guide student work in both majors.Creative Technologies is an interdisciplinary online UCSC Arts Division program offering a justice-focused digital arts and design curriculum. Its course of study emphasizes collaborative creative practices, and digital media as a cultural nexus at which creative workers can nurture equity, power, representation, and imagination. The first cohort of Creative Technologies students begins its studies in the Fall of 2024.Performance, Play, and Design is a distinctive interdisciplinary department that blends faculty in theater, performance studies, dance, game design, digital art, music, and interactive media to create a shared environment for creative research. Within this context, faculty continue to grow the Art & Design: Games and Playable Media Program to develop innovative approaches to game design and game creation, and to engage with contemporary issues of justice and critical approaches to play and interactivity.The selected candidate will demonstrate a successful record of college-/university-level teaching in critical fields related to participatory media. The candidate will show significant promise in teaching innovation and will have experience with hybrid and/or web-based teaching and learning technologies. Special consideration may be offered for candidates who have teaching experience in areas such as creative coding, interactivity, sound and vision technology, digital environments, physical computing, and movement and performance technologies. We welcome and encourage applicants working in a wide range of creative practices.The candidate must provide materials documenting they meet the
advertised Basic Qualifications , which include a terminal degree (MFA or PhD) in an area of expertise related to Playable and Participatory Media, or a demonstrated record of college or university-level teaching experience and at least six years of a creative practice in performance, play, and design.Application Requirements
Document requirementsStatement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Address your understanding of the barriers facing traditionally underrepresented groups and your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion.Statement of TeachingCurriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.Cover Letter - Briefly summarize your qualifications and interest in the position.Student Evaluations of Teaching (Set 1 of 3 required)Portfolio of Creative Work, including descriptions of included work - Portfolio must be submitted in PDF format.Sample Course Material - Submit a sample document such as a course syllabus, sample assignment, course interface, etc.Writing Sample (Optional)Examples of Student Work - Example of student work must be submitted in PDF format.Reference requirements
3-5 required (contact information only)Apply link:https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01808Help contact:
espitz@ucsc.eduAbout UC Santa Cruz The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.Job location: Santa Cruz, California.
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