The Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University seeks to make an
appointment of an artist/designer working at the intersection of
contemporary art and design at the tenured-track level of Associate
Professor. Prospective candidates might create works of art/design in areas
such as social structures, community collaborations, interventionist
strategies, architecture, interaction design, future technologies,
relational aesthetics, environmental remediation, or other emerging areas of
contemporary design practice.
Candidates should have exceptional credentials as an artist, designer and
teacher, demonstrating an extensive familiarity with contemporary art and
design. They will have a distinguished national and international body of
work and accomplishments. Candidates should have genuine commitment to
teaching design at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and will have
a global perspective on the role of design and contemporary art They will be
prepared to build a curriculum that will reflect that perspective.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate fully in Stanford’s
Art Practice Program, working with both undergraduate and graduate students,
and to provide leadership as the Department of Art & Art History’s
representative in the Joint Program in Design, a collaborative graduate
program with Stanford’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Application deadline: October 1, 2011. Please send a letter of introduction
and a curriculum vitae to Chair, Design Search Committee, Department of Art
& Art History, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2018. No electronic
submissions will be accepted.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to
increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and
applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as others
who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research and
teaching missions.
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