University of Alberta, Art & Design Postdoctoral Fellowship 2008

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship: Department of
Art & Design, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

The Department of Art & Design, University of Alberta, invites
applications for this Postdoctoral Fellowship in the area of the
theory and practice of art and design. We welcome candidates in the
area of Design Research (practice and/or theory) or Critical Visual
and Cultural Theory, including those with research interests in one or
more of the following areas: interactive new media; health issues;
sustainable design; participatory design; social design; the
conjunction of art and design practice; built environments;
contemporary art.

The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship is valued at
$46,000 Cdn per year for two years and includes a one-time $4,000 Cdn
travel/research grant.

The successful candidate’s research will be well supported at the
University of Alberta, including through its excellent library
resources. Facilities and equipment available include office space
with a computer. Digital equipment and highly trained technical
personnel are an integral part of the department’s research teams in
design and printmaking. The Faculty of Arts Intermedia Research Studio
and the Advanced Man-Machine Interface Laboratories provide further
opportunities for research and research collaboration. The Department
of Art & Design is situated within the Faculty of Arts compromising
the Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. In addition to numerous
existing interfaculty links within these areas, working co-operatively
with units across faculties is an important part of our research
culture (ex. Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical Engineering, Law,
Psychology and Education).

The Postdoctoral Fellow will contribute actively to our culture of
research including through disseminating his/her research progress and
results through 1) teaching one (3 credit) seminar course per year, 2)
delivering one public lecture per year within the department, and 3)
holding regular office hours for consultations with graduate students
and faculty.

Due date: Dec 14, 2007 is the deadline for prospective postdocs to
submit all documents to Dawn McLean ([log in to unmask]), Student
Programming Officer, Department of Art & Design, 3-98 Fine Arts
Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6G 2C9.

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 Bonnie Sadler Takach, MVA
 Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Visual Communication Design
 Department of Art and Design
 3-98 Fine Arts Building, University of Alberta
 Edmonton AB T6G 2C9
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