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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve been asked how to make the job posting below visible to SHOT members with interests in these areas, i.e. computing technology. I hope it’s ok to post to this list to address that wish. If not, mea culpa and I won’t do it again.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Why me? Yes, I’m at Stanford, but I teach a course on history of digital games at UCSC, and we are working together on several projects related to computing and digital games.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Henry<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The <a href="http://havc.ucsc.edu/">History of Art and Visual Culture Department</a><span style="color:blue"> </span>(<a href="http://havc.ucsc.edu/">havc.ucsc.edu</a>), at
the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in the History of Digital Media. We seek a teacher and scholar with expertise in the history and theory of one or more of the following areas:
Internet culture, video games, digital imaging and design, social media, and related applications. Priority will be placed on hiring an interdisciplinary scholar who attends to the visual culture of digital media and analytically examines the social and historical
contexts of its emergence. We welcome applications from scholars who specialize in any national or geographic area. Applicants must be capable of teaching a wide range of courses (large lecture to seminar) at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The department
faculty support the investigation of art and visual culture from a variety of theoretical perspectives in the cultures of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific Islands.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The History of Art and Visual Culture Department is in the
</span><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"><a href="http://arts.ucsc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Division of the Arts</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">, which
also includes Departments of Art, Film and Digital Media, Music, Theater Arts, and the M.F.A. Program in Digital Arts & New Media. There are opportunities for scholarly and teaching connections in these areas, as well as with colleagues and programs in the
</span><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"><a href="http://humwww.ucsc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Humanities</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">and </span>
<span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"><a href="http://socialsciences.ucsc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Social Sciences</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">divisions and the
</span><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"><a href="https://www.soe.ucsc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Baskin School of Engineering.</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
The campus operates on a schedule of three 11-week quarters per academic year, and the successful candidate will be expected to teach five 5-unit courses per year, or their equivalent, in accordance with the department workload policy. All members of the
department are expected to advise and mentor students, actively engage in research, and undertake administrative service for the department, affiliated college, and university. The ability to contribute significantly to graduate education and the mentoring
of graduate students is highly desirable.</span><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">We have a strong undergraduate major and a young, dynamic Visual Studies Ph.D. program. Under the Dean’s leadership, our division is enjoying faculty growth, significant fundraising
successes, new research centers, and is planning for a new Institute of the Arts and Sciences. The Arts Division supports faculty research through the Arts Research Institute
<a href="http://artsresearch.ucsc.edu/ari/">http://artsresearch.ucsc.edu/ari/</a> and the Arts Dean's Fund for Excellence
<a href="http://arts.ucsc.edu/funding/arts-deans-fund-for-excellence">http://arts.ucsc.edu/funding/arts-deans-fund-for-excellence</a>; the campus supports research and teaching with grants awarded by the Committee on Research, the Committee on Teaching, and
other groups. <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">SALARY:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"> Commensurate with qualifications and experience; academic year (9-month) basis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"> Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree)
in art history, communications, media studies, visual studies, or a related discipline. (Ph.D. expected to be conferred by June 30, 2016).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif">PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"> Demonstrated potential as a researcher/scholar;
commitment to and talent for teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels; record of administrative service; and University teaching experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">POSITION AVAILABLE:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"> July 1, 2016, with academic year beginning
September 2016. Degree must be conferred by June 30, 2017 for employment beyond that date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">TO APPLY:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"> Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic
Recruit online system, and must include: 1) a letter of application outlining scholarly background as well as current and future research plans; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) a current publication or writing sample (chapter of dissertation if no publication); 4)
descriptions or syllabi for three courses (one large lecture, one lecture/discussion, one seminar); 5) three current confidential letters of recommendation*. The university welcomes applicants’ submission of an optional statement addressing their contributions
to diversity through their research, service, and/or teaching. All requested materials must be submitted as PDF files. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif">Apply at <a href="https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00299"><b>https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00299</b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif">Refer to Position <b>JPF00299-16</b></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#31849B"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif">in all correspondence. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif">*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any
reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC’s confidentiality statement at </span><span style="font-family:"Optima-Regular",serif"><a href="http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.html"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">CLOSING DATE:</span></strong> Review of applications will begin on November 30, 2015.
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To ensure full consideration, applications should be complete and letters of recommendation received by this date. The position will remain open until filled, but not later than 6/30/17.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="requiredtext" style="text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in">UC Santa Cruz faculty make significant contributions to the body of research that has earned the University of California the ranking as the foremost public higher education institution
in the world. In the process, our faculty demonstrate that cutting-edge research, excellent teaching and outstanding service are mutually supportive.
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<p class="disclosure" style="margin-top:0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">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. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and
promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees. Inquiries regarding the University’s equal employment opportunity policies may be directed to: Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
95064; (831) 459-2686. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="requiredtext"><span style="font-size:6.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> VISIT THE APO WEB SITE AT:
</span><a href="http://apo.ucsc.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:windowtext">http://apo.ucsc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Curator for History of Science & Technology; Film & Media Collections<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">HSSG, Green Library, 557 Escondido Mall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stanford University Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stanford CA 94305-6066<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:lowood@stanford.edu">lowood@stanford.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Web: <a href="https://people.stanford.edu/lowood/">https://people.stanford.edu/lowood/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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