[NetBehaviour] Faculty position in the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong

marc marc.garrett at furtherfield.org
Mon Aug 15 12:35:27 CEST 2005


*Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in New Media and Interactivity, 
School of Creative Media*

City University of Hong Kong is one of eight higher education 
institutions directly funded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special 
Administrative Region through the University Grants Committee (Hong 
Kong).  It aims to become one of the leading universities in the 
Asia-Pacific region through excellence in teaching and research. In two 
studies, City University of Hong Kong is ranked among the top 200 
universities in the world, and among the top ten universities in the 
Greater China region.  The mission of the University is to nurture and 
develop the talents of students and to create applicable knowledge in 
order to support social and economic advancement. The student population 
is approximately 23,000 enrolled in over 100 programmes at the associate 
degree, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.  The medium of 
instruction is English.

The University invites applications and nominations for the post of 
Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in New Media and Interactivity.

The School was founded in 1998, and since then has developed strengths 
in media/cultural studies, video production, computer animation and 
computer graphics.  It offers an exciting multi-disciplinary research 
and teaching environment in which technical and creative faculty 
collaborate on a variety of projects.  Its current priority is to expand 
and consolidate the digital media emphasis, including computer graphics, 
computer animation, multimedia and interaction.  There are several 
openings and appointees are expected to undertake teaching and research 
in the areas of new media and interactivity.

The qualified candidate is expected to work within a wide spectrum of 
new media and technological platforms.  He/She should demonstrate 
competence in adopting a cross-disciplinary approach in teaching and 
research in order to contribute creatively and professionally in the 
School, and for the benefit of the community and the industries.

Areas of focus

    * Interactive media design and production
    * Interaction design, ergonomics, human cognition,usability
    * Game design, production, distribution
    * Multimedia performance, entertainment design
    * Pervasive computing, mixed reality, locative media, embedded computing


Courses to be taught

    * Basic electronics for art students
    * Mathematics and physics for interactive media
    * Object-oriented programming for art students
    * Theories of interactivity
    * Physical and embedded computing
    * Pervasive computing
    * User research in technology deployment
    * Kinetic and interactive typography
    * Show control and entertainment design
    * Game design and production
    * Image processing, theories and applications
    * Mixed reality applications
    * Mobile and locative applications
    * Spatial design and virtual environment
    * Network based media
    * Information design and visualization


Duties
The appointed faculty is required to teach 5 courses in an academic 
year. He/She is also expected to actively work on research projects 
which can produce professional, scholarly and creative outputs. 
Administrative work related to admissions, student matters, facilities, 
curriculum, industry liaison, etc. will be assigned to the appointee 
according to his/her expertise and experience.
 
Requirements
The qualified candidate should possess a PhD/MFA or equivalent in the 
School's areas of focus. Teaching experience at university level is 
essential. A strong and well presented portfolio that can demonstrate 
the candidate's skills and knowledge in the subject areas is required. 
Successful candidates are expected to have proven track records of 
strength in the areas of focus, which can be in the form of publication, 
exhibition records, product development, clients' reference, etc.

Salary and Conditions of Service
Salary offered will be highly competitive and commensurate with 
qualifications and experience.

Appointment will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract.  Fringe 
benefits include annual leave, medical and dental schemes, and housing 
benefits where applicable.
 
Information and Application
Further information about the posts and the University is available at 
http://www.cityu.edu.hk, or from the Human Resources Office, City 
University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong [Fax : 
(852) 2788 1154 or (852) 2788 9334/E-mail: hrojob at cityu.edu.hk].  Please 
send your application enclosing a current C.V. to the Human Resources 
Office.  Please quote the reference of the post in the application and 
on the envelope.

The University reserves the right to consider nominations, and to fill 
or not to fill the position.

Thanks.

Bryan Chung

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