Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Digital Art

Indiana University Academic Positions • Bloomington, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position with the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in Digital Art, to begin August 1, 2027. The Digital Art area is seeking an innovative artist, scholar, and educator who integrates advanced technical expertise with creative innovation to foster and support new ideas and forms of exploration. The responsibilities of the position align with expectations for tenure and include maintaining a robust record of scholarly and creative achievement, teaching digital art at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. Service and administrative responsibilities include committee participation, support and coordination of graduate assistants and area faculty, and contribution to the leadership of the Digital Art area. The candidate should demonstrate strong potential for scholarly and creative achievement and the ability to develop a program of research and creative practice recognized nationally and internationally. The candidate should demonstrate expertise in one or more areas of digital art, including, but not limited to, creative coding; computational, algorithmic and generative art; artifi cial intelligence and machine learning; human-computer interaction; interactive media; game art and animation; virtual, mixed, and augmented reality; computational storytelling; fi lm, video, and audiovisual media; data visualization; digital fabrication; physical computing; wearable technologies; creative technologies, and related emerging practices. Because digital art is a rapidly evolving discipline, the candidate should also demonstrate the capacity to engage critically and creatively with emerging technologies, evolving forms of expression, and changing modes of human experience. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate disciplinary excellence, effective teaching experience, and meaningful contributions to the fi eld. We seek a collaborative colleague who can provide leadership, take initiative, and work effectively in a team-based environment. Strong candidates will also demonstrate the ability to build productive relationships with students, faculty, administrators, and community partners. Successful candidates will teach four courses (2/2 load) during a 10-month academic year. Indiana University Bloomington, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design Founded in 1820, Indiana University Bloomington is the fl agship campus of IU’s eight campuses statewide. Innovation, creativity, and academic freedom are hallmarks of our world-class contributions in research and the arts. The Eskenazi School actively creates a culture focused on how we work together, learn from each other, and acknowledge our shared accomplishments and sorrows. We validate the voice and potential of every member of our community, strive to create a culture where difference is valued, and celebrate multiple perspectives within and beyond the School. We believe social and cultural consciousness inspires meaningful dialogue and empowers all to become infl uential and fulfi lled citizens of the world.

Requirements

• Innovative artist, scholar, and educator
• Integrates advanced technical expertise with creative innovation
• Strong potential for scholarly and creative achievement
• Ability to develop a program of research and creative practice recognized nationally and internationally
• Expertise in one or more areas of digital art, including, but not limited to, creative coding; computational, algorithmic and generative art; artificial intelligence and machine learning; human-computer interaction; interactive media; game art and animation; virtual, mixed, and augmented reality; computational storytelling; film, video, and audiovisual media; data visualization; digital fabrication; physical computing; wearable technologies; creative technologies, and related emerging practices
• Capacity to engage critically and creatively with emerging technologies, evolving forms of expression, and changing modes of human experience
• Collaborative colleague
• Ability to provide leadership
• Ability to take initiative
• Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment
• Ability to build productive relationships with students, faculty, administrators, and community partners

Nice To Haves

• Disciplinary excellence
• Effective teaching experience
• Meaningful contributions to the field

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a robust record of scholarly and creative achievement
• Teaching digital art at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students
• Committee participation
• Support and coordination of graduate assistants and area faculty
• Contribution to the leadership of the Digital Art area
• Engage critically and creatively with emerging technologies, evolving forms of expression, and changing modes of human experience
• Provide leadership, take initiative, and work effectively in a team-based environment
• Build productive relationships with students, faculty, administrators, and community partners
• Teach four courses (2/2 load) during a 10-month academic year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed