Tenured/Tenure-Track: Assistant or Associate Professor of Interactive Media and Creative Technology

Texas A&M University • College Station, TX

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About The Position

The Texas A&M University College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts (PVFA) seeks an innovative scholar, artist, designer, and educator for a full-time, nine-month tenure-track or tenured faculty position in Interactive Media and Creative Technology. The appointment will be at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank, with rank and tenure status commensurate with the candidate’s academic and professional experience and qualifications. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2027.

The successful candidate will join the Technical Arts & Interactive Media Section in the Visualization Program and establish and sustain a nationally and internationally recognized program of scholarly and/or creative research. The role contributes to teaching and mentorship in the Visualization Program’s undergraduate, master’s, and PhD programs. The College seeks collaborative, forward-looking work addressing contemporary opportunities and challenges through interactive systems, creative computation, emerging media, and human-centered technologies. Particularly welcome are interdisciplinary approaches integrating artistic practice, design research, computation, and technological innovation.

The candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses related to their expertise in interactive media, creative technology, and related interdisciplinary fields. They will develop and teach courses engaging contemporary and emerging approaches to creative practice, design, computation, and technology; mentor undergraduate and graduate students; and foster collaborative learning environments connecting creative inquiry, research, and practice. The candidate will also provide service appropriate to rank and career stage within the Section, Visualization Program, College, Texas A&M University, and the broader professional community.

PVFA is a new college within the Texas A&M University System, formed from the Department of Visualization, Department of Performance Studies, and Dance Science Program. It has 109 faculty, over 15 staff members, and projected growth over the next five years. The College emphasizes faculty and student collaboration and interdisciplinary scholarly and creative research. Faculty have access to a virtual production stage through the Virtual Production Institute.

Requirements

• PhD or other terminal degree (MFA).
• ABD candidates may be considered for appointment at the Assistant Professor level if they demonstrate clear progress toward completion.

Nice To Haves

• Strong record or potential for excellence in scholarly and/or creative research, teaching, and interdisciplinary collaboration relevant to interactive media, creative technology, or related fields.
• For Associate Professor candidates, a nationally or internationally recognized record of scholarly and/or creative achievement appropriate to rank.
• For Associate Professor candidates, demonstrated leadership in areas such as externally supported research or creative activity, interdisciplinary projects, graduate mentorship, and professional service.
• Commitment to interdisciplinary research, creative practice, teaching, and mentorship.
• Expertise in areas such as Interactive Art and Design; Creative Technologies; Computational Media and Creative Coding; Immersive and Spatial Media (AR/VR/MR/XR); Human-Computer Interaction and Human-AI Interaction Design; Artificial Intelligence and Creative Practice; Physical Computing and Responsive Environments; Generative and Procedural Art; Computational Storytelling and Interactive Narrative; Media Arts and Experimental Interfaces; Digital Performance and Performative Technologies; or other emerging interdisciplinary areas at the intersection of art, design, computation, science, and technology.

Responsibilities

• Establish and sustain a nationally and internationally recognized program of scholarly and/or creative research.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses related to expertise in interactive media, creative technology, and related interdisciplinary fields.
• Develop and teach courses engaging contemporary and emerging approaches to creative practice, design, computation, and technology.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
• Foster collaborative learning environments that connect creative inquiry, research, and practice.
• Contribute service appropriate to rank and career stage within the Technical Arts & Interactive Media Section, the Visualization Program, the College, Texas A&M University, and the broader professional community.
• Contribute to the continued development of the Visualization Program’s undergraduate and graduate educational and research initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree