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NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for an open rank position in Media Theory to join its program in Interactive Media Arts (IMA). IMA combines practice-based work with critical scholarship in the exploration of the social, cultural and aesthetic fundamentals of emerging media. Our studio curriculum includes but is not limited to creative programming, digital media creation (animation, VR/AR, and time-based media), physical computing, and digital fabrication. Our seminars cover the theory, history and politics of emerging media.

IMA faculty teach a mix of introductory courses and advanced electives, as well as mentoring Seniors in their capstone seminar. Candidates should be prepared to teach What is New Media?, a required foundational course designed to teach students to research, think and write critically about some of the central debates in new media arts.

Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.

We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in Media Studies or a closely related discipline. We are interested in a broad range of research interests and are looking for candidates that can collaborate with other faculty both within the IMA program and at NYU Shanghai across a variety of fields (social science, arts, humanities. Global China studies, computer and data science, etc...).

Teaching experience, a commitment to undergraduate education, and enthusiastic dedication to this rapidly evolving program are essential.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and at least one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, applicants should submit a reference list with the names and email addresses of at least three referees. The committee may contact those referees once it has completed its initial review of the application.

Review of applications will begin on October 15 and will continue until December 1, at which time the position will be closed to new applicants. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai.faculty.recruitment@nyu.edu. 

About NYU Shanghai:

NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University's Global Network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live.

NYU's Global Network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by twelve additional academic centers across the world. Faculty and students may circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.

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NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.

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