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From: Bryan Chung chungbwc@gmail.com Date: 15 August 2005 6:18:15 PM GMT+08:00 To: eu-gene@generative.net Subject: [eu-gene] Faculty position in the School of Creative
Media, City University of Hong Kong Reply-To: generative art eu-gene@generative.net

Dear all, Sorry for the cross posting and long text. We are looking for the
following position in the school.

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@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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