DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE - ASSISTANT PROFESSORS (TEACHING), CAREER TRACK

Position Summary

The Digital Technology and Culture program at Washington State University (WSU) invites applications for 2 Assistant Professor (Teaching), Career track faculty positions. One with a focus on Web Development and Design and one with an area of emphasis/es in one or more of the following areas broadly defined: web development and design, interactive media arts, games studies, game design, AR/VR/XR, data visualization and/or curation, digital cinema and animation.

The Digital Technology and Culture (DTC) program is an interdisciplinary program within the College of Arts and Sciences emphasizing humanistic understandings of technology, publicly engaged research, and creative production emphasizing social justice, anti-racist pedagogies, and decolonial methodologies.  DTC faculty combine creative production and critical inquiry with an emphasis on community engagement in various formats. The DTC program is a growing unit with several undergraduate tracks and a graduate certificate. Students in any track in the program receive instruction on engaged practice and critical approaches to a wide breath of theory, technology, and media. 

Job duties

The successful applicant is expected to teach undergraduate courses with an emphasis on creative and critical web development and design, interactive design, scripting, front-end development, information architecture and user experience; aid in the management and development of lab spaces; mentor students, work in collaboration with other units in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and be an active part of the DTC core faculty. The successful candidate will teach core courses in DTC (DTC 101, 201, 206, 475, 497) along with specific courses in their area of specialty/ies More information about the degree tracks offered in DTC can be found here: https://dtc.wsu.edu/major-requirements/.  More information about individual courses are here: https://dtc.wsu.edu/courses/.

These are nine-month, three-year appointment with possibility of renewal. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience, and benefits are competitive. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2022. This position is located on the Pullman, WA campus. 

For more info and to apply: 

Web Design: https://wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jobs/job/Teaching-Assistant-Professor---Career_R-3686

General: https://wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jobs/job/Teaching-Assistant-Professor---Career_R-3648