The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
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DIRECTOR, VISUAL
ARTS PROGRAM
Full or Associate Professor with Tenure
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of
Architecture
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DIRECTOR, VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM
Full or Associate
Professor with Tenure
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Architecture
The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology is seeking an individual of international
standing and critical acclaim in the field of art to serve as
director of its Visual Arts Program. His or her accomplishments may
be in artistic production, design, or critical and theoretical
works.
The Visual Arts Program focuses on the development of
critical visionary strategies in artistic practice within the
context of the advanced technological community of MIT. The Visual
Arts faculty is composed of outstanding artists with international
reputations and with active careers in artistic production. Students
in the Program include undergraduates and graduate students majoring
in a variety of fields from engineering to media studies as well as
a small, select group who make up the visual arts graduate program.
The students are intellectually gifted and highly motivated. Under
the aegis of the School of Architecture and Planning, the Program
has the capacity to create links with Architectural Design, HTC
(History, Theory and Criticism), the Media Lab, as well as other MIT
research and teaching units. Important programs and centers at the
Institute with history of interactions with the Visual Arts Program
include: CAVS (Center for Advanced Visual Studies), CMS (Comparative
Media Studies), EECS (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science),
AI Lab (Artificial Intelligence Lab) and many other
cross-disciplinary groups.
Qualifications: The
candidate should be inspirational and highly articulate in
contemporary and historical issues of art and visual culture. The
candidate will be expected to develop existing educational
structures and methods that help bridge student skills and interests
with the creative practice and broad knowledge of art. The position
requires the administrative and leadership skills necessary to guide
the evolution of the Visual Arts Program, and to represent the
Program effectively within and outside the MIT community. A
substantial record of teaching at the college, university, or art
school level is desirable.
The appointment can begin as
early as September, 2003. Please submit letter of application,
supportive material and the names of at least four references to
Professor Joan Jonas, Director, MIT Visual Arts Program, Department
of Architecture, 265 Massachusetts Ave., N51-315, Cambridge, MA
02139. Review of applications will begin March 15 and continue until
the candidate has been selected.
Materials will be returned
if a self-addressed stamped envelope is enclosed with application.
MIT is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.
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