[Air-l] JOB: Assistant Professor of Interaction Design, Univ of Washington

[david silver]

(For additional information, visit: http://art.washington.edu/interaction)

Assistant Professor of Interaction Design
Visual Communication Design, School of Art
University of Washington

The Division of Design in the School of Art at the University of Washington in 
Seattle seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position in Interaction 
Design starting September 2005. We define interaction design as a discipline 
concerned with the design of technology-centered experiences: in interactive 
media, software, products and information spaces. It is an inherently 
cross-disciplinary field that incorporates concepts from design (industrial 
design, visual communication design, and architecture) computer science, and 
the social sciences (cognitive psychology, informatics, and communication). 
Additionally, the faculty member will contribute to teaching within common 
lower-division courses and in the graduate program. As such, he/she must be 
capable of collaborating across multiple design disciplines.

This position will establish interaction design within the Division
of Design and will contribute to a series of interdisciplinary courses that 
include students from visual communication design, industrial design, computer 
science, informatics and others. Additionally, the faculty member will 
contribute to teaching within common lower-division courses and in the graduate 
program. As such, he/she must be capable of collaborating across multiple 
design disciplines. The University of Washington is committed to building a 
culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from female and 
minority candidates. The University of Washington is an Equal Opportunity/ 
Affirmative Action employer. AA/EOE.

Requirements

Masters in design or related discipline
Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following:

Human-computer interaction
Informatics
Design theory
Screen-based communication
Experience design
Digital product design
Digital information design
3D Prototyping / design methods
Motion design / animation

Preference given to applications received before January 7, 2004. Submit letter 
of application, CV, statement of teaching and research interests, documentation 
of personal work (Macintosh compatible CD-ROM or 20-40 35mm slides), examples 
of student work (if applicable), a list of three references including phone 
numbers and email addresses, and SASE (materials will not be returned without 
SASE) to:

Interaction Design Search Committee
Division of Design, School of Art
University of Washington
Box 353440
Seattle, Washington USA 98195-3440

The University of Washington is committed to building a culturally diverse 
faculty and strongly encourages applications from female and minority 
candidates. The University of Washington is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative 
Action employer. AA/EOE.