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[Holly Kruse]

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> From: Ed Lamoureux <ell at bumail.bradley.edu>
> Date: Oct 29, 2007 1:08 PM
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> Edward Lee Lamoureux, Ph. D.
> Associate Professor, Multimedia Program
> and Department of Communication
> Co-Director, New Media Center
> 1501 W. Bradley
> Bradley University
> Peoria IL  61625
> 309-677-2378
> <http://slane.bradley.edu/com/faculty/lamoureux/website2/index.html>
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Bradley University



Slane College
of Communications and Fine Arts

Multimedia Program
Position Announcement

Assistant Professor
(Tenure Track)

The Multimedia Program at Bradley University is seeking  
technologically sophisticated candidates with a strong research  
agenda for a full-time tenure track Assistant Professor in  
Multimedia. Preferred applicants will possess cutting edge digital  
production skills and a firm understanding of new media theory and  
have the ability to teach and create in an established and innovative  
undergraduate program. The rank for this position is Assistant  
Professor (tenure-track).

Position:  Assistant Professor, Multimedia Program
The Multimedia Program at Bradley University is seeking a  
technologically sophisticated candidate to fill a tenure-track  
position requiring teaching, research/creative production, and  
service responsibilities. The position begins Fall semester (August),  
2008. We are seeking theorists, media artists, and technologists who  
conduct new media creative production or research.

Responsibilities:
-Teaching classes in the Multimedia Program which may include areas  
such as new media/interactive design and development, digital culture  
and theory, video, animation, scripting/programming, interactive  
installations, gaming, interface design, intermedial performance,  
mobile device programming, social informatics, and interface design.
-Conducting research/creative production in areas of new media  
specialization.
-Collaborating with peer departments within the college (Music,  
Communication, Theatre Arts, Art) and at Bradley (for example,  
Computer Science) and with students in the development of team based  
projects, as well as assisting in the development of the program and  
curriculum.
-Participating in service activities.
-Advising/mentoring students.

Rank
Assistant professor.  Tenure-track appointment with appropriate  
terminal degree.
  Qualifications
Appropriate terminal degree and new media-related experience. A  
record of successful teaching at the college, university, or junior  
college level (teaching assistant with primary course responsibility  
experience qualifies). A strong portfolio of creative accomplishment  
and/or publication history.

Salary
Position salary will be commensurate with qualifications and relevant  
teaching or professional experience.

Starting Date
August, 2008.

Application
Applicant files are “complete” with the reception of:

Letter of application
Current CV
Samples of publications, creative work, or research
Evidence of effective college/university/junior college teaching  
(e.g., quantitative summaries of teacher evaluations; peer or  
supervisory reviews of teaching; teaching awards, etc.)
Artist's statement or research agenda
Three current letters of recommendation and up to 3 additional  
references should be sent to:

Edward Lee Lamoureux, Ph. D.
Search Committee Chair
Multimedia Program
Bradley University
GCC 200
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, Illinois 61025
ell at bradley.edu

Applicants may send digital and/or hard copy files of application  
materials. Online or digital materials may be submitted as  
supplementary aspects of the application file. Position begins  
August, 2008. Review of candidates’ credentials will begin  
immediately and continue until the position is filled. Incomplete  
applications will not be reviewed.

Questions regarding the position and application materials can be  
directed to Ed Lamoureux at 309-677-2378 or by email at ell at bradley.edu.

Bradley University, highly rated by U.S. News and World Report, is an  
independent, comprehensive university enrolling 6000 students. Midway  
between Chicago and St. Louis, Peoria hosts numerous professional  
arts organizations and is home for many interactive media firms and  
outlets.

The Multimedia Program is in the Slane College of Communication and  
Fine Arts with the Departments of Art, Communication, Music, and  
Theatre Arts and consists of approximately 100 majors (and 40  
additional minors) taking course work in Art/Graphic Design,  
Communication/Audio and Video, Multimedia, and supporting departments  
(music, computer science, education, sociology). The program is  
unique among its peers and offers students and faculty numerous  
opportunities for professional and collaborative sponsored projects.  
Bradley’s renowned Caterpillar Global Communication Center, completed  
in 1996, is home to the Multimedia Program and the Department of  
Communication. The CGCC houses computer labs, videoconference  
facilities, high-end multimedia classrooms and technology and the  
interdisciplinary radio-television facilities associated with the  
Department of Communication. The Multimedia Program also utilizes  
facilities in the Heuser Art Center, the home of Multimedia’s  
interdisciplinary partner, the Department of Art.

For additional information visit http://multimedia.bradley.edu/,  
http://www.bradley.edu, and http://slane.bradley.edu/.

Bradley University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action  
Employer. The administration, faculty and staff are committed to  
attracting qualified candidates from groups currently  
underrepresented on our campus.