Associate or Full Professor of Community Engaged Digital Production

Title:

280-NN_FACULTY - Associate Professor

Business Title:

Associate or Full Professor of Community Engaged Digital Production

Additional Titles:

290-NN_FACULTY - Professor

Location:

WSU PULLMAN CAMPUS

Employee Type:

Faculty

Job Family:

Faculty - Academic - Not OT Eligible

Position Details:

Position Summary:

The Digital Technology and Culture (DTC) program at Washington State University invites applications for a permanent, full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Associate or Full Professor position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in Community Engaged Digital Production. DTC is a growing program and we are looking for candidates with established research/creative production trajectories and leadership. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2023.

Job duties: 

This position will join a multi-and interdisciplinary faculty and a growing major. The successful applicant will teach undergraduate courses within their area of expertise. They will have a two course per semester (2-2) teaching load including undergraduate courses and graduate courses in the certificate they may also develop courses in their area of expertise. They will lead in the development of collaborative practices, spaces, and projects that engage the university and other publics and be an active part of the DTC faculty. Candidates will engage in creative production, scholarship and research in their areas of expertise to extend and build on their existing portfolios; support current and emerging research, teaching, and creative activities in community engaged initiatives at WSU system wide, to external communities, and within the region. Successful candidates will also provide leadership within the unit. The DTC program is committed to the retention of faculty and as such the successful candidate will be provided with a faculty mentoring committee within the College of Arts and Sciences and have access to university programs such as the External Mentor Program (https://advance.wsu.edu/externalmentors/ ).

Required Qualifications for All Candidates at all Ranks: 

• MFA, MDe, MAD, MGraph, or earned Ph.D. in Digital Media, Media Arts, Interactive Media, Immersive technologies, Digital Humanities, or related area by the time of hire

• Demonstrated record of community engaged digital productions, research and scholarship across or within a broad range of contexts.

• Proven implementation of best pedagogical practices in classroom and/or individual instruction, mentorship, or internship;

• Demonstrated commitment to campus, department, and societal diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts;

• Demonstrated leadership at the departmental level;

• Commitment to retention of underrepresented students and student-success initiatives.

Additional Required Qualifications for Associate Professor Rank:

• Currently serving in the rank of an Associate Professor or equivalent and has a record of accomplishments in research, teaching commensurate with college standards for tenure at the level of associate professor.

  • CAS T&P Guidelines: https://cas.wsu.edu/faculty-staff/documents/2020/12/cas-tenure-and-promotion-policy.pdf/

Additional Required Qualifications for Full Professor Rank:

• Currently serving in the rank of a Professor or equivalent and has a record of accomplishments in research, teaching commensurate with college standards for tenure at the level of professor.

  • CAS T&P Guidelines: https://cas.wsu.edu/faculty-staff/documents/2020/12/cas-tenure-and-promotion-policy.pdf/

About WSU, Pullman, CAS, and Digital Technology and Culture

Washington State University, a land grant, multiple-campus Research 1 institution.  This position will serve on the Pullman campus, which has an enrollment of around 20,000 students and is located in Southeastern Washington on the homelands of the Nimíipuu  (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. Located 80 miles south of metropolitan Spokane, Pullman is also a quick drive away from the scenic Idaho panhandle and Moscow Mountain. The rolling hills of the Palouse offer a wide range of activities and a true four-season climate. The area provides ample opportunity to enjoy the cultural and academic hub of both Washington State University and the University of Idaho, in the neighboring town of Moscow, Idaho. For more information about the region, please see https://pullmanchamber.com .

 

Encompassing more than 30 departments, schools, and research institutes on five campuses statewide, the College of Arts & Sciences is the heart of WSU. Together our 730+ faculty and staff deliver more than 50% of WSU’s total undergraduate and graduate instruction, including the vast majority of WSU’s core curriculum. We also drive annual research expenditures of more than $26 million, with wide interdisciplinary strengths in public and community health, environmental change, equity and social justice, and data and technology at the boundaries. As Arts & Sciences begins its 10th anniversary as a unified college, we seek to lead a reimagining of WSU’s land-grant mission for the 21st century, expanding the boundaries of creativity and discovery while simultaneously recognizing more completely our obligations to Native and Indigenous peoples.  For more about the College of Arts & Sciences at WSU, please see https://cas.wsu.edu .

Digital Technology and Culture (DTC) is an interdisciplinary unit within the College of Arts and Sciences emphasizing humanistic understandings of technology, publicly engaged research, and creative production with a focus on social justice. The program values creative, collaborative, and publicly engaged scholarship that places an emphasis on explicitly anti-racist pedagogies, practices, and production in teaching, research, service, and scholarship that work to advance racial justice, reconciliation, and repair. The DTC program is a growing unit with several undergraduate tracks and a graduate certificate. Students in any track in the program receive instruction through engaged practice and critical approaches to a wide breath of theory, technology, and media. Digital Technology and Culture (DTC) emphasizes creative production and critical exploration of digital technology across multiple contexts. The program encourages creative research, scholarship, and production that invites critical perspectives, integrates diverse knowledge systems, and encompasses progressive and innovative uses of technology. Faculty in DTC value collaboration, commitment to interdisciplinartity, and engagement with diverse communities inside and outside the classroom.  Students in DTC develop skills in web design, animation, graphic design, video production, augmented and virtual reality, and other emerging technology while integrating cultural, social, and historical perspectives, diverse methodologies, and inclusive frameworks. For more information about DTC, please see https://dtc.wsu.edu/ and https://dtc.wsu.edu/mission-vision/ .

 

WSU acknowledges that its locations statewide are on the homelands of Native American peoples, who have lived in this region and have been caretakers of the land from time immemorial. The Morrill Act of 1862 established our land-grant institution by providing public and federal lands that are traced back to the disposition of Indigenous lands, often taken by coercive and violent acts, and the disregard of treaties. For that, we extend our deepest apologies. We owe our deepest gratitude to the Native peoples of this region and maintain our commitment towards reconciliation. And as a land-grant institution, WSU is deeply committed to the land-grant mission, its Memorandums of Understanding with Native tribes in the region, and a tradition of service to society. To read the full WSU land acknowledgement, please see https://wsu.edu/about/wsu-land-acknowledgement/.

Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU is committed to excellence through diversity and faculty-friendly policy action, including partner accommodation and NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation programs ( http://www.advance.wsu.edu/ ). WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected] .

Additional Information:

Area/College: College of Arts and Sciences
Department Name: Digital Technology and Culture (DTC)
City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164
Department Link: dtc.wsu.edu/
Salary Range: $80,000-$95,000

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP.pdf . Find total compensation information here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/ .
 

FTE: 100%
Tenure Track: Yes
This is a permanent position.
Screening Begin Date: Formal screening of applications has begun and will continue until the position is filled. Inquiries should be directed to the Search Chair, Dr. Kim Christen; [email protected]  
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.  A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
 

To Apply:

Please upload the following documents: 

• A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position

• Curriculum vitae

• Research statement (2 pages max) addressing community engaged research areas, work to date, collaborative experience, and links to relevant portfolios or projects.

• Teaching statement (2 pages max) addressing your experience, philosophy, and pedagogical approaches.

• A statement (2 pages max) addressing your competency engaging with diversity, equity, and anti-racist approaches to research and creative production.

• Names, addresses, and contact information of at least three references who can address your history of and potential for excellence in research, teaching, and service (letters will be requested at a later time).

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

9 Month - Summer

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected] .