Assistant Professor - Emerging Media Arts

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Working Title

Department:
Johnny Carson School-Theatre & Film-1033

Requisition Number: F_250023

Posting Open Date: 03/13/2025

Application Review Date: 04/14/2025

Posting Close Date:
Open Until Filled

The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, established with a $57M investment from the Johnny Carson Foundation and the University, is an interdisciplinary center and creative research facility that is re-envisioning the university for the 21st century and how students co-create and learn. Situated inside the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, current areas of research interests include interactive + immersive storytelling;

experience + generative design; XR + VR + AR; games, play + performance; embodied cognition; machine learning technologies; sonic + data arts; virtual production + real-time filmmaking; cinematic arts; and entrepreneurship + innovation.

The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts has proven itself as a premier destination for a faculty and student body committed to fostering an innovative social vision beyond today’s media environments. The Center values inclusivity and diversity, taps into the innermost recesses of our imaginations, addresses human-scale challenges, and tells breathtaking stories that stimulate, provoke, and inspire. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the expansion of the Center’s mission as it seeks to broaden its reach across the campus, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in the arts.

The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts opened its doors in the Fall of 2019. We are a pre-eminent interdisciplinary program in the emerging media arts that attracts and supports visionary creative leaders who transform our world through technology and powerful storytelling in order to ensure a brighter and sustainable future. We have world-class faculty and international industry connections. We inspire people to dream bigger.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Emerging Media Arts. This position comes with a stipend to support innovative teaching and creative practice.

We seek a creative individual with strong dedication to criticality, interdisciplinarity and professional agility in a constantly changing field. We welcome applicants with backgrounds in industry, gallery/museum, or festivals. The successful candidate will have expertise in computation-based creative practices and be able to contribute to curriculum development and delivery.

This position involves teaching courses in computational media, AI/machine learning, AI literacy, game engines, and real-time systems, all within the context of artistic practice. We are seeking a dynamic artist/instructor who is committed to interdisciplinarity, collaboration, training and inspiring the next generation of emerging media artists and professionals, while remaining on the forefront of industry advancements.

• Teach undergraduate courses, including foundation courses in computational media.
• Develop new courses and curriculum, including a new emerging media arts minor for STEM focused undergraduate majors across the university.
• Provide mentorship to students.
• Remain agile and keep current with advancements in the field.
• Maintain an active research and creative practice portfolio that contributes to the field’s evolution and aligns with promotion and tenure expectations.
• Participate in university service outreach and student recruitment.

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