Associate

Description:

Qualifications
Terminal degree (MFA or PhD in a related field) or equivalent professional experience of 5 years or more.

Example areas of focus might include:
— Artistic applications of artificial intelligence
— Decolonial, feminist, and consensual data practices
— Community-based or socially-engaged tool making
— Design for data privacy, transparency, and accessibility

Ultimately, we are looking for candidates whose artistic practice and research related to data and its uses are socially motivated, and who would contribute to the diversity of the department, bringing cross-cultural perspectives to DMA’s creative and curricular activities.

Working in the Department of Design Media Arts (DMA)
The UCLA Department of Design Media Arts (DMA) strives to educate conscientious designers and media artists and to create socially and culturally relevant work. DMA's renowned faculty guide students to develop innovative practices in typography, graphic design, branding, digital fabrication/printing, photography/video, video games and 3D modeling, virtual/augmented reality, art+science, social and environmental practice, public arts, media archeology, critical theory, creative coding, interaction, electronics, and interface design. We make our work public in galleries and laboratories, as social media, on large screens, smart phones and game consoles, in media installations, performances and public spaces, as websites, posters, books and magazines. The Department of Design Media Arts is one of four academic departments in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.

DMA is looking for a colleague with a commitment to working in social, critical, and cultural spaces, who believes in building nourishing and supportive communities. We prioritize diversity, accessibility, and accountability. We expect that this position will attract applicants who value excellence in teaching, academic service and leadership, and collaboration, who have deep commitments to social issues, and who manifest their passions and craft within the areas of media arts and/or games.

Responsibilities
The position involves teaching three undergraduate studio courses and two graduate seminars each academic year, contributing service to the department and the University and developing research/creative activity appropriate for advancement within the University of California. Teaching at UCLA is on a quarterly schedule with a teaching load of 2,2,1. Annual service typically includes chairing or serving on two or three department-, school- or university-wide committees, involvement in departmental admissions, mentoring junior faculty, and advising graduate students.

About UCLA, The Department of Design Media Arts and DataX
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is located in the neighborhood of Westwood in Los Angeles. UCLA is an R1 research institution and part of the University of California (UC) system, and has been ranked as the No. 1 public university by the U.S. News & World Report for six consecutive years.
Situated in the School of Arts and Architecture, the department of Design Media Arts (DMA) has a population of 24 graduate students in its 3-year MFA program and approximately 200 undergraduate students in its 4-year BA program. DMA houses 12 full-time senate faculty, approximately 15 lecturers, and a range of faculty directed research centers and initiatives, which include the UCLA Game Lab, Counterforce Lab, UCLA Social Software, Media Arts Research Space (MARS), Art|Sci Center, FLAT Journal, and the UCLA Arts Conditional Studio. DMA offers a technologically innovative and intellectually rigorous curriculum anchored around media arts, design, and games, providing a multidisciplinary education to foster critical thinking and encourage experimentation, creative exploration, and research.