Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Creative Technologies and Design

Position Summary

The Faculty of Media, Art, & Performance at the University of Regina invites highly qualified applications for a tenure-track position in Creative Technologies and Design with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Virtual Reality, Video Game Design, Computational Arts, New Media Art, Physical Computing, at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2025.

We seek a candidate whose practice will enhance Creative Technologies and Design’s reputation as an important centre for multi-disciplinary research-creation. Creative Technologies and Design span the areas of new and interactive media, computational arts, virtual and augmented reality, digital storytelling, immersive environments, video game design, 3D animation, interactive design, visual communication design, sound design, and music technologies, as well as contributes to exciting interdisciplinary program partnerships with Software Systems Engineering and Computer Science.

Joining an interdisciplinary team at the broad intersections of Creative Technologies and Design, Fine Arts, Media, Computer Science, and Engineering, the successful candidate will be an exceptional artist and scholar, able to build upon the well-established strengths of the Creative Technologies and Design area. This position aligns with the University of Regina’s current Strategic Plan “All Our Relations” (2020-2025). In particular, it supports “excellence in teaching and research” through “interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and trans-disciplinary” engagement, while also supporting our students with “collaborative and integrated discovery” and “experiential learning,” modelling excellence in scholarship, creative practice, and providing career training for a changing world. The successful candidate will also contribute to the University’s ongoing thematic research focus on our ‘Digital Future.

The Faculty of Media, Art and Performance seeks to attract candidates who identify with under-represented groups, are able to articulate a research program that aligns with our values, and complements and builds upon the faculty’s established socially-engaged practices. We seek a candidate whose program of research will enhance the University of Regina’s growing reputation as an important centre for a variety of research endeavours, including Indigenous art practices, disability/atypical creative practices, community wellness, social justice, community engaged creative practices, media arts, curation, exhibition and/or performance practices. This is in keeping with the University of Regina’s Diversity Statement.

The University of Regina is located in the heart of a vibrant, and increasingly diverse, mid-sized city in the centre of the beautiful Canadian prairies on Treaty 4 Territory. The University has a student population of 16,000+ and is home to 10 faculties, including a multitude of academic departments and program areas. These units have established national and international reputations for excellence and innovative programs leading to bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The University has three federated colleges: First Nations University of Canada, Campion College, and Luther College. Our colleges bring further excellence and diversity to the educational experiences we offer.

With a Faculty comprised of 35 full-time professors, including some of the most celebrated contemporary artists in the country, the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance enjoys a long-standing reputation as one of Western Canada’s foremost environments for scholarship and artistic research at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Emphasizing the importance of studio production and theory, the Faculty of Media, Art and Performance offers BA, BFA, BMus, MMus, MA, MFA, and an Interdisciplinary Studies PhD in Media and Artistic Practices.

The Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance works with other units, such as First Nations University of Canada, Women and Gender Studies, Social Work, Computer Science, Engineering, Arts Education, Kinesiology, and the Humanities Research Institute. MAP is home to the IMP Lab (Interactive Media and Performance), the VOICE Lab (Vocally Oriented Investigations in Creative Expression), RISC (Regina Improvisation Studies Centre), and we host the Michele Sereda Artist Residency for Socially Engaged Practices. We have strong collaborative relationships with arts institutions, such as the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina Symphony Orchestra, Sâkêwêwak Artist Collective, Dunlop Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina Public Library, Neutral Ground, New Dance Horizons, Saskatchewan Film Pool, and Common Weal, among others. MAP has numerous international partnership universities, with many innovative mobility initiatives for both faculty and students in Mexico City and the UK, among other locations. MAP is now home to a new Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre (Tier II) and the SaskPower Chair in Cultural Heritage.

The University of Regina is strongly committed to employment equity within its communities and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff.

Position Requirements

The successful candidate will hold a doctorate degree in Creative Technologies or a related field. However, the committee will consider applicants who are PhD candidates (ABD), and applicants who have an MFA. Expertise in one or more of the following is required: Virtual Reality, Video Game Design, Computational Arts, New Media Art, Physical Computing. In addition to having a strong artistic practice, the preferred candidate must have experience in both critical theory and practice. Additional professional/industry experience in creative technologies and design and/or the creative industries is desirable.

The successful candidate must demonstrate significant creative and scholarly output at the professional peer-reviewed level with the ability to connect theory to practice. Experience working in the creative industries or with creative industries partners is an asset. Preference will be given to those with a strong creative research agenda and a record of successful teaching experience at the post-secondary level. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in innovative, externally funded research or research creation at the highest level.

Teaching will include both studio/lab-based and lecture formats, as well as online and mixed modalities at the undergraduate level in Creative Technologies and Design. Previous studio/lab-based teaching experience in creative technologies, design, or a related area is required. Supervision of undergraduate and graduate student work will be expected.

Contact Information

If you require further information regarding this competition, contact the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance as follows:

Please use the subject line “Creative Technologies and Design Position ” and address your e-mail to: MAP.Faculty.Administrator@uregina.ca

Job Open Date: 10/28/2024

Job Close Date: 01/09/2025

Open Until Filled: No

Special Application Instructions

Interested applicants must submit all of the following documents electronically via the online Human Resources portal http://www.uregina.ca/hr/careers/opportunities.html:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter
3. Statement of artistic practice/research (max 1000 words) describing past, current, and future research accomplishments and goals.
4. Statement of teaching philosophies (max 1000 words)
5. Copies of applicant’s course outlines/sample syllabi
6. Sample of research and creative or commercial work applicable to this position.
7. Statement outlining the applicant’s experience and/or willingness to engage with the UofR’s Indigenous Engagement Strategic Plan and initiatives on equity, diversity, and inclusion in their teaching and research (max 1000 words)
8. The name, position, and contact information (e-mail and phone number) for three referees.
9. Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SENT BY E-MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Diversity Statement

The University of Regina is committed to an inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the community that we serve. The University welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including individuals within the University’s employment equity categories of women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, individuals of diverse gender and sexual orientation and all groups protected by the Human Rights Code.