[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo Network Newsletter | December 15, 2010

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December 15, 2010

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EVENTS

ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND COMPLEX NETWORKS
2ND LEONARDO SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM AT NETSCI2011
Leonardo/ISAST and Leonardo/Olats are pleased to announce the second  
Leonardo satellite symposium at NetSci2011 on Arts, Humanities, and  
Complex Networks. The aim of the symposium is to foster cross- 
disciplinary research on complex systems within or with the help of  
arts and humanities. Find out more

PUBLICATIONS

LEA CALL FOR PAPERS - ISEA 2011
DEADLINE EXTENDED
For ISEA2011 Istanbul, Leonardo Electronic Almanac is planning to  
develop a series of international synergies with a wide range of  
institutions that will take the form of pre-symposia, seminars and  
workshops leading to the main conference event. These activities will  
allow the development of panels, foci areas, curatorial and research  
projects as well as art and science collaborations. All deadlines  
have been extended to January 15, 2011. Find out more

MEMBERS

DONAU UNIVERSITAT KREMS JOINS LEONARDO AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
Leonardo/ISAST is pleased to welcome the MediaArtHistories program at  
Donau Universitat Krems into the Leonardo Affiliate Membership  
program. The postgraduate program MediaArtHistories at the Department  
for Image Science at Donau Universitat Krems offers a two-year low- 
residency M.A. degree and is based on the international praxis and  
expertise in curation, collecting, preserving & archiving and  
researching in the media arts. Find out more

OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

UC SANTA BARBARA MEDIA ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM
TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
The Media Arts and Technology Program at the University of  
California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for a tenure-track  
position at the assistant professor level. The department seeks  
candidates who will establish a vigorous research and teaching  
program in computer graphics, scientific/information visualization,  
or a related field applicable to immersive, interactive, and  
distributed environments, working with high-dimensional data  
generated in scientific and artistic domains. Find out more

NEW COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS
UCSC'S DIGITAL ARTS AND NEW MEDIA MFA PROGRAM
The Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) MFA Program at the University  
of California, Santa Cruz is initiating new collaborative research  
projects in the context of the program's ongoing research.  
Collaborating with faculty and contributing to digital media arts  
research is a critical component of each student's experience in the  
DANM MFA program. MFA program application deadline: February 1, 2011.  
Find out more

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DIGITAL + MEDIA, RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Rhode Island School of Design seeks a forward thinking and  
experienced artist/designer, educator and scholar for the position of  
Associate Professor in its highly regarded Graduate Department of  
Digital + Media, with the expectation that this individual will also  
serve as the appointed Department Head starting July 2011. Find out more

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO MEDIA STUDY - GRADUATE PROGRAMS
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Department of Media Study at The University of Buffalo is  
renowned for its pioneering contributions to film, video and sound  
art practices and theory. Today, Media Study adds to these existing  
strengths conceptual and computational media with a diversity very  
few art departments can match. Candidates accepted in Media Study's  
graduate program work together with artists, thinkers and theorists  
whose work and research deliver formative contributions to current  
practices and discourses in media arts. Deadline to apply is January  
15, 2011. Find out more

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