TT Faculty Position in Applied Virtual Imagery

About the KIX Lab: The Kinetic Imagery and Extended Reality Lab is
envisioned as a hub for faculty and graduate student research and creative
activity related to the creation and use of virtual worlds. Its centerpiece will
be “The Wall,” an LED immersive soundstage for virtual productions. As
performers move about on the stage, “The Wall” displays their environment and
camera tracking moves the environment as the performers move. The result is
like a green screen, but the performers and production team can see the virtual
world in real time, and the imagery can be interpolated beyond what can be seen
on the wall, so there is no limit to what the camera can capture. 

The lab is an
interdisciplinary initiative among seven schools – The Media School, Eskenazi,
Optometry, Luddy, Public Health, the College, and Jacobs – as well as
University Information Technology Services. It will be the only extended reality lab in the country that foregrounds both technology
and art and connects the two. It’s also an intercampus initiative, with facilities in
Bloomington (KIX South) and Indianapolis (KIX North) to connect our two
campuses. 

Example (but not exhaustive)
applications

• Media production: adaptable set for film, video game, and sports
  media production 
• Public health: spatial experiences to study mental illnesses 
• Optometry: assistive
  devices and rehabilitation for people with visual impairments 
• Fine
  arts: interactive art installations 
• Human
  computer interaction: development and testing of wearable technologies 
• Performance
  arts: interactive stage design 

About The Media School: The
Media School at Indiana University Bloomington combines a long-standing
tradition of excellence in journalism, film, gaming, and communications with a
commitment to digital and interactive media studies. It fosters a
multidisciplinary approach to education and research, equipping students with
the theoretical and practical tools necessary to lead and innovate in the media
landscape of tomorrow. Faculty members are distinguished for their scholarly
contributions and their dedication to teaching, offering a dynamic environment
for engaging with media theory, production, and design. The Media School is
home to the Center for Documentary Research
and Practice, the Center for International Media Law and Policy Studies, the
Institute for Communication
Research, the Michael I. Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism, the
National Sports Journalism Center, the Observatory on Social Media, and the
Black Film Center & Archive, the only
archival repository in the world that is wholly dedicated to collecting,
preserving, and making available historically and culturally significant films
by and about Black people.

Bloomington is a
vibrant midsize city located within driving?distance of Indianapolis, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Columbus, and Louisville. Our community is small?yet welcoming, with people from all over
the world. Bloomington features an active arts?community, with several independent music
and performance venues and one of the best?university cinemas in the country. We boast
an array of eclectic restaurants and craft?breweries. Southern Indiana is also home to
beautiful scenery, and residents enjoy year-round?outdoor activities.? 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in collaborative and team-based
  environments with a vision for guiding the growth of the KIX Lab and related
  academic programs.
• Expertise with Unreal Engine 5 or other
  immersive coding as appropriate, although an XR specialist staff member will be
  in place by the time these faculty hires arrive who can support those who might
  not have coding expertise or who might just be moving into the XR terrain.  

Indiana University is an equal employment
and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination
based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin,
disability status, or protected veteran status.

For
any positions that will include tenure, before a conditional offer of
employment is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending
investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct.  They will also be required to authorize an
inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers
along these lines.  The relevance of
information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a
candidate’s eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University
Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that
Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional
misconduct very seriously.

Questions regarding this position or the application process should be directed
to the Assistant to the Unit Directors, Liz Sullivan, at sullivea@iu.edu. See more about The
Media School at https://mediaschool.indiana.edu/index.html.