# Hiring: Computational Media and Arts academics

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**Created:** [November 5, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hiring-computational-media-and-arts-academics/33333 "2021-11-05T11:51:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/hiring-computational-media-and-arts-academics/33333/1 "2021-11-05T11:51:24Z")

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Hi everyone,

the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is setting up a brand new Computational Media and Arts department on their new campus in Guangzhou, China. The university is very highly ranked tech institute ([top 26 in world rankings](https://hkust.edu.hk/about/rankings)) and is very keen to recruit **international staff**!

We’re looking for artist-hackers / computational artists / new media artists at all stages of their career to become faculty members. We would consider people with MAs/MFAs/PhDs as long as they have strong research or arts practice.

**Here are some perks that come with the job:**

- very competitive salary
- generous start-up grant
- on campus professor’s flat
- 1000 sq.m brand new lab facilities with all the latest tools
- great community of staff & students
- a lot of free time for research or arts practice!
- a lot of other professional opportunities in the area. The ground is quite fertile.

More info on the programme: [https://cma.hkust-gz.edu.cn/](https://cma.hkust-gz.edu.cn/)

To apply please see details below:  
[https://www.creativeapplications.net/jobs-featured/faculty-positions-at-the-hong-kong-university-of-science-and-technology/](https://www.creativeapplications.net/jobs-featured/faculty-positions-at-the-hong-kong-university-of-science-and-technology/)

Thank you,

**Dr Theo Papatheodorou**  
Professor of Practice in Computational Media Arts  
Computational Media and Arts Thrust  
Information Hub  
[https://hkust-cma.org/](https://hkust-cma.org/)