Resume
Experience
2019 - Present
PhD Candidate, Teaching Associate
University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
She started her degree and worked as a Research Assistant at the "Public Interactives Research Lab" (PIRL) in 2019.
During the Fall and Spring of 2020, she was a Teaching Assistant for the course "ATCM Introduction to techno-culture" and "ATCM Media Histories."
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After passing her Qualifying Exams in 2021, she started to work as an Instructor of Records for the class "ATCM Digital Art and Design Foundations."
Dallas, Texas, USA
2018 - 2019
Research and Teaching Assistant
Kadir Has University Visual Communication Department
For the Department of Visual Communication Design, she underwent administrative work, as well as assisted with the courses.
The courses she assisted with are Basic Design, and Research Methods for Design.
Istanbul, Turkey
2015 - 2019
Assistant Curator
BLOK art space
Istanbul, Turkey
She worked as an exhibition coordinator and assistant curator in BLOK art space, an Istanbul-based art gallery. She curated the first solo exhibition of Macoto Murayama in 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.
She designed the visual identity of various exhibitions, events, workshops, and artist talks.
Education
2019 - 2023
The University of Texas at Dallas
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Dallas, Texas
Cansu N. Simsek is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Art, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC).
Her dissertation works across digital media, environmental humanities, and game studies.
2016 - 2019
Kadir Has University
Masters of Art (MA)
Istanbul, Turkey
In 2019, she pursued a Master's Degree in Communication Studies.
Her research and master's thesis focused on cultural heritage and contemporary media arts.
Professional skillset
Creative Thinking
Visual Design
Teamwork & Collaboration
Critical Making
Languages
Turkish (native)
English (proficient)
Russian (beginner)