[game_edu] Jobs: 5 Tenure-track positions at Northeastern University (all game related)

[Jose P. Zagal]

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Hi all,

Northeastern is committed in growing the area of game design and having
a center mass in this area. Thus, we have 5 positions open this year.
Having a cluster of people working in the same area as you are often
makes for a very intellectually stimulating and exciting place to work.
So if you have graduate students who are finishing up who may be
interested or if you know colleagues who would love to be part of a
bigger group working in games, please send them this Ad.

Thank you.
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*5 Tenure Track Positions at the Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Levels in Game Design at Northeastern University*


*Job codes: 114408 *


Northeastern University is seeking multiple tenure track faculty for
positions in Game Design and Interactive Media within the College of
Arts, Media and Design starting September 1, 2012. Positions will be
filled at the assistant, associate or full professor rank depending on
the qualifications of the candidate. Northeastern may also consider a
multidisciplinary 'cluster hire' where several candidates elect to form
a team which proposes an innovative and translational research direction
responding to one or more of these positions.


1. Game Design/Interactive Media and Animation: Animation is fundamental
to Game Design/Interactive Media to simulate the physical and kinetic
properties of characters, objects and contexts in motion, in space, and
in time. The simulation of environments requires sophisticated research
into motion, lighting, surfaces and perspective. The simulation of
characters requires creating expressive and accurate facial and
body-motion qualities. This requires interdisciplinary research into
physiology, kinesiology and psychology. Core features and technologies
of virtually all the current top commercial game projects are based on
such simulation.


2. Game Design/Interactive Media and Games Usability: Games Usability
focuses on how users interact with games and media to facilitate and
optimize user interface, including usability analysis, user experience,
and behavioral trends. Games usability research is a specialized growth
area that includes research, such as analysis of gameplay temporal data
collected from real players to deduce behavioral trends (large data
analysis). This area may take advantage of existing methodologies within
CCIS and leverage new interdisciplinary collaborations with Psychology
and the behavioral sciences.


3. Game Design/Interactive Media and Social and Cooperative Games:
Social and cooperative games is a major trend in Game Design/Interactive
Media whereby users are connected globally and can interact as
individuals in a virtual crowd. Social and cooperative gaming is a major
trend for current and future growth for the game industry, and an area
that may stimulate significant research that requires interdisciplinary
skills and partnership. Research and education on social and cooperative
games is needed and coherent with Northeastern¿s capacity for
interdisciplinary work. This field could benefit from interdisciplinary
collaboration with other colleges, especially the social sciences.


4. Game Design/Interactive Media and Arts Industry and Entrepreneurship:
Arts Industry and Entrepreneurship is critical to harnessing the social
and economic power of Game Design/Interactive Media as the future medium
of social and commercial connectivity. Production management, media
development and cross-discipline project opportunities are critical
areas in this rapidly changing field.


5. Game Design/Interactive Media and Core Design and Development: Core
Design and Development is a joint hire with the CCIS. Building on the
foundation of interdisciplinary undergraduate degrees in game design and
interactive media, the successful candidate will play a central role in
creating innovative programmatic efforts that combine a deep knowledge
of the artistic and computing disciplines, and will advance our research
and educational agenda. This search has already been posted as
Requisition Number 114350. Go to: http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/ or
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/


*Qualifications*


We expect successful candidates to demonstrate a strong commitment to
teaching and an excellent record in research/scholarship in any of the
core areas listed above. Should possess experience with applications in
areas such as interactive narratives, social games, health games, mobile
games, or educational games. Applicants must have a terminal degree of
either a PhD in related areas, or an MFA in game design or related areas.


*Additional Information*


Northeastern University is a national research university in the heart
of Boston and world leader in experiential learning. In the past few
years, Northeastern University has made a major commitment to
interdisciplinary education and research in select fields with the goal
of achieving international leadership in these fields. The Game Design
and Interactive Media program is one of the areas selected for growth
and is being developed as a joint effort between the colleges of Arts,
Media and Design and others including the Computer and Information
Science, the College of Business Administration, and the College of
Social Science and Humanities. We seek tenure track faculty members who
can play a major role in shaping the research and academic goals for our
programmatic efforts in Game Design and Interactive Media. In
particular, we seek five hires strategically selected to project this
field beyond a focus on entertainment to redefine how we receive,
disseminate and interact with information in a non-linear,
user-generated environment.


*Equal Employment Opportunity*


Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern
University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women and
persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.


*How To Apply*


To apply, visit the College of Arts, Media and Design website at:

http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/

and click on the Faculty Positions button.


Applications should include:

- Cover letter expressing interest

- Applicant's CV

- Research statement

- Teaching statement

- Names and addresses of 3-6 references


Full consideration will be given to applications received by December
30, 2011


For questions about the search or to submit external references, please
call the search committee co-chairs, Terrence Masson and Magy Seif
El-Nasr at: 617-373-7645 or 617-373-3928, or email us at
terrence.masson at gmail.com <mailto:terrence.masson at gmail.com> or
magy at neu.edu <mailto:magy at neu.edu>.


-- 
Magy Seif El-Nasr, PhD
Associate Professor
Creative Industries: Game Design and Interactive Media
College of Arts, Media, and Design
College of Computer and Information Sciences
Northeastern University


-- 
José P. Zagal
Assistant Professor
College of Computing and Digital Media
DePaul University

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