[game_edu] Position at Georgia Tech

[Suzanne Freyjadis]

Assistant Professor in Digital Media, Tenure-Track School of Literature,
Media, and Communication Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Georgia
Institute of Technology

 

http://dm.lmc.gatech.edu/people/jobs/

 

Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC), which
provides diverse humanistic perspectives on a technological world, is
seeking to fill one Digital Media tenure track position at the rank of
Assistant Professor to start in fall 2014. The program is a pioneering unit
in its field and offers one of the first Ph.D. programs in digital media
worldwide. It provides a studio-intensive curriculum that integrates theory
and practice taught by a multidisciplinary faculty.

 

We seek practitioner / theorists who combine technical expertise with a
strong grounding in the arts and humanities. Candidates should be prepared
to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level in LMC?s Computational
Media and Digital Media programs. A Ph.D. (or MFA with a substantial
research focus) in an appropriate field is required (e.g. digital media /
arts, human centered computing, computer science, education, or design), as
is computational proficiency and a demonstrated capacity for significant
original research/creative work. Potential to secure external research
funding is strongly desirable.

 

The Digital Media program in LMC covers three core areas and candidates
should demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following fields. A
strong preference will be given to candidates in the first area, but
applications in all areas will receive full consideration:

 

Knowledge and Creativity

Investigates the role of digital media technologies in creative practices,
learning, and the production of knowledge. Potential areas of focus include:
creativity support tools, informational visualization, innovative interface
design, AI-based art, design cognition, games for learning, new models of
media-based learning, or computational tools for scientific discovery.

 

Civic and Public Media

Examines the ways in which interaction design and digital media construct
and support civic life. Potential areas of focus include: the use of
information design for public argument, participatory and co-design methods,
and new modes of public engagement with technology.

 

Arts and Entertainment

Explores how digital media technologies can enhance, expand, and reconfigure
arts and entertainment. Potential areas of focus include: digital
performance, games, interactive narrative, and information visualization.

 

Applicants should send a 1-page cover letter, research statement, teaching
statement, CV (including contact information and a list of three potential
references for letters of support), and a link to a targeted online
portfolio or work sample (website or PDF). Applications should be emailed as
a single PDF to hiring at lmc.gatech.edu. Review of applications will begin
November 21st 2013 and continue until the position is filled. The Georgia
Institute of Technology is regularly ranked among the nation's top ten
public universities. Georgia Tech is an equal opportunity employer whose
academic core mission is based on the principles of inclusion, equity,
diversity, and justice. For more information about the School, please visit
http://lmc.gatech.edu.

 

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