[game_edu] Job: Professor of Practice in Writing for Games, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

[Jim Bosco]

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On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Ben Chang <changb3 at rpi.edu> wrote:

>  *One-Year Appointment as Professor of Practice in Writing for Games*
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> *Deadline Information: *Screening of Applications will begin immediately,
> and will continue until the position is filled.
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> The Program in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences (GSAS) at Rensselaer
> Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY invites applications for a faculty
> position in Writing for Games. Appointment will be as a
> Professor-of-Practice, a non-tenured position, for a one year, fixed-term
> appointment
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> The Program seeks candidates who are professional game writers with
> industry experience who have an infectious passion for advancing the craft
> and medium of games through teaching, research, and experimentation.
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> To be appointed as a Professor of Practice, candidates must have
> substantial professional experience of at least 10-15 years, along with a
> national or international reputation for excellence in their field of
> expertise. Candidates must also show evidence of experience of successful
> teaching experience or mentorship at the collegiate level. Experience must
> include an active creative, research, or professional practice in games and
> writing; industry credentials in writing for games; professional engagement
> with the video game industry, including mainstream, indie, and serious
> games; and evidence of capacity to develop industry partnerships or a
> research agenda in games. Experience in game design and production is
> desirable.
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> The successful candidate will join a diverse interdisciplinary faculty
> dedicated to not only making games better, but to making better games:
> meaningful, groundbreaking games in all fields of endeavor from commercial
> entertainment to experimental and applied games and simulations with
> serious intent. Courses that the successful candidate may teach include
> Character and Story for Games, Writing for Games I and II, Introduction to
> Game Design, and History and Culture of Games. Program faculty collaborate
> in the Emergent Reality Lab (ERL) –a cutting-edge visually and aurally
> immersive platform for research in virtual and mixed reality that supports
> new research in education, simulation sciences, games culture, and the
> arts.
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> Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the nation’s oldest
> technological university. With approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 2,500
> graduate students from across the country and around the world, the
> university offers more than 145 programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and
> doctoral levels.  Rensselaer is located in Troy, NY, the heart of the
> "Tech Valley" region of the Hudson River Valley. The university’s Curtis R.
> Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) offers scholars
> and students opportunities for creative interdisciplinary research in the
> arts, performance technologies, science, and engineering. The Princeton
> Review regularly ranks the program in Games and Simulation Arts & Sciences
> among the top 20 games programs in the nation, with an interdisciplinary
> curriculum including one of the first comprehensive tracks in Writing for
> Games.
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> We welcome candidates who will bring diverse intellectual, geographical,
> gender and ethnic perspectives to Rensselaer’s work and campus communities.
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
> Employer.
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>  Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until
> the position is filled. To apply, please submit a letter of interest,
> curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference at:
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> *https://apply.interfolio.com/30114 <https://apply.interfolio.com/30114>*
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> Benjamin Chang
> Associate Professor, Department of the Arts
> Director, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
> 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180changb3 at rpi.edu518.276.2366
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