[game_edu] Open Rank Faculty Position, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences

[Ben Chang]

Dear Colleagues,

I'm excited to announce that we are hiring in the Games and Simulation 
Arts and Sciences Program at RPI.  We're an interdisciplinary program, 
and invite applications from the many disciplines that come together in 
game design and research.  Our group works in a diverse range of areas, 
including VR and AR, cognitive science and artificial intelligence, 
environmental games, media art, and mixed-reality performance.  Our B.S. 
degree was launched ten years ago, and this new position will join us in 
extending it to the development of a graduate program.  The full 
description is below, and please feel free to contact me off-list with 
any questions at changb3 at rpi.edu <mailto://changb3@rpi.edu>.

--Ben Chang

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*Open Rank Faculty Position in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences*

The program in Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences 
<http://www.gsas.rpi.edu> (GSAS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 
the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences invites applications, 
nominations, and expressions of interest for an Open Rank faculty 
position.  The selected candidate will have a tenure home in one of the 
five departments of the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: 
Arts, Cognitive Science, Communication and Media, Economics, or Science 
and Technology Studies.

Applicants must hold a terminal degree (PhD, MFA or foreign equivalent) 
in Computer Games or a related field such as Digital Media, Computer 
Science, Cognitive Science, or Human-Computer Interaction. The ideal 
candidate will have a successful record of collegiate teaching and a 
proven track record of both leading and participating in collaborative 
interdisciplinary research.

We seek a colleague with a passion for the future of games and a 
publication or exhibition record in human-computer interaction, 
experimental games, artificial intelligence, behavioral science, games 
for learning, health, and social impact, or a related area of game 
design and research.  An entrepreneurial spirit and expertise in game 
creation is desirable.

Teaching responsibilities include courses in game design, game 
development, or game programming, with the possibility of developing and 
teaching new courses in the faculty member's area of expertise.

Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences is a top-ranked, 
interdisciplinary program that combines theory with practice and 
technical rigor with creative exploration in order to educate the next 
generation of game designers. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been 
named a Digital Gaming Hub by the State of New York to increase the 
economic impact of games by fostering innovation and creating 
collaborative activities that spur the growth of new games or companies.

Founded in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the nation's oldest 
technological university.  With approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 
2,500 graduate students from around the world, the university offers 
programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.  Rensselaer 
is located in the city of Troy, in New York State's scenic Hudson 
Valley, roughly equidistant from New York City, Boston and Montreal.  
The university's Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts 
Center (EMPAC) offers opportunities for creative interdisciplinary 
research in the arts, performance technologies, science and engineering 
in a unique, world-class facility.

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, Race/Gender/Veterans/Disability Employer.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, research 
statement, teaching statement, (optional) online portfolio URL, and 
three letters of reference to http://rpijobs.rpi.edu/postings/3064. 
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  The 
appointment has an anticipated start date of August 2017.

Contact: Kim Osburn osburk at rpi.edu with questions.


-- 
Benjamin Chang
Associate Professor, Department of the Arts
Director, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180
changb3 at rpi.edu
518.276.2366

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