Call for Applications

2 open tenure-track positions
in the new Game Design Sequence of Creative Technologies Program
at Illinois State University

Initial review of applications begins November 15, 2021, and continues until the position is filled.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Creative Technologies and Game Design
https://jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/512155/assistantassociate-professor-of-creative-technologies-and-game-design

The Wonsook Kim School of Art and Creative Technologies Program seeks a collegially minded digital creative with an emphasis in game design and development, along with a strong research agenda and creative scholarship plans. Applicants are expected to have a strong understanding of the basic concepts and core elements of game design, mechanics, rules, storytelling, player behaviors, and game production pipelines from concept to marketing. Additional research and interest areas could include games for activism, art, learning, and social impact; programming; animation and motion graphics; 3D modeling; AR/VR; building virtual environments; interactive design; and mobile game design and development.

As educators, applicants should be prepared to teach a variety of courses, including introductory-level courses in game design (analog games, digital prototyping tools) and development (Unity with C#, Unreal Engine with Blueprints, etc.). Applicants with a body of innovative work that challenges traditional academic and cultural delineations of artistic production and gaming are desirable. The successful candidate will join the interdisciplinary Creative Technologies Program faculty and have a locus of tenure in the Wonsook Kim School of Art.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Game Design/Creative Technologies and Digital Design and Image-Making
https://jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/512158/assistantassociate-professor-of-game-designcreative-technologies-and-digital-design-and-image-making

The position invites a collegially minded digital creative with a focus on game design and development, along with visual arts and digital image-making sensibilities, and is supported by active research and creative agenda. Applicants are expected to have an understanding of the basic concepts and core elements of game design, mechanics, rules, storytelling, player behaviors, and game production pipelines from concept to marketing. Additional research and interest areas could include illustration, drawing, animation and motion graphics, 3D modeling, and building virtual environments.

Applicants need to be educators prepared to teach introductory-level courses in game design (analog games, digital prototyping tools) and digital image-making, as well as more advanced classes. Individuals with a body of innovative work that challenges traditional academic and cultural delineations of artistic production and gaming are desirable. The successful candidate will have a split appointment with responsibilities both in the interdisciplinary Creative Technologies Program and the Wonsook Kim School of Art, and have a locus of tenure in the Wonsook Kim School of Art.

Required Applicant Documents for both positions

1. Letter of application
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. A list of three references with contact information
4. Links to your work and at least three examples of your student’s work
5. A research and/or creative statement

Contact Information for Applicants

Creative Technologies: Sercan Sengun – ssengun@ilstu.edu
Human Resources: Clay Gruenwald – cmgruen1@ilstu.edu

The Wonsook Kim School of Art is committed to increasing the representation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), women, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and those embodying any and all expressions of gender identity and sexuality. The School encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, women, veterans, individuals that are gender-fluid, or from other marginalized communities.