Cluster Hire in Visual Narrative (Assistant/Associate/Full professor) As part of the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program, the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University (NCSU) seeks to fill an open-rank tenure track faculty position to provide key leadership in computer games research. We seek innovative and transformative academic leaders whose scholarship will advance NC State’s position as one of the premier universities of its kind. The successful candidate will build on a nationally leading, campus-wide strength in games research and will establish a vigorous research and teaching program in the science of computer games, emphasizing applications relevant to the…

Faculty position in Computer Vision, Graphics and/or HCI at University of Bath The Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath wishes to appoint an academic with a strong interdisciplinary outlook and the clearly demonstrated potential to be internationally leading in one or more of Computer Vision, Graphics and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The post holder will join the Vision and Graphics group or the HCI group, depending on the research focus of the successful candidate. In either case, the post holder will be expected to strengthen existing and create new links between the groups. The Vision and Graphics group…

Assistant Professor of New Media Studies The Department of Communication and New Media Studies at Alma College invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in New Media Studies. Applicants should have expertise in interactive media with specialization in one or more of the following areas: game studies, mobile technologies, 3D design, or user experience design. Ideal candidates will bridge theory and practice both in their scholarship and teaching, able to pose important questions with creative hands-on applications. Research and pedagogical styles that complement immersive learning experiences and travel courses are especially welcome. New Media Studies (NMS) is an…

PhD Studentships in Health & HCI at The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK Application deadline: 29th October 2015 The Faculty of Health & Social Care of The Open University is offering four fully funded, full-time, three-year cross-disciplinary PhD studentships to start in February 2016. Applications and enquiries are welcome in any of the following areas, or in any area related to Health, Well-being and HCI. Applicants are very welcome to devise their own topics. Topic of interest include, but are not limited to: Wearable and mobile systems for rehabilitation Home based health and wellness measurement, monitoring and therapy Self help…

Associate/Full Professor, Learning Science/Education Communication and Technology, Tenured/Tenure-Track View ad: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_positions/alt/ect_associate_tenured Review of applications begins November 1, 2015 The Educational Communication and Technology program in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University invites applications and nominations for an open rank, tenured/tenure-track position in the area of learning, measurement, and assessment with digital media with primary responsibilities in the graduate program. The ECT programs–the Ph.D. in Educational Communication and Technology (ECT), the M.A. and Advanced Certificate in Digital Media Design for Learning (DMDL), and M.S. in Games for Learning (G4L)–offer graduate instruction in the design,…

Full Professor in Technologies for Games (0,8 – 1,0 FTE) at Utrecht University, The Netherlands The Faculty of Science at Utrecht University is seeking to appoint a full professor in Technologies for Games to complement and further develop existing strength in Game Technology within the Faculty. The Department of Information and Computing Sciences has a strong national and international reputation in computer science including information science with particular strength in game technology. The new Chair will play a leading role further developing research activity in modelling, simulation and rendering/visualization and interaction from a computer science perspective building on existing strengths…

[We have an open position in my department appropriate for someone who studies presence; please feel free to contact me directly with any questions! –Matthew] Temple University Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Emergent Media Department of Media Studies and Production DESCRIPTION: The Department of Media Studies and Production at Temple University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor whose research and teaching focuses on emergent media, broadly defined. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following: big data and society, interaction design, locative media, mapping, platform studies, gaming studies, mobile media, virtual/augmented reality, and disability studies in…

Assistant Professor or Lecturer – Game Design Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies Miami University Oxford, Ohio, USA The Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies (http://aims.muohio.edu/) at Miami University invites applications for the Armstrong endowed position as a full-time, tenure-track or lecturer faculty position on the Oxford campus. The new faculty member in Game Design will be working with other game faculty within AIMS and across Miami University that comprise the AIMS Game Center (http://aimsgamecenter.com). Miami University’s digital game studies program has been ranked No. 12 among public universities and colleges in the United States by Animation Career Review (ACR)…

Assistant Professor History of Digital Media University of California, Santa Cruz The History of Art and Visual Culture Department (havc.ucsc.edu), at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in the History of Digital Media. We seek a teacher and scholar with expertise in the history and theory of one or more of the following areas: Internet culture, video games, digital imaging and design, social media, and related applications. Priority will be placed on hiring an interdisciplinary scholar who attends to the visual culture of digital media and analytically examines the social and historical…

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Human-Computer Interaction University of Bath, Department of Computer Science Salary: Starting from £38,511, rising to £45,954 Closing Date: Friday 16 October 2015 The Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath wishes to appoint an academic with an excellent track record, a strongly interdisciplinary outlook, and the clearly demonstrated potential to be an international leader in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The Department’s research is structured in four groups: HCI, Computer Vision & Graphics, Intelligent Systems, and Mathematical Foundations. The HCI group at Bath is highly regarded internationally, very successful in research publication and…

Research Associate / Research Assistant Open Lab (formerly Digital Interaction Group at Culture Lab) School of Computing Science, Newcastle University Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Salary: £26,274 to £27,864 (PhD not yet awarded); £28,695 to £37,394 (PhD awarded) Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Contract / Temporary Placed on: 4th August 2015 Closes: 1st September 2015 Job Ref: 80611 You will be contributing to the design and technical development strands of the ESRC-funded CuRAtOR (http://curator.r1zeek.net/) and LIDA (http://lida-project.org/) projects, both of which are investigating the role of digital technologies in fostering empathy, trust and dialogue between disconnected and stigmatised groups. You will…

Research Professor Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) Based in Milton Keynes, UK Permanent position http://kmi.open.ac.uk/jobs/#11396 Deadline September 16th Interviews likely to be held in October This is a permanent appointment as Research Professor at the Open University’s Knowledge Media Institute (KMi), an 80-strong interdisciplinary laboratory founded in 1995 and located in attractive offices at The Open University’s main campus in Milton Keynes, UK. KMi undertakes high-profile advanced research and development in Knowledge Media: a convergence of research in Cognitive and Learning Sciences, New Media Technologies, Ubiquitous Computing, and Semantic and Data Technologies. We offer a creative and flexible working environment. The…