We are hiring!
The Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media at Michigan State University is seeking an innovative, dynamic individual to fill a full-time, tenure stream position in Games and Interactive Media at the Assistant professor level.
Candidates will join an enthusiastic, multidisciplinary faculty team and should be able to contribute through design experience in one or more of the following fields: digital games, serious games, virtual worlds, computational media, computational art, user-centered design, and interactive media. Experience in the field may take the form of creative practice and/or scholarly research. Expertise or experience in other disciplines is also welcome.
Candidates will be expected to gain visibility through juried creative works and/or peer-reviewed academic research publications. Faculty are expected to pursue external funding to support their creative and research activity.
Multidisciplinary approaches are encouraged to teach two courses a semester in our undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as advise graduate students on projects and theses. Visit http://tism.msu.edu for complete information on our majors, degrees, and specializations.
Qualifications: Terminal Degree. University level teaching experience preferred. A versatile practitioner with a portfolio of innovative work and/or research.
Application: Applications may be sent by email or physical mail. Applications must include:
- a letter of application
- a curriculum vitae
- names and address of three references (no letters at this time, please)
- a portfolio of work, properly labeled with any operating requirements. Emailed portfolios should contain a web link to an online portfolio or download of the work.
Please send materials to:
Cliff Lampe, Search Committee Chair
Games and Interactive Media Faculty Search
Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media
Room 409, Communication Arts and Sciences Building
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1212.
Email: lampecli@msu.edu
Application review begins December 1, 2008. Search closes when a suitable candidate is hired. Duties begin August 16, 2009.
MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans and persons with disabilities.
MSU and GEL Lab recruit for Serious Game Design MA Track
We are recruiting students now for the Fall 2008 class for the Serious Game Design track in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media Master of Arts degree program. We seek outstanding students with a desire to create and study games which change the world.
The mission of the Games for Entertainment and Learning (GEL) Lab at Michigan State University is to design innovative prototypes, techniques, and complete games for entertainment and learning and to advance state of the art knowledge about social and individual effects of digital games.
The GEL Lab is an association of game research and design faculty and students at Michigan State University, primarily in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences.