Assistant/Associate Professor Tenure System in Game Studies

About the role

The Department of Media and Information (M&I) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks to hire a tenure-track faculty member to serve as Director of our Serious Games Certificate (SGC) program while continuing their research, publication, and teaching efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the program’s recruitment, teaching, and long-term strategy with the administrative support of the M&I staff and other associated faculty.
• Continue to gain visibility through peer-reviewed academic publications or a combination of peer-reviewed publications and juried creative works.
• Pursue external funding to support research and/or creative activity.
• Teach in undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as advise graduate students.

Requirements

• Sufficient relevant experience in Game Studies with terminal degrees from a related discipline, such as anthropology, communication, computer science, design, engineering, history, human-computer interaction, human-machine communication, information science, psychology, science & technology studies, sociology, or socio-technical systems.
• Examine socially-relevant topics (e.g., diversity, equity, inclusion, race, class, gender, sexuality, age, education, health, and disability) and their relationship to games.

Qualifications

• Emerging and established scholars at the Assistant or Associate rank.
• Visible in the field of Game Studies.

Skills

• Ability to teach and mentor graduate students.
• Experience in game development and/or serious games.

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead a growing and innovative program.
• Part of a highly-ranked communication program.
• Access to a supportive and collaborative academic community.

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The expected start date is August 15, 2023.

Benefits

The position offers benefits commensurate with experience.

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, teaching philosophy, and contact information for three references via Interfolio. Review of applications will begin on November 4, 2022 and continue through January 15th. Please direct any questions to both Associate Professor Casey O'Donnell and Associate Professor Rabindra Ratan, Search Committee Co-Chairs, Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University.