Associate Professor or Full Professor in Teams, Processes and Collaboration in Games

About the role

The Division of Games at the University of Utah invites applications for a tenure-track Associate or Full Professor in Games to begin in Fall 2026. We seek a scholar whose primary area of expertise is Teams, Processes, and Collaboration in Games: the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations create, coordinate, and innovate within game development, game play and game-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Advancing theories, models, methods, or tools that deepen our understanding of how people work together to design, create, and/or engage with complex game systems.
• Relevant subareas include, but are not limited to team cognition and collaborative creativity in game development, human-computer interaction and human-centered computing for creative teams, organizational behavior and production processes in games and interactive media, learning sciences and creative collaboration in technical and design education, computational social science and data-driven modeling of team dynamics, human factors, human-AI teaming, and socio-technical systems in creative practice.

Requirements

Applicants should hold a terminal degree in a relevant field (e.g., Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Centered Computing, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Learning Sciences, Communication, or related disciplines) by the time of appointment.

Qualifications

• At the rank of Associate Professor, candidates must demonstrate a distinguished record of high-impact publications, a strong track record of securing competitive external funding, evidence of leadership in collaborative research, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring students at all levels.
• At the rank of Full Professor, candidates must show an internationally recognized record of scholarly achievement, sustained success in securing major external funding, demonstrated capacity for academic leadership at scale, and evidence of significant impact on the advancement of their field.

Skills

Candidates are expected to develop and sustain a robust program of research supported by external funding. They should demonstrate the ability to produce high-quality scholarship while fostering interdisciplinary collaborations.

Benefits

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possesses a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Pay

Details regarding pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

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Benefits

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Contact Information

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/199229.