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Part-time and Limited Term Faculty Positions in Computer Game Design and Development

Kennesaw State University · Marietta, GA · 2 wk ago
On-siteOTHRPart-time

About Us

For more than 60 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs to over 46,000 students. Our high-impact research and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and across the globe. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional, and national level.

The Department of Software Engineering and Game Development makes our world more creative by constructing reliable, secure, and modern software and imagining immersive, extended realities and lush simulations. Our faculty's breadth of expertise, supported by the resources of the greater Atlanta area, offers students support, opportunities, and memorable experiences.

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

About the Role

Kennesaw State University is accepting applications for a pool of open rank, part-time and limited-term faculty positions in the Department of Software Engineering and Game Development for the academic year 2026-2027. These positions are on an as-needed, semester-by-semester basis and are for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

Responsibilities

  • Teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in Computer Game Design and Development
  • Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • To teach undergraduate courses: A minimum of a Master's degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Game Development, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline is required at the time of hire.
  • OR a minimum of a Master's degree, or the foreign equivalent, in a non-related discipline with 18 graduate credit hours in the teaching discipline is required at the time of hire.
  • To teach graduate courses: A terminal/doctorate degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Game Development, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline is required at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

  • A minimum of one year of teaching experience as a full or part-time instructor
  • Experience teaching online or hybrid courses
  • Record of past teaching at a graduate or undergraduate level

Required Documents

  • CV
  • Cover Letter
  • Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts and Official International Course-by-Course Evaluations due upon hire)
  • Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 3 references

For questions about this faculty opening, contact Sandra Jones at sjone383@kennesaw.edu.

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