[DiGRA UK] Academic positions in Computer Games (Heriot-Watt University)

Tue Sep 25 15:34:40 UTC 2018

Heriot-Watt University (HWU) in Edinburgh, UK welcomes applications for two academic positions in Computer Games and Interaction:

- Assistant/Associate Professor in Games & Interactive Technologies (IRC16342)

- Assistant/Associate Professor in Computer Games (IRC16343)

The posts will be located at our Edinburgh campus which is part of a vibrant game development community and home to various industrial game studios. The  posts will be part of our School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences which is internationally renowned in the areas of Interaction, Intelligent Systems, and Rigorous Systems. Details of our research activities can be found online (http://bit.ly/MACS-CS), Edinburgh creative culture (http://bit.ly/Edi-Creative), and our Discovery and Innovation Centre statement and mission (http://bit.ly/HW-DI).

Assistant/Associate Professor in Games & Interactive Technologies (IRC16342) ============================================================================

The successful candidate will ideally have expertise in one or more of interactive graphics, virtual and augmented realities, serious games, and interactive narratives. The post-holder would be expected to contribute to the development of games-related undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes, and to develop research activities in collaboration with colleagues in our interaction and artificial intelligence research areas.

When applying for this role, please provide a full academic CV that identifies how your skills and experience are a good match for this position, including your research and teaching experience. In your CV, please include the names and contact details for three referees.

Further information about this position is available here: https://bit.ly/2wlXWJL

Assistant/Associate Professor in Computer Games (IRC16343) ==========================================================

The successful candidate will have professional industry experience including strong technical skills in computer games development, animation and modelling processes, and software engineering throughout development lifecycle of games. The post will involve contributing to our current drive for design-led and interaction education. Furthermore, the post holder will have access to our new Games Studio and Creative Grid facilities currently being developed as part of the Discovery and Innovation Centre.

When applying for this role, please provide a full academic CV that identifies how your skills and experience are a good match for this position. In your CV, please include the names and contact details for three referees. In addition to your CV, you should provide a description of your games development portfolio.

Note that for this position, we will consider applicants who have sufficient professional industry experience in games development who might not hold a PhD.

Further information about this position is available here: https://bit.ly/2MSWDeV

Further Information & How to Apply

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For more information about the above posts and to apply, please visit http://www.hw.ac.uk/apply-jobs quoting the respective IRC numbers given above.

Applicants who believe that they meet the requirements for both posts should submit separate applications to each.

Applications can be submitted till Friday, 12th October 2018. Short-listed applicants should expect to be interviewed in the Autumn, with a start date of January 2019 or later (negotiable).

For informal discussion about the position please contact Professor Albert Burger (Head of Computer Science) at A.G.Burger at hw.ac.uk<mailto:A.G.Burger at hw.ac.uk>.

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