Job: Full-time position Game Desing and Interaction Design at University of Baltimore in Maryland

The University of Baltimore in Maryland is seeking a faculty member for our Science, Information Arts + Technologies division to teach in our undergraduate game design program and graduate interaction design programs to begin in January or August 2012. You can learn more about our programs at: http://iat.ubalt.edu/. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to teaching, demonstrated success in research, creative professional practices, and publications and the ability to teach a range of courses in our two undergraduate and two graduate degree programs. We are especially interested in innovative leaders whose vision and energy can help take already successful programs to new levels of excellence.

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Minimum qualifications include a doctorate or other terminal degree in computer science, interactive arts and media, instructional technology, or human-computer interaction. (Advanced degrees in other areas may be considered if combined with other exceptional qualifications.) The candidate must have experience in curriculum development and program management in higher education together with the experience to direct a dynamic program in video game development and to contribute to the growth of graduate programs in information architecture, interaction design, and human-centered computing.

Preferred qualifications include a background in interaction design, human-computer interaction, interactive arts and media, game and simulation development, user-centered design and/or media studies. We seek individuals equally committed both to the digital arts and to the computer sciences and information technologies required by interaction design and application development for a range of purposes–from entertainment to e-commerce.

The position announcement is at: http://www.ubalt.edu/about-ub/offices-and-services/human-resources/jobseekers/jobs-at-ub.cfm?&posting=625. The vacancy calls for an associate or full professor, but we also welcome junior applicants!

Applications are open through November 15th.

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