The Digital Media department at Drexel University invites applications for two open PhD positions.
DEADLINE: December 31st, 2015
RESEARCH TOPICS:
Applicants are expected to have a strong background in Digital Media and a clear idea for their future research. This is an open call, and any topic in Digital Media is welcome, but a
connection to one or more of the core research topics of the department is necessary.
In particular, we request applicants interested in:
– High Frame Rate Animation
– Intelligent Virtual Agents and Affective Computing
– Computational and Interactive Narrative
– Virtual/Augmented Reality and Interaction Devices
Further Topics:
– Artificial Intelligence for Digital Media
– Digital Cultural Heritage
– Digital Humanities
– Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience Design
– Medical Applications of Digital Media
– Mobility and Gaming
– Pedagogical Applications of Digital Media
– Serious Games
Applicants must be strongly motivated for doctoral studies, possess the
ability to work independently and to perform critical analysis, as well
as possess a high level of cooperative and communicative skills.
Starting Date: Fall 2016
Funding: Internal, combined with teaching assistantship.
Conditions:
– Full-time employment, health-care benefits included
– Work commitment: 20 hours per week, including 10 hours teaching (one
course per term on average)
ACADEMIC CONTEXT:
Drexel’s Digital Media department is part of the Antoinette Westphal
College of Media Arts & Design.
It is located in the new URBN Center designed to be an incubator for
tomorrow’s creative leaders.
The Game Design programs offered by the department have been
consistently ranked in the top 10 US-based programs by Princeton Review.
Currently, the Department consist of 10 tenured/tenure-track and 5
contract faculty and hosts 287 undergraduate and graduate students.
For more information on the Digital Media department at Drexel, go to:
http://digm.drexel.edu/
APPLICATIONS:
Apply at http://drexel.edu/grad/apply/overview/
Required documents:
– Statement of interest: Brief description of why the applicant wishes to become a doctoral student.
– Curriculum Vitae (include GRE scores, if available)
– Academic records
– Two letters of recommendation
– Research Roadmap: Four pages, including references, detailing your envisioned research.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Study Catalog:
http://catalog.drexel.edu/graduate/collegeofmediaartsanddesign/digitalmedia/
See also:
http://www.drexel.edu/westphal/graduate/DIGM/
Please feel free to forward this on to any qualified candidates
