[ecrea] MIT faculty openings

The Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT seeks to fill two positionsÑ

(1) Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Comparative Media Studies/Game 
Studies, MIT

MIT's Program in Comparative Media Studies in the School of Humanities, 
Arts and Social Science is seeking a tenure-track assistant professor of 
game studies to start in the fall of 2012. Candidates should have a 
Ph.D. with a record of significant publication (or the promise thereof), 
research activity and/or design experience relevant to game studies. We 
seek a candidate who will connect the work of our GAMBIT and Education 
Arcade research labs to the classroom, and who can direct innovative and 
multidisciplinary research. Relevant areas of specialization include the 
history, theory, sociology, psychology and criticism of games and play, 
and expertise in one or more of the following areas: game design; game 
engineering; player, playing and assessment methodologies; user 
behaviors and game economics; data analytics; and visual, narrative, and 
audio design. Fluency in a broader array of humanities-based media 
studies and experience in game production will be considered a plus. 
Applicants should have teaching experience. Please submit a letter of 
application, C.V., three letters of recommendation, and work samples 
online by December 1, 2011 at: 
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1032. Hard copies of works 
samples may be sent to Prof. William Uricchio, Director, Program in 
Comparative Media Studies, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E15-313, 
Cambridge, MA 02139. MIT is an affirmative action, equal opportunity 
employer.


(2) Tenured Associate/Full Professor, MIT Comparative Media Studies
MITÕs Program in Comparative Media Studies seeks applications for a 
tenured Professor beginning in September 2012. ÊA PhD and an extensive 
record of publication, research activity and leadership are expected.Ê 
We encourage applicants from a wide array of disciplinary backgrounds. 
The successful candidate will teach and guide research in one or more of 
the ProgramÕs dimensions of comparativity (historical, methodological, 
cultural) across media forms. Expertise in the cultural and social 
implications of established media forms (film, television, radio, audio 
and visual cultures, or print) is as important as scholarship in one or 
more emerging areas such as games, social media, media literacies, 
digital arts and culture, internet research, network cultures, software 
studies, media industries, and transmedia storytelling.Ê The position 
involves teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, developing and 
guiding collaborative research activities, and participating in the 
intellectual and creative leadership of the Program and the Institute. 
ÊCandidates should demonstrate a record of effective teaching and thesis 
supervision, significant research/creative activity, relevant 
administrative experience, and international recognition.Ê CMS offers SB 
and SM programs and maintains a full roster of research initiatives and 
outreach activities [see http://cms.mit.edu]. The program embraces the 
notion of comparativity and collaboration, and works across MITÕs 
various schools, and between MIT and the larger media landscape.Ê 
Applications consisting of a curriculum vita, a statement of teaching 
philosophy and experience, a statement of current and future research 
plans,Êselected major publications 3 letters of recommendation should be 
submitted online by November 1, 2011 at: 
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1036. Hard copies of work 
samples may be sent to: Professor William Uricchio, Director, 
Comparative Media Studies, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E15-313, 
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA. MIT is an affirmative action/equal opportunity 
employer.Ê






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