[ecrea] Strategic Hire in Digital Media, Learning and Games - Concordia University - Montreal

Strategic Hire in Digital Media, Learning and Games


Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, invites applications for a 
tenure-track strategic hire position in the area of Digital Media, 
Learning and Games. Depending on the selected candidate’s profile, the 
appointment will be made either in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences or 
in the Faculty of Fine Arts. The goal of the strategic hire program is 
to augment existing research capacity at Concordia through the 
development of high profile interdisciplinary research clusters. The 
successful candidate will receive an attractive research support and 
teaching package.


Working with members of Concordia’s Technoculture, Art and Games 
Research Centre (TAG), the strategic hire in Digital Media, Learning and 
Games will build on Concordia’s leadership in the growing field of game 
studies and design to enhance our understanding of the cultural and 
learning potential of digital games, develop new research partnerships 
and applications, and innovate programs and curriculum. The TAG Centre 
is an interdisciplinary, cross-faculty research platform dedicated to 
advanced research and graduate training in digital culture, new media 
art and design, and game studies. TAG operates under the umbrella of the 
Hexagram Institute for Research/Creation in Media Arts and Technologies 
which is the largest and most productive new media lab in Canada. For 
additional information on TAG and Hexagram see www.tag.hexagram.ca 
andwww.hexagram.org.


Applicants for this position may come from any disciplinary background 
but must have a PhD or appropriate terminal degree for the relevant 
discipline and a superior record of research, research creation and/or 
design innovation in interdisciplinary, critical cultural and/or 
qualitative approaches in the field of digital media, learning and 
games. The successful candidate is expected to have demonstrated 
abilities to work in collaborative multidisciplinary settings, attract 
excellent graduate students and secure external funding.  She or he will 
also be expected to take a leadership role within TAG. The appointment 
will be made in one of the following departments at Concordia, as 
appropriate: Communication Studies, Design and Computation Arts, 
Education,English, or Sociology and Anthropology.


Applications should be submitted electronically and consist of a cover 
letter, current curriculum vitae, copies of recent publications and/or a 
design portfolio, a statement of teaching philosophy/interests, a 
statement of research achievements, a three-year research plan and 
evidence of teaching effectiveness. Candidates must also arrange to have 
three letters of reference sent directly to:

Dr. Mia Consalvo

Chair, Digital Media, Learning and Games Search Committee

Concordia University

c/o Donna Stewart

Assistant to the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science

1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West, L-AD 326-1

Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8

(Donna.Stewart /at/ Concordia.ca)

Tel: (514) 848-2424 local 2083

Fax: (514) 848-4201


Subject to budgetary approval, we anticipate filling this position, 
normally at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, for August 1, 
2014. Appointments at a more senior level will also be considered. 
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until 
the position is filled. All applications should reach the Chair of the 
hiring committee no later than January 6, 2014. All inquiries about the 
position should be directed to (donna.stewart /at/ concordia.ca).


All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian 
citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. 
Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages 
applications from women, aboriginal peoples, visible minorities and 
persons with disabilities.


Martin Allor
Professor
Communication Studies
(martin.allor /at/ concordia.ca)



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