[ecrea] Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Game Studies

*Open date:                                  August 28, 2017*

*Initial review date:*                    October 30, 2017

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

The Department of Media and Cultural Studies (/MCS/) at the University 
of California, Riverside (UCR) invites applications for a tenure-track 
Assistant Professor position in the area of Games Studies beginning July 
1, 2018.

*Description*:

We seek candidates with research expertise in Game Studies. Possible 
areas of interest include: gender and sexuality, queer and feminist 
approaches, critical race studies of games, serious games, indie games, 
political economy of games/media archeology, haptics and interface, 
gamification, game culture and identity, virtual/digital epistemologies 
and ontologies, narratology, ludology and other approaches related to 
digital media and games.  Experience creating/coding/designing games, or 
in creating game-related or -based art and performance is a preferred 
qualification.

*Qualifications*:

Required qualifications are a terminal degree in games / media / digital 
studies or related field (e.g. Ph.D., MFA), or have met requirements for 
the Ph.D. degree, or a prior university appointment or equivalent 
experience along with evidence of recognition for creative achievements 
appropriate to an academic environment, and a potential for teaching 
excellence demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, strong letters 
of reference, and teaching evaluations.

/Preferred qualifications/ for the candidate are: to have experience 
creating/ coding/ designing games or in creating game-related or –based 
art and performance. It is a desirable qualification to have the 
potential to develop external funding sources.

*MCS Department Mission*: to focus on how political economy and dominant 
ideologies condition the production and distribution, circulation and 
contestation, reception and appropriation of media and cultural texts. 
We are committed to analyzing how ideology, power and identity intersect 
and articulate through media and culture.  The successful applicant will 
join a vibrant intellectual community in the University California 
system, a leading public research system. For information, please visit: 
www.mcs.ucr.edu <http://www.mcs.ucr.edu/>.

*_Application materials_ *must include the following: cover letter of 
interest, current CV, research statement, teaching evaluations, 
statement of contributions to diversity, up to two writing samples 
(maximum of 20 pages in total), and three letters of reference. Review 
of the applications will begin October 30, 2017 and further review will 
continue until the position is filled. Applications received by October 
30, 2017 will receive full consideration. /Salary will be commensurate 
with qualifications and experience./

Apply: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00788

Advancement through the faculty ranks at the University of California is 
through a series of structured, merit-based evaluations, occurring every 
2-3 years, each of which includes substantial peer input.

/UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse 
undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to 
providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and 
first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a 
preferred qualification./

/The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 
Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of 
excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified 
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to 
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 
national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other 
characteristic protected by law./












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