[Air-L] Armstrong Professor in Games and Digital Media @ Miami University

[Porter, James]

All,

Miami University will be conducting a search for the Armstrong
Professor in Games and Digital Media. This position will be a
tenure-line position at the Assistant or Associate level. For details
please see the ad below.

Please feel free to distribute this ad to any and all interested lists
and parties.

Best,
Jim Porter, PhD
Professor, Department of English and
Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies






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Armstrong Professor in Games and Digital Media
College of Creative Arts and the Armstrong Institute for Interactive
Media Studies

MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OHIO) – College of Creative Arts (CCA) and Armstrong
Institute for Interactive Media Studies (AIMS) seeks candidates for
the Armstrong Professor in Games and Digital Media. This is a
full-time tenure-track position and is open at the Assistant and
Associate Professor rank.

The Armstrong Professor will be working with other game faculty within
AIMS and across Miami University that comprise the AIMS Game Center,
ranked by the Princeton Review in the top 30 in the U.S. The Armstrong
Professor will also teach courses in game design, game art, game
scripting and the overall game development process, including on-line
instruction; work with students individually on games and
undergraduate/graduate thesis work in games design, development, and
studies; work with colleagues to advance and develop curricula, and
help lead co-­curricular activities such as Global Game Jam,
game-­related student organizations, and client­-based projects;
maintain an active research program; provide service to the university.

Applicants must either hold an MFA or Ph.D; must have an established
interest in game design and development demonstrated by past teaching,
research, or industry experience; ability to teach courses in game
design, game art, game scripting and the overall game development
process; experience and/or keen interest in online teaching.  For
appointment as Associate Professor, require an accomplished research
and teaching record meeting Miami’s tenure requirements, including
significant peer-evaluated scholarship and/or exhibition along with a
record of curricular development and success.

The College of Creative Arts, one of the University's five academic
divisions, includes five departments: Architecture/Interior Design,
Art, Music, and Theater. AIMS is an innovative degree­-granting
program driven by emerging interactive technologies and a cohort of
collaborative faculty who build “horizontal” curriculum and research
across campus. As a member of CCA and AIMS, the Armstrong Professor
has the opportunity to forge innovative partnerships.  Located in
Oxford, Ohio, within an hour of both Cincinnati and Dayton, Miami –
among the nation’s top public universities – is a selective,
mid­-sized public university that combines the academic and cultural
benefits of a large university with the values of a small liberal arts college.

Application screening begins November 15th, 2013 and will continue
until the position is filled.  To apply, send a cover letter
describing interest in the position and CV to:
www.miamiujobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=53255.  Questions may
be directed to Professor Jim Porter: porterje at MiamiOH.edu.

Miami University is an EOE/AA employer with smoke- and tobacco-free
campuses. Miami’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report with
information on campus crime, fires, and safety may be found at:
http://www.MiamiOH.edu/campus-safety/annual-report/index.html.  Hard
copy available upon request.


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James E. Porter
Director, American Culture and English (ACE), and
Professor, Department of English and
Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies

office: Bachelor Hall 162C
phone: 513.529.5271
email: porterje at miamiOH.edu
web (ACE): http://www.miamioh.edu/ace
web (AIMS): http://aims.muohio.edu/


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