[Air-L] Job Opening: Postdoc in Games, Play, and Motivational Design @ Northeastern University

[Sebastian Deterding]

Apologies for cross-posting, please share widely:
I you are or know someone who might want to work with me and the fab 
faculty at the Northeastern University on game design, gameful design, 
embarrassment, motivation, and all that fun stuff: I have a postdoc 
position open immediately. Of course, if you have any questions, feel 
free to ask.

# General Info
Position Title:	Postdoctoral Research Associate
Requisition Number:	STFR002325
Division/College: College of Arts, Media and Design
Location: Boston Main Campus
Full-time/Part-time: Full Time
Posting Date: 07/13/2015
Link: https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/36635

# Responsibilities	
The Playable Innovative Technologies (PLAIT) Lab at Northeastern 
University is seeking a Post Doctoral Research Associate (Post Doc) to 
join our fast-growing game research group (www.northeastern.edu/games). 
The position involves assisting in quantitative and qualitative 
empirical studies, helping in the design of applied games and playful 
experiences, and writing research papers around designing for engagement 
and enjoyment in and beyond game play. Additional responsibilities 
include grant proposal preparation and laboratory management.

Game play is a subject-environment ecology purposefully designed to 
create enjoyment, motivation, and engagement. The Post Doc will be 
involved in advancing the state of knowledge of how design features and 
contextual circumstances together afford motivation and enjoyment in and 
beyond games, and how to translate such knowledge into a form useful for 
designers. The Post Doc will help in writing review articles and grant 
proposals on particular motives. The main responsibilities will be to 
help set up and run research studies and publish about these. The Post 
Doc will get the opportunity to become involved in the development of 
motivational systems and to supervise graduate and undergraduate students.

Current example projects are developing a system for automatic 
difficulty balancing of citizen science games (http://j.mp/1KvX7Ae); 
identifying how embarrassment acts as a hurdle to engagement and how to 
reduce it (http://j.mp/1RUOKgu); or understanding how the context of 
serious games in schools affects their experience and effectiveness. 
Work will be performed under the guidance of Dr. Sebastian Deterding, an 
Assistant Professor of Game Design. As most projects will involve 
collaborations with other PLAIT members and faculty across Northeastern 
University and around the globe, the Post Doc will have the opportunity 
to interact with and become visible to a wide variety of researchers and 
industry partners.

# Qualifications	
We seek candidates who hold a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), 
Cognitive Science, Learning Science, Psychology, Sociology or related 
areas at the time of starting their position. Successful candidates will 
have an interdisciplinary background, an clear research interest in 
games, and expertise in quantitative and qualitative empirical research. 
Candidates should ideally have experience with game or user experience 
design, the development of interactive systems, and grant preparation.

# Additional Information	
This is a 1-year position with the possibility of 1 year renewal 
contingent on funding and performance. We hope to fill this position as 
soon as possible and we will review applications as they arrive. The 
position is open until filled.
For more information, please contact Dr. Sebastian Deterding 
(deterding at neu.edu).

Best
Dr. Sebastian Deterding
Playable Innovative Technologies Lab
College of Arts, Media, and Design
Northeastern University
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