ABOUT THEPOSITION: TheDepartment of Art, Art History & Design at the University of Alabama inHuntsville (UAH) invites applications for a full-time lecturer in Game Designto begin on August 7, 2024. A full-timelecturer at UAH is a teaching position with a 4/4 load and no researchresponsibilities. Women and people from underrepresented groups areencouraged to apply.
APPOINTMENTDATE: August 7,2024
REQUIREMENTS:
· MFA in Game Design or equivalent degree
· In-depth knowledge of game design, video gamescripting, and video game production pipelines and processes
· The ability to teach Introductory Game Design(tabletop), Game Scripting (currently primarily using Unreal), and advanced, team-basedproduction classes
Not required but preferred:
· College teaching experience
· Game development experience (including publishedtitles)
· The ability to teach courses in other interactivedesign areas, such as web design and creative coding.
· AR and VR development experience is a plus.
ABOUT THEDEPARTMENT: The Department of Art, ArtHistory & Design is a vibrant, growing program that offers BA and BFAdegrees in six concentrations, as well as interdisciplinary minors in WebCommunications and Game Design and Development. The Department values collaborationand is dedicated to student engagement and success. It has three galleries aswell as one off-campus project space. It is housed in a spacious, well-equippedfacility.
ABOUT THECOLLEGE: The Collegeof Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Alabama inHuntsville comprises nine departments and 88 full-time faculty. We offer a widearray of programs in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Including 21 B.A.programs, five M.A. programs, one Ph.D. program, and eight certificate programs.The college has also led the way in creating several interdisciplinary minors,such as
Women’s, Gender andSexuality Studies, Justice and Equity Studies, User Experience, WebCommunications, and Game Design and Development. Our class sizes are relativelysmall, and our collegial faculty are committed to our students’ success.
ABOUT THEUNIVERSITY: TheUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville is one of America’s premierdoctoral-granting, comprehensive universities known for addressing some of theworld’s greatest technological challenges. UAH, a part of The University ofAlabama System, offers an environment where students are able to explore,discover, create, and communicate knowledge. With six academic colleges, aGraduate School, an Honors College, more than 100 areas of study, and 17high-tech research centers, UAH is a Carnegie R1 top-tier research university.UAH is where technology and human understanding converge and prepare studentsto transform their future. Learn more at www.uah.edu.
ABOUTHUNTSVILLE: Defense,space, telecommunications, biotechnology, diversified manufacturing and avariety of emerging specialties provide challenging work in Huntsville, alsoknown as the Rocket City. The area enjoys a favorable cost of living andquality of life in the Southeast. More than 1.2 million people reside inthe Huntsville metro area, and it is now the largest city in Alabama. Fromoutdoor recreational activities to an enhanced arts and entertainmentcommunity, Huntsville contributes to a wonderful way to live, work, and play.Learn more at www.huntsville.org.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 8th, 2024 or untilfilled
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applicationsfor this position must include (1) a letter of application, (2) a currentvitae, (3) a teaching philosophy, (4) a link to an online portfolio (includingstudent work if applicable), (5) original graduate transcripts, (6) threeletters of reference with contact information consisting of name, address,telephone number, and email address and (7) because the University of Alabamain Huntsville desires to recruit and retain high-quality faculty who share theUniversity's values, applicants for faculty positions are required to provide astatement, maximum of 1 page, on how their teaching, research and servicecontribute to creating and sustaining a welcoming environment.
Please refer to log number: 24-25-393
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is an affirmative action/equalopportunity employer of minorities/women/veterans/disabled.