The Department of Art + Design at Northeastern University invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellowship in Games. This postdoctoral fellowship is a mentoring position where game faculty from Art + Design will guide talented scholars in their teaching and research with the objective of securing a full-time tenure-track faculty position elsewhere. Teaching responsibilities include teaching courses or recitations at our undergraduate degrees in Games or for our Master’s degree in Game Science and Design.

Responsibilities

The teaching load is 3 classes per semester with the possibility of summer classes for extra compensation. The Department welcomes fellows with expertise in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), creative coding, biometrics; AI in design (e.g., procedural content generation), game analytics, emerging technologies (VR/AR), and/or critical design.

Qualifications

In order to be eligible for this Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship at Northeastern University, candidates must have teaching experience at the college level and a doctorate completed prior to the start of the appointment. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal for two additional years. The starting date is September 1, 2020.

Application 

Applicants should send a letter of application indicating how their background and expertise fit department needs, a curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and the names and contact information of at least three references. All applications are online. To apply, visit Northeastern’s Human Resources website here.

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution, and Employer, Title IX University. Qualified candidates must have experience in or a demonstrated commitment to; working with diverse student populations and/or in culturally diverse work and educational environments. Northeastern University offers benefits coverage to the domestic partners of benefits-eligible faculty and staff.

Northeastern University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1898. It is categorized as an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs on its main campus in Boston.