[game_edu] Faculty Position in Game Development

[R. Michael Young]

Everybody,

NC State's Computer Science Department is looking to hire faculty in  
the area of computer game development for positions starting in August  
of 2008.  I've pasted the job ad below, but you can find more details  
at the department's web site here:

http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/employment/jobs/position.php?id=22

We have a very strong department and an emphasis both on research and  
education in the area of games.  Our department collaborates regularly  
on games-related projects with faculty from art and design, education,  
humanities and social sciences and has close relationships with the  
local game industry, including leading engine providers like Epic  
Games and Emergent Game Technologies as well as strong studios like  
Electronic Arts, Destineer and Virtual Heroes.

If you have more questions about this position, drop me an email or  
give me a call.  Please distribute to any interested parties.

-M

The Department of Computer Science at NC State University (NCSU) seeks  
to fill multiple tenure track faculty positions starting August 16,  
2008. Exceptional candidates in all areas of Computer Science (CS)  
will be considered, but of particular interest are candidates  
specializing in Computer Gaming, Security, and Software Engineering.  
All candidates should have a strong commitment to academic and  
research excellence commensurate with the expectations of a major  
research university. These credentials include a doctorate in CS or a  
related field. While the department expects to hire faculty  
predominantly at the Assistant Professor level, candidates with  
exceptional research records are encouraged to apply for senior level  
positions.

The department has recently moved into a new building on the NC State  
University Centennial Campus (http://centennial.ncsu.edu) locating it  
at the hub of a dynamic and integrated network of university and  
industry research organizations, many of which are associated with  
companies in the nearby Research Triangle Park. The Department is in a  
period of growth. It currently has over 40 tenured/tenure-track  
faculty and almost 1100 students, approximately 500 of which are  
graduate students. Its research is sponsored by a number of agencies  
and industries, and its research expenditures are growing steadily.  
The department created two strategic centers in 2007, the Digital  
Games Research Center and the Center for Open Software Engineering. We  
have one of the largest numbers of winners of the prestigious NSF  
Early Career Award (16 total). We are the only U.S. department ever to  
win the IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition (third  
place in 2003 and first place in both 2005 and 2006). We also are one  
of the oldest Computer Science degree programs in the United States,  
and will celebrate our 40th anniversary in 2007. The department is in  
NCSU’s College of Engineering, which has recently received significant  
increases in private and public funding, faculty positions, and  
facilities that will assist the Department in attaining its goals.

NC State University is located in Raleigh, capital of North Carolina,  
which forms one vertex of the world-famous Research Triangle Park  
(RTP). RTP is an innovative environment, a metropolitan area with one  
of the most diverse industrial bases in the world, and that promotes  
research in technology and science. RTP currently boasts such major  
tenants as Cisco Systems, EMC, Fidelity Investments, GlaxoSmithKline,  
IBM, Network Appliances, Nortel Networks, SAS Institute, Red Hat  
(headquarters located on the NCSU Centennial Campus), RTI  
International, and many others, including a number of game development  
companies, numerous software companies, two renowned medical schools  
and many large hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device companies,  
and so on. The Research Triangle area is routinely recognized in  
nationwide surveys as one of the best places to live in the U.S. We  
enjoy excellent health care options, outstanding public schools,  
affordable housing, and great weather, all in proximity to the  
mountains and the seashore.

Review of the applications will begin January 15, 2008; however, the  
positions will remain open until suitable candidates are identified.

Applicants should submit the following online at http://jobs.ncsu.edu  
(reference position number 04-69-0706): cover letter, curriculum  
vitae, research statement, teaching statement, and names and complete  
contact information including email addresses and phone numbers of  
four references.

Candidates can obtain further information about the department and its  
research programs from http://www.csc.ncsu.edu. Inquiries may be sent  
via email to: facultyhiring at csc.ncsu.edu.

North Carolina State University is an equal opportunity and  
affirmative action employer. In addition, NC State University welcomes  
all persons without regard to sexual orientation. Individuals with  
disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should  
contact the Department of Computer Science at (919) 515-2858.


R. Michael Young
Director, Liquid Narrative Group
Department of Computer Science, NC State University
http://liquidnarrative.csc.ncsu.edu/rmy/





R. Michael Young
Director, Liquid Narrative Group
Department of Computer Science, NC State University
http://liquidnarrative.csc.ncsu.edu/rmy/