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The Department of Game Design is located at Campus Gotland in Visby. This Campus has the best of both worlds: the full-scale University’s broad range and prominence in education and research, and also the unique study environment of a small-scale campus. Here, our education is conducted in the area of game design, and we conduct research that focuses on basic issues in game design.

The Department offers education in the main area, game design, with its four Bachelor’s Programmes in Game Design, Game Design and Graphics, Game Design and Programming, and Game Design and Project Management, and a Master’s Programme in Game Design. The Department also offers freestanding courses on the Campus and at a distance, in game design, graphics and game programming.

Read more about the Department’s work here.

Hereby a time-limited position (50 % of a fulltime position) as Research Assistant at Game Design for the 2020/21 academic year are announced.

Project description: The Games & Society Lab at the department of game design is looking for a research assistant to support research-related communication efforts, both inward and outward facing. A strong web and social media presence are key to our bigger field building efforts, particularly related to the Transformative Play Initiative (TPI), which is one of the main projects supported by the Games & Society Lab. The creation of a strong brand and the cultivation of a healthy community of potential students and collaborators are core project goals. We have many things brewing and we want the world to learn about them in the most insightful, informative and compelling way.

Tasks: The research assistant will work closely with Games & Society lab director as well as the lead researcher and affiliated team of research assistants in the Transformative Play Initiative and assist in building and maintaining a strong social media presence, preparing, coordinating, running and documenting events  related to TPI and the Games & Society lab more broadly, A/V support and overall design of our TPI brand. The research assistant is expected to help monitor and moderate the stream of messages that reaches us through our e-mail list from people interested in participating in TPI as well as in devising communication strategies across multiple platforms that help us attract potential students for the planned Transformative Play master program, collaborators and other interested parties, and share our design work and research outcomes with the outside world.

Qualification Requirements: A suitable candidate for this position has experience with our game design education on the master level, is possibly enrolled in master level courses and has a demonstrable interest in research, communication, and student affairs. Additionally, substantial experience in visual communication, graphic design, marketing, brand design and video editing are highly desirable. Excellent oral and written communication skills and an international mindset are favored as well as the capacity to work independently and in a self-directed, goal-oriented manner that produces concrete outcomes.

Salary: Individual salary.

Starting date: As agreed.

Type of employment: Temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 12.

Place of work: Visby

Scope of employment: 50 %

For further information about the position please contact: gamedesign@speldesign.uu.se

Please submit your application by May 28th 2021,  UFV-PA 2021/1920.

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