Senior lecturer in game design with a specialisation in programming - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Game Design is located at Campus Gotland of Uppsala University, an international campus in the heart of the world heritage city of Visby. Here you will find the best of both worlds – the broad education and research portfolio and weight of the full-scale University, and the unique study environment of a small-scale campus.

The Department of Game Design is part of the Faculty of Arts at Uppsala University and conducts both teaching and research at a high level. The Department has a staff of about 45 in various job categories and educates about 450 full-time equivalent students, about half of which are international students. The Department offers instruction at the Bachelor’s (first cycle) and Master’s (second cycle) levels and research in game design and game development with minor areas in graphics, project management and programming. All of our education is taught in English.

Read more about the Department’s activities here.

The Department is looking for a senior lecturer in game design with a specialisation in programming to strengthen the subject area in terms of both education and research. We are looking for someone interested in teaching at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels, working actively with course development and educational development work, and developing the Department’s research in game design and game programming.

Duties
The duties of the position include teaching, examinations and other forms of assessment, research, administration, and collaboration with the wider community. Teaching includes lectures, seminars, course responsibility, course administration, and supervision. The teaching will be conducted at both the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels in the study programmes in game design, and more specifically within the specialisation game programming. The duties include monitoring developments in your subject area and in society, and actively contributing to the development of both the Department and the University. The duties also include actively applying for external research funding. The position may also include different types of assignments within the Department, such as management or administrative assignments.

Physical presence at the workplace is required for active participation in the Department’s work.

Qualification requirements
To be eligible for employment as a senior lecturer, the candidate must have a PhD in a field relevant to the position or equivalent research expertise, demonstrated teaching expertise, and the personal characteristics required to perform the duties of the position well. A prerequisite for having demonstrated teaching expertise is that applicants have completed teacher training for higher education of relevance to activities at the University, comprising at least ten weeks, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. If special circumstances exist, the teacher training for higher education may be undertaken during the first two years of employment.

Documented ability to teach in English is a required qualification. Documented experience of teaching and research in game design, game programming or game development is also required. International employees are expected to learn both spoken and written Swedish as soon as possible.

Assessment criteria
Equal weight will be assigned to teaching expertise and research expertise when selecting from among eligible applicants.

Research expertise
When assessing research expertise, research quality will be the prime consideration. The scope of the research, particularly in terms of its depth and breadth, will also be taken into account. Research initiatives in game design and/or game programming shall be given particular weight. Furthermore, consideration shall be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead and develop research, the ability to acquire funding for research in competition, as well as the demonstrated capacity to interact with others both within academia and in the wider community.

Teaching expertise
When assessing teaching expertise, teaching quality will be the primary consideration. Teaching expertise must be thoroughly documented so that the quality can also be assessed. The scope, in terms of both breadth and depth, will also be considered, along with experience of teaching game design and game programming. Furthermore, consideration will be given to the capacity to plan, initiate, lead, and develop teaching and instruction, as well as the ability to connect research to teaching. The ability to interact with actors inside and outside the University in relation to issues of teaching and learning in higher education is also given weight when assessing teaching expertise.

When the University appoints new teachers, it will select the applicants who, upon a qualitative overall assessment of their competence and expertise, are judged to have the best potential to perform and develop the duties concerned and to contribute to the positive development of activities. As the teaching is largely conducted in teams of teachers, the ability of cooperate with colleagues is a significant criteria also.

Administrative expertise
Administrative and management expertise are also significant to the position and will be assigned weight. Such forms of expertise are demonstrated through the ability to conduct general activity planning, the ability to manage activities and staff, and the ability to cooperate.

Other desirable/favourable qualifications
Experience in independent game design activities or employment in the games industry. Expertise in network programming or AI programming is particularly desirable.

Additional information
Personal circumstances (such as parental leave) that may be in the applicant’s favour in the evaluation of qualifications should be stated in the list of qualifications and experience.

Application process
All qualifications must be documented to enable assessment of both quality and scope. The complete application must be submitted via Uppsala University’s recruitment system and include:

• Cover letter including list of enclosures
• CV
• Certified account of research qualifications, including planned research
• List of publications
• Presentation of educational qualifications
• Presentation of other qualifications
• Research and educational works cited in full text (maximum five)
• Diplomas, certificates and other relevant documents
• List of references (maximum two)

For further information, see the Appointment Regulations for Uppsala University and the Faculty of Arts' supplementary guidelines.

About the position
The position is a permanent position (a probationary period may be applied). The scope is full-time (100%). Starting date 1 July 2024 or by agreement. Placement: Visby.

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For more information about the position, please contact: Olle Jansson at the Department of Game Design, tel. 073-4619063, email: olle.jansson@speldesign.uu.se.

We welcome your application no later than 31 January 2024, UFV-PA 2023/4283.

In the event of any disagreement between the English and the Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.