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Assistant Professor

College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Arlington

Job category Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar
AOS Video Game Studies or Related Area
AOS categories Philosophy of Action
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Computing
Philosophy of Social Science
Applied Ethics
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Organization's reference number 30126
Location Arlington, Texas, United States
Start date September 2025
Job description

The College of Liberal Arts, at the University of Texas at Arlington, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the broad area of video/digital game studies beginning in Fall 2025. Candidates must have a terminal degree in a field housed in a department in the College of Liberal Arts (see department listing below). This is an interdisciplinary search aimed towards building the college’s research and teaching in video game research and/or practice. The ideal candidate will add to existing strengths in digital liberal arts and video game studies. Areas of research and teaching may include, but are not limited to:

  • User Experience (UX) Research
  • Representations (race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, etc.)
  • Qualitative research on gamers or game companies
  • Esports
  • Political Economy
  • Design
  • Ludomusicology
  • Digital Storytelling
  • Platform Studies
  • Cultural Studies
  • Popular Culture
  • Science and Technology Studies

Required Qualifications:

  • PhD or Terminal Degree in the social sciences, humanities, or fine arts (by the time of appointment) 9/1/2025.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong interdisciplinary research approach to video games
  • Experience teaching university/college students
How to apply
Application type Online
Instructions
Required documents: Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Unofficial Transcripts (required only for candidates for whom their degree is not in the same discipline as the one in which they will teach), Contact information for 3 references, Writing Sample. Review of applications will begin November 10, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
Web address to apply https://uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/30126
Deadline for full consideration: November 10, 2024, 12:00am CST

(applications under review)
Hard deadline No deadline specified (applications considered on an ongoing basis)
Contact
Web address for more information https://uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/30126
Contact name David Arditi
Contact email
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Time created October 30, 2024, 8:34pm UTC
Scheduled expiry date April 26, 2025, 5:05pm CST
Last updated October 30, 2024, 8:34pm UTC
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