Assistant Professor - Game Studies

University of Toronto, Mississauga

Application Deadline: 6 November 2024, 11:59PM ET

The Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology (ICCIT) at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applicants for a full-time tenure stream position in Game Studies to further our interdisciplinary commitment to critically examining the cultural implications of technology including their development and their broader use. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025. 

Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in media studies, communication, science and technology studies (STS), cultural studies, sociology, or a related area by the time of appointment, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental strengths. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research at the highest international level, and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

Applicants must have a program of research and experience in Game Studies which may include the dynamics of game communities, locative media, analog games, game histories, streaming and live play practices, experimental and avant-garde games, augmented reality and the cultural politics of play. We encourage applications from a wide range of critical perspectives and methodologies including Indigenous ontologies, queer, feminist and Black technoscience. Having a research practice that aligns with a curriculum focused on practice and design would be important.

Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence which can be demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, the submitted research statement outlining current and future research interests, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades, demonstrated ability to attract external research funding, and strong endorsements from referees of international standing.  

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