Professorship Game Informatics
W 2 | unlimited | full time | Faculty of Cultural Sciences | Köln-Mülheim
Application Deadline: September 26, 2023

The successful candidate will represent the interdisciplinary field of ‘Game Informatics’ in the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs at the Cologne Game Lab of the Faculty of Cultural Studies. The successful candidate will teach and research the fundamentals of graphics programming, game logic, sound programming, network programming, engine design and programming, Multiuser Experiences, and Immersive Media (VR, AR, Mixed Reality). You will be teaching Game Artists, Game Designers, and Game Programmers in BA and MA programs, who require fundamental and advanced knowledge in the field of technical implementation of digital games. You will closely supervise BA and MA students and cooperate in interdisciplinary teaching and research with other major fields of study. All lectures, seminars, and projects will be held in English. The successful candidate’s research activities will strengthen the institute’s research profile, and you will actively pursue third-party funding. The development of and participation in interdisciplinary research projects of nonlinear audio-visual media with partners inside and outside the university and the supervision of cooperative Ph.D. projects are particularly desired. In addition to teaching and research, successful candidates’ responsibilities will include committed participation in curricular planning and the further development of existing and future courses. You will actively participate in the self-administration of the faculty and the management of the institute.

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Professorship Media and Game Studies
W 2 | unlimited | full time | Faculty of Cultural Sciences | Köln-Mülheim
Application Deadline: September 26, 2023

The successful candidate will represent the interdisciplinary field of ‘Media and Game Studies’ with a focus on ‘Play and Digital Culture’ in the Bachelor and Master’s degree programs at the Cologne Game Lab of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences.The candidate will teach and research the fundamentals of theoretical and empirical player studies, including (but not limited to) topics such as the motivation of players, the behavior of players, types of players, player communities, methods of player research, user experience (design), and games user research as well as development research, e.g., the role of AI in video games, automation of play, material infrastructures of game-making and gaming, in particular green gaming. You will be teaching Game Artists, Game Designers, and Game Programmers in BA and MA programs, who require fundamental and advanced knowledge of player research for their creative practice. You will closely supervise BA and MA students, and you will cooperate in interdisciplinary teaching and research with other major fields of study. All lectures will be held in English. The applicant’s research activities will strengthen the faculty’s research profile, and the successful candidate will actively pursue third-party funding. The development of and participation in interdisciplinary research projects of nonlinear audio-visual media with partners inside and outside the university and the supervision of cooperative Ph.D. projects is particularly desired. In addition to teaching and research, your responsibilities will include committed participation in curricular planning and the further development of existing as well as future courses. You will actively participate in the self-administration of the faculty and the management of the institute.

Further information regarding the job profile, appointment process and application is available here.