Schools seeking Game Design Instructors

#1 We're not so much seeking a full-time instructor (although this may come in the next year as I try to integrate Torque into more of our classes), but we are seeking someone willing to consult to an existing class in March and April of this year (yes, that's as soon as possible!) and work with students on various TGE challenges we've run into in developing a game in our interdisciplinary Multimedia program.

We're looking for someone who has significant, demonstrable experience with TorqueScript. The ideal candidate will also have experience with Torque engine mods and Maya exporting. It's pretty demanding, but a great experience for someone who may want to get further into working with students in technical areas!

I'm posting this here because we also have a number of interesting future developments in the works at our school which may be of interest to game design instructors. It's all in the planning stages, however, so I can't publicly give too many details yet, but I'll tell you as much as I can by email!

My contact info:

Jay Laird
Lecturer in Multimedia Studies
Northeastern University
j.laird@neu.edu

==Jay==

#2 The University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, AZ, is a cutting-edge geek school recruiting experienced gaming professionals who would like a career in education as faculty. Specifically, we need people who specialize in:
- Game Art/ Design
- Artificial Life Programming
- Computer Programming
- Game Programming
- Robotics
- Information Technology
- Information Assurance/ Information Security
- Physics
- Digital Animation

Faculty considerations are for full-time, part-time, and adjunct. Applicants would hold a master's or doctorate degree, and they must apply by August 2006. They need to provide evidence of teaching and research excellence or potential for excellence in their area of expertise. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor foreign visas.

Please have interested candidates send a letter of application and curriculum vitae to:
University of Advancing Technology
Faculty Search Committee
2625 W. Baseline Road
Tempe, AZ 85283
Or email: facultysearch@uat.edu

#3 As the new Program Director of the Game and Simulation Programming department at Devry University, I'll just say I am looking for instructors (ground-based and online), course developers, lab designers and others with solid expertise in the Torque Suite of software. Our program is a full BA degree, focusing on the programming side of game design. Being a relatively new program, we are looking for some outstanding people who want to help create a meaningful learning environment for the gaming students.

If interested, drop me a note, check the program website, plan on visiting the new Devry GSP island in Second Life, or just send up a flare.....

Thanks,

John Jamison
jjamison@devry.edu

#4 New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord

Hiring a Professor or Associate Professor for the Animation and Graphic Game Programming Associate level degree at the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord. The key to being hired is experience in the computer game industry.

We are currently on the leading edge teaching console development. We have a computer lab with PCs and Xbox 360s. We will be using Microsoft XNA and Garage Games TorqueX. Join us as we learn and play with this new technology.

You can see the full curriculum below:
http://www.nhti.edu/academics/academicprograms/degaggp.html

This is fun teaching as the students are extremely excited about learning and making their lab assignment look great and perform the way they want. Our official start of the degree program was September 2006 and we are full.

Come help me teach this challenging and rewarding degree. Looking for job stability and good medical and retirement benefits in wonderful New Hampshire? Send me an email to get copies of the detailed job descriptions.

Professor Terrance "Terry" Simkin

Program Coordinator Animation and Graphic Game Programming
Professor Computer Engineering Technology
New Hampshire Technical Institute
31 College Drive
Concord, NH 03301
tsimkin@nhctc.edu