Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice, Career Track

at  University of Arizona

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Ph.D., terminal degree, or commensurate degree in any discipline related to Game Studies, Game Management, Game Development, Media Ecosystems, Digital Content Management, Social Media/Internet Studies, Data Ethics, Data Science, Information Science, Library Science, Game Communities, eSports, Computer Science, Engineering, or Math.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Experience with teaching across differing modalities (e.g., online asynchronous, live online, hybrid, face-to-face).
• Experience with faculty service and/or departmental administration.
• Experience with curricular assessment, academic scheduling, advising students, or managing academic programs should be highlighted.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As an Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated commitment to preparing students for a diverse, multicultural, and interconnected society

• We are seeking candidates with a vision for and engaging approaches to outreach and the inclusion of underrepresented learners, as well as strong pedagogical abilities for teaching diverse students.
• The School of Information is an academic department and a professional school at the University of Arizona, the state’s only public land grant university. The School of Information aims to inspire interdisciplinary understanding, diverse interpretation, creation, and use of the emerging knowledge and information environments of the 21st century through innovative instruction and state-of-the-art technology. The School is a place for the interdisciplinary study of information, broadly conceived, and is focused on preparing students for living, thinking, and working in the digital age. The School of Information offers nine degree programs and other certificates, minors, etc.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated commitment to preparing students for a diverse, multicultural, and interconnected society.