Institution

University of Missouri - School of Information Science & Learning Technologies (SISLT)

Job Title

Open Rank Faculty Position

Dates

Opening Date: 01/05/2016
Closing Date: Formal review of applications will begin January 16, 2017 and continue until the position is filled.

Job Description

Open rank (Assistant, Associate, Full Professor) faculty position with an emphasis in “Serious Games/Computational Thinking” Applicants for the position should provide evidence of expertise in one or more of the following key areas: Design of games based on sound principles of learning and human-centered design; computational thinking, naturalistic research methodologies such as learning analytics, virtual ethnography; computational linguistics and discourse analysis. 

Job Duties

Minimum Qualifications: Doctorate in a relevant field, by the time of appointment

Candidates will be evaluated on the following factors (commensurate with rank): 

• Proven record of high quality research-published publications
• Record of garnering and participating on external funded projects
• Ability to teach courses, consistent with SISLT instructional needs
• Ability to advise and provide research supervision to graduate students, and serve on dissertation committees for other students within SISLT

How to Apply

Apply on-line at http://hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/academic/index.php. Upload (a) a letter of application in which candidates describe which position they apply for and in detail their qualifications for the position, (b) research statement, (c) 2 sample scholarly artifacts, (d) evidence of experiences in generating external funding, (e) evidence of teaching effectiveness (course syllabi, student evaluations, chair/advisor/peer reviews) and (f) names and contact information for three references in the Attachments section of the application. Your CV must be uploaded in the Resume/CV and Cover Letter section.

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