Professor, Game Design - Part Time

Status: Part Time

Hours: Monday to Friday; 8:00am to 10:00pm

Home Campus: Fennell

Rate of Pay: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Posting Date: February 13th, 2024

Closing Date: Open until filled

We support and encourage the contributions of our diverse employees. We are committed to nurturing an equitable, diverse and inclusive (EDI) environment for everyone who learns and works at Mohawk College.

Mohawk College is currently recruiting for our next Professor, Game Design - Part Time.

We are looking for qualified professionals to teach part-time in our Game Design program at our Fennell Campus. We are looking for expertise in the following areas:

• Game programming (introductory C#)
• Game engines (Godot, Unity, Unreal)
• 2D and 3D Game Graphics
• Interactive narrative
• Games User-Experience (UX)
• Visual Effects (VFX)
• Psychology applied to games
• Business of games

Start dates: September 2024, January 2025, and May 2025 (courses may run Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 10:00pm).

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have:

• Relevant educational qualifications in Game Design, Game Development, or a closely related field.
• Minimum 3 years of professional and relevant game design experience in the game industry.
• Prior post-secondary teaching experience is preferred.
• Experience with relevant industry software as it relates to one’s specific discipline, such as:
• Demonstrated knowledge of the game design, game development, industry pipeline, and practices.
• Robust understanding of Ontario and Canada’s games industry, including emerging technologies and current trends.
• Excellent communication and human relations skills and a commitment to diversity and equity.
• Ability to convey the conceptual and practical aspects of subjects to students, respecting their diverse backgrounds, experience and individual learning styles.
• Prior experience using technology (i.e. LMS, online teaching, etc.) is preferred.
• Candidates must also be committed to working within a team environment and to participating in a consultative decision-making process.
• Demonstrated commitment and understanding of human rights, equity, diversity and inclusion.

Part-time faculty positions are part of Mohawk College’s response to the Calls to Action in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report. Preference will be given to Indigenous Peoples or Peoples of Turtle Island, including those who identify as First Nations (status or non-status), Metis & Inuit.

Candidates should have experience and knowledge of Indigenous education, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and EDI in curriculum/program development, teaching and learning.

Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at (905) 575 - 2047.

Mohawk College is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons, women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.