Status: Part Time
Hours: Monday to Friday; 8:00am to 10:00pm
Home Campus: Fennell
Payband: Not applicable
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. We believe the rich diversity among our students and the communities we serve should be reflected within our workforce. As educators we believe it is important to act and show leadership in advancing the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in our community.
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)
For more
information about our dynamic program, please see: https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/programs/creative-industries/game-design-374
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:
o Godot, Unity, and Unreal, with considerations for other engines such as Gamemaker, etc.
o Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, etc.
o 3D modelling and animation software: Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, etc.
o Interactive narrative tools such as Twine, Inklewriter, YarnSpinner, etc.
- 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 are essential. Ability to work in an environment where a diversity of people and situations are encountered.
- Ability to convey the conceptual and practical aspects of subjects to students, respecting their diverse backgrounds, experience and individual learning styles is also essential, as is the desire to contribute to the education of the next generation of apprentices.
- 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 with the ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse groups of students, employees and the community.
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, and as part of our commitment to our Indigenous Education and
Initiatives Plan, 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.
Mohawk College prioritizes recruiting and
retaining diverse employees. With this in mind, the College is committed to
fostering inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection processes.
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.
For
more information concerning the Mohawk College strategic plan, please see: strategicplan.mohawkcollege.ca/