Open Rank Professor of AI and Games In Education

University of Wisconsin Madison•Madison, WI

10d

About The Position

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction’s Design, Informal, and Creative Education (DICE) program at the UW–Madison School of Education seeks an open-rank professor specializing in AI and games in education. The field draws on a range of skills relevant to educational research. DICE is committed to the interrelationship of equity, education, making, and play, and to using game play and game creation to support student expression, investigate teaching and learning outcomes, and engage students as both consumers and producers of knowledge. The position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. RISE supports interdisciplinary research, teaching, outreach, and collaboration through strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure, and funding. Hired faculty join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools, and colleges. The successful candidate will help develop and teach game design programs and courses, build a nationally recognized research program in games and education, pursue external funding, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, advise students, and contribute to university governance and the wider games-and-education field. The position requires a doctorate in a related field, higher-education teaching and research experience, scholarly publications, and experience working with underserved populations and equity issues.

Requirements

Previous higher-education teaching and research experience.
Record of scholarly publications and potential for external funding; senior candidates must demonstrate a significant record of external funding.
Experience working with underserved populations and on equity issues.
Earned doctorate in education, games, learning sciences, design studies, media studies, the social sciences, or a related field, to be conferred by the position's start date.

Responsibilities

Build out the Game Design programs by collaborating on the creation of a new program, designing courses, and teaching existing courses.
Highlight interdisciplinary work among education researchers who focus on games and game-based learning.
Establish a nationally recognized research program focused on games and education.
Secure external funding to support research and graduate education.
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the game design certificate, digital media, and STEAM programs.
Advise undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students.
Participate in shared governance and committee activities.
Contribute professionally to games and education at the local, state, and national levels.
Participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools, and colleges.