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Orlando, FL (Downtown)time type:
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R111902**The Opportunity**The Nicholson School of Communication and Media (NSCM) in the College of Sciences (COS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for an assistant professor in Games and Interactive Media, anticipated to begin in August 2026. This job is a 9-month, tenure-track position.The selected candidate will contribute to the mission of the Games and Interactive Media (GaIM) program by teaching graduate and/or undergraduate courses, conducting research/creative work, providing service activities related to games and interactive media, and participating in NSCM and university service, including committee work. The successful candidate may be expected to teach in different modalities, including face-to-face and online. The ideal candidate will demonstrate creativity in the use of immersive technologies and a desire to share that knowledge in teaching and mentoring students. Furthermore, we are looking for a highly collaborative individual keen to develop partnerships across the university, from the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) and the Modeling and Simulation programs to many other UCF “Space U” programs, open to the candidate’s imagination and interpretation.Other typical responsibilities include providing appropriate service in student advising (academic and career) and actively participating in the school's academic life. This includes attending faculty meetings, graduations, and assessing student learning. These activities are integral to our commitment to student success and academic excellence. External service expectations may include work with appropriate academic bodies and professional organizations.Additionally, we are especially interested in a candidate who can contribute through their research, teaching and service to the excellence of our academic community and foster an environment in which faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and personal experiences are welcomed and can thrive.The UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media’s (NSCM) undergraduate Games and Interactive Media program (GaIM) is strategically located on UCF’s Downtown campus, a few miles north of Disney and Universal Studios and about 45 miles west of NASA Space Coast. The Digital Media graduate program is selective and focuses on developing each student’s studio project or thesis. The 2024 Princeton Review ranked the GaIM’s undergraduate program #5 worldwide.UCF’s facilities provide students and faculty with innovative teaching, research, and learning spaces. The NSCM/GaIM Maker Space is located at the UCF Downtown campus next to EA Sports and is designed for games and interactive media research, including traditional games, mixed reality (augmented and virtual), physical computing, and web/mobile creation and UI/UX research. This high-tech facility is equipped with several high-performance gaming computers, multiple VR equipment, computers for use with headsets, and eye-tracking equipment. Our program aims to create innovative research at this intersection of entertainment, science, and technology to educate the next generation of graduates to be able to design, develop, and evaluate innovative immersive media experiences, stories, and applications and to broadly enrich the human experience. We value excellence in collaborative game development as well as creative research that goes beyond traditional entertainment.The UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media (NSCM) provides a student-centered experience at the exciting intersection of technology, media, film, advertising, communications and public relations. Our faculty and staff bring an impressive background of experience—from developing health communication to producing Super Bowl commercials—and connect our students to internship and career opportunities. As the premier academic program for communications and media in Central Florida with successful alumni around the globe, NSCM is known for excellence in research, teaching, and service to students and the community.
The curriculum blends both the theoretical and applied aspects of the field offering eight bachelor’s degree programs, four master’s degree programs, and a Ph.D. program in strategic communication. For more information about the school and its GaIM programs, visit
and .UCF, named one of the most innovative public universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, is located in Orlando, Florida and is classified as a Very High Research Activity university by the Carnegie Foundation. With more than 70,000 students, UCF is one of the largest universities in the country, offering more than 240 degree programs. For more information, visit .The UCF College of Sciences (COS) is the largest college at UCF and a powerhouse for the regional and national STEM workforce, spanning the natural, computational, physical, and social sciences and housing centers, institutes and initiatives that serve as hubs for research and innovation. Through sharing and applying knowledge, COS is cultivating pathways for students to solve our world’s most pressing and complex problems. With a mission to provide a world-class education in an environment where faculty, staff, and students thrive, research flourishes, and our community prospers, a number of COS academic programs are among those nationally ranked by *U.S. News and World Report*, *Princeton Review*, and others.For more information, please visit .**Minimum Qualifications:**A terminal degree in an area closely related to developing immersive digital media such as computer science, games and interactive media, or any other appropriate discipline such as information science, AI, software engineering, modeling and simulation, AR/VR/XR, or game engine programming, from an accredited institution by the start of employment.Must have some teaching or training experience, formal or informal (e.g., tutoring, teaching workshops, creating tutorial videos, etc.).**Preferred Qualifications:*** Expertise in one or more of the following areas: AI, industry-standard game engines, API and plugins development, and programming.* Must have excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative educational environment with faculty, students, and administrators.* Experience or ability to teach game development and programming courses at undergraduate and graduate levels.* Experience or ability to teach in different modalities, including face-to-face and online.**Additional Application Materials Required:**UCF requires all applications and supporting documents to be submitted electronically through the Human Resources website, .
In addition to the online application, interested candidates should upload the following:* A letter of application (cover letter) indicating how you are prepared to join the faculty at UCF.* A curriculum vitae (CV) or professional resume highlighting teaching/training and professional experience.* Research statement and portfolio (e.g., publications and/or links to games or applications developed).* Teaching statement and portfolio if available (e.g., class syllabi, example assignments, and student perceptions surveys).The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.**Note:** Please have all documents ready when applying so #J-18808-Ljbffr
Orlando, FL (Downtown)time type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date: January 5, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id:
R111902**The Opportunity**The Nicholson School of Communication and Media (NSCM) in the College of Sciences (COS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for an assistant professor in Games and Interactive Media, anticipated to begin in August 2026. This job is a 9-month, tenure-track position.The selected candidate will contribute to the mission of the Games and Interactive Media (GaIM) program by teaching graduate and/or undergraduate courses, conducting research/creative work, providing service activities related to games and interactive media, and participating in NSCM and university service, including committee work. The successful candidate may be expected to teach in different modalities, including face-to-face and online. The ideal candidate will demonstrate creativity in the use of immersive technologies and a desire to share that knowledge in teaching and mentoring students. Furthermore, we are looking for a highly collaborative individual keen to develop partnerships across the university, from the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) and the Modeling and Simulation programs to many other UCF “Space U” programs, open to the candidate’s imagination and interpretation.Other typical responsibilities include providing appropriate service in student advising (academic and career) and actively participating in the school's academic life. This includes attending faculty meetings, graduations, and assessing student learning. These activities are integral to our commitment to student success and academic excellence. External service expectations may include work with appropriate academic bodies and professional organizations.Additionally, we are especially interested in a candidate who can contribute through their research, teaching and service to the excellence of our academic community and foster an environment in which faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and personal experiences are welcomed and can thrive.The UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media’s (NSCM) undergraduate Games and Interactive Media program (GaIM) is strategically located on UCF’s Downtown campus, a few miles north of Disney and Universal Studios and about 45 miles west of NASA Space Coast. The Digital Media graduate program is selective and focuses on developing each student’s studio project or thesis. The 2024 Princeton Review ranked the GaIM’s undergraduate program #5 worldwide.UCF’s facilities provide students and faculty with innovative teaching, research, and learning spaces. The NSCM/GaIM Maker Space is located at the UCF Downtown campus next to EA Sports and is designed for games and interactive media research, including traditional games, mixed reality (augmented and virtual), physical computing, and web/mobile creation and UI/UX research. This high-tech facility is equipped with several high-performance gaming computers, multiple VR equipment, computers for use with headsets, and eye-tracking equipment. Our program aims to create innovative research at this intersection of entertainment, science, and technology to educate the next generation of graduates to be able to design, develop, and evaluate innovative immersive media experiences, stories, and applications and to broadly enrich the human experience. We value excellence in collaborative game development as well as creative research that goes beyond traditional entertainment.The UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media (NSCM) provides a student-centered experience at the exciting intersection of technology, media, film, advertising, communications and public relations. Our faculty and staff bring an impressive background of experience—from developing health communication to producing Super Bowl commercials—and connect our students to internship and career opportunities. As the premier academic program for communications and media in Central Florida with successful alumni around the globe, NSCM is known for excellence in research, teaching, and service to students and the community.
The curriculum blends both the theoretical and applied aspects of the field offering eight bachelor’s degree programs, four master’s degree programs, and a Ph.D. program in strategic communication. For more information about the school and its GaIM programs, visit
and .UCF, named one of the most innovative public universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, is located in Orlando, Florida and is classified as a Very High Research Activity university by the Carnegie Foundation. With more than 70,000 students, UCF is one of the largest universities in the country, offering more than 240 degree programs. For more information, visit .The UCF College of Sciences (COS) is the largest college at UCF and a powerhouse for the regional and national STEM workforce, spanning the natural, computational, physical, and social sciences and housing centers, institutes and initiatives that serve as hubs for research and innovation. Through sharing and applying knowledge, COS is cultivating pathways for students to solve our world’s most pressing and complex problems. With a mission to provide a world-class education in an environment where faculty, staff, and students thrive, research flourishes, and our community prospers, a number of COS academic programs are among those nationally ranked by *U.S. News and World Report*, *Princeton Review*, and others.For more information, please visit .**Minimum Qualifications:**A terminal degree in an area closely related to developing immersive digital media such as computer science, games and interactive media, or any other appropriate discipline such as information science, AI, software engineering, modeling and simulation, AR/VR/XR, or game engine programming, from an accredited institution by the start of employment.Must have some teaching or training experience, formal or informal (e.g., tutoring, teaching workshops, creating tutorial videos, etc.).**Preferred Qualifications:*** Expertise in one or more of the following areas: AI, industry-standard game engines, API and plugins development, and programming.* Must have excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative educational environment with faculty, students, and administrators.* Experience or ability to teach game development and programming courses at undergraduate and graduate levels.* Experience or ability to teach in different modalities, including face-to-face and online.**Additional Application Materials Required:**UCF requires all applications and supporting documents to be submitted electronically through the Human Resources website, .
In addition to the online application, interested candidates should upload the following:* A letter of application (cover letter) indicating how you are prepared to join the faculty at UCF.* A curriculum vitae (CV) or professional resume highlighting teaching/training and professional experience.* Research statement and portfolio (e.g., publications and/or links to games or applications developed).* Teaching statement and portfolio if available (e.g., class syllabi, example assignments, and student perceptions surveys).The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.**Note:** Please have all documents ready when applying so #J-18808-Ljbffr