Sheffield Hallam University are seeking an outstanding individual to teach within the field of computer games design and development.
You will join the Games and Artificial Intelligence Subject Group within the School of Computing and Digital Technologies. The School is investing heavily in certain areas and in particular is expanding its provision in games development.
Presently, the Games and Artificial Intelligence Subject Group is responsible for delivering these courses in the area of videogames:
• BSc(Hons) Computer Games Technologies
• BSc(Hons) Computer Science for Games
You will work as part of a supportive team and be expected to contribute to delivering high-quality learning experiences to students. You will also be involved in module leadership and delivery, contributing your specialist topics, supervise dissertations, liaising with industrial partners, and engaging in academic and applied research. You will also be assisting in the development of new and exciting courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
You will possess a good honours degree in either computer science, software engineering or games development. A postgraduate degree or PhD in a relevant discipline (or close to completion) is desirable. You will have current knowledge of practical and theoretical issues in computer games development.
We will especially consider applicants with recent experience of any of the following games-related area, but we will also consider applicants with related skills:
Unreal Engine and / or Unity game development**,** including C# programming, as well as experience with their environments and supporting tools.
Please note that we are not looking for applicants in artificial intelligence in games at this time.
Most teaching is conducted in our specialist game development computer labs. These have industry-grade hardware and software, with high-specification PCs, multiple monitors, games consoles and input devices.
Specifically, we have:
Four IT laboratories equipped with high-spec computers and graphics cards dedicated to game development.
Industry/professional grade software including Unity and Unreal game development platforms, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft’s Visual Studio.
PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 development kits. The School has recently invested in 34 PlayStation 5 development kits to augment our existing collection of 27 PlayStation 4 development kits. These are used during the final year of some of our undergraduate programmes.
The School also has an in-house game development studio called ‘Steel Minions’. This is an in-house publishing company run by course tutors and staffed by students and enables students to release their own projects commercially and deals with external publishers, research and commercial clients. Steel Minions facilitates the provision of commercial and research projects for students to work on, either generated internally or from external clients.
Examples include research projects in ballistics impact visualisation and educational games, through to commercial game successes on PlayStation4, PC and mobile devices for companies like Sumo Digital, Sony and Owlerton Stadium. Steel Minions provides mentoring to students who decide to create their own game development company during their industrial placement year and gives feedback to students working on game projects throughout the course, from a commercial and industrial perspective.
Here at Sheffield Hallam University we offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.
You will be contractually enrolled into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.
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If you are, or have been, a recent member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, you can choose to opt out of the TPS and remain in the USS. Please contact the Pensions team to discuss options available.
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.
We welcome applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements.
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