City : Oakville

Category : Full time - Permanent

Industry : Education

Employer : Sheridan College

Employer: Sheridan College 
Position: Professor, Game Design 
Terms of Employment: Full-time / Permanent
Location: Oakville, Ontario
Employment Address: 1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6H 2L1
Secondary Locations: 
•    Davis Campus: 7899 McLaughlin Rd, Brampton, ON L6Y 5H9 
•    Hazel McCallion Campus: 4180 Duke of York Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5B 0G5
Hours of Work: 44 hours/week
Language: English
Benefits: Eligible for salary increases in accordance with company policy. Eligible for Sheridan's standard benefit package, including but not limited to: long-term disability, life insurance, health, dental coverage pension plan, and more.
Salary: $67,893 - $117,697 CAD per annum – based on educational qualifications and experienced as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Contact: Please apply online at Sheridan College | Professor, Game Design (njoyn.com)

Duties: 

• Creating an effective environment for applied learning which accommodates students’ diverse cultural and educational backgrounds, experiences and needs.
• Designing appropriate strategies and tools for facilitating and assessing student learning that are invitational and reflective of best practices in teaching and learning.
• Ensuring that program and course curricula are current, relevant, and reflective of best practices.
• Developing appropriate strategies and tools to assess student performance that are consistent with the learning outcomes of the course.
• Teach students using a systematic plan of lectures, demonstrations, discussion groups, laboratory work, shop sessions, seminars, case studies, field assignments and independent or group projects.
• Develop curriculum and prepare teaching materials and outlines for courses.
• Prepare, administer and mark tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress
• Advise students on program curricula and career decisions.
• Supervise independent or group projects, studio work or hands-on training.
• May provide consultation services to government, business and other organizations.
• May serve on committees concerned with matters such as budgets, curriculum revision, and course and diploma requirements.

Requirements: 

• Master’s degree in Fine Arts, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field;
• 5+ years of demonstrated related experience with a record of excellence in game design and related practice in academia and/or industry;
• Possess a strong foundation in design theory and practice;
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills;
• Experience with game engines including Unity is required; 
• Experience developing for a variety of game types, demographics and audiences (entertainment, serious gaming, simulations, education, etc.)
• Experience in creating and integrating game assets for games is an asset; 
   

Consideration will be given to qualified internal full-time academic and partial-load employees first in accordance with the Collective Agreement requirements. 

Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabe Nation, Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands, and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.

Sheridan seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism, and inclusion. Sheridan values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. Sheridan regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. Per Section 14 of the Ontario Human Rights Code¸ post-secondary institutions such as Sheridan may implement “special programs” to address historical disadvantage for Code-protected groups.  This hiring initiative is a special program designed to achieve equal opportunity, respond to under-representation of groups, promote substantive equality, and eliminate discrimination.  As such, Sheridan seeks qualified candidates who self-identify as women, Two Spirit, trans, and/or non-binary. 

Sheridan is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview, or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Human Resources.

You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire, we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments, if applicable.