Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor: Artificial Intelligence for Games

The Games Academy is currently seeking a Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor to develop and lead a research group in Creative Pipeline Automation as well as to develop and lead undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Artificial Intelligence.

The successful candidate will be someone who has expertise in artificial intelligence and the associated computer science topics, actively shaping and contributing to the Games Academy’s ambitious research strategy. You will be able to devise methods, tools and practices that are inclusive, creative, and designed to enhance the use of artificial intelligence for games, transforming the way game development teams work. You will be responsible for leading impactful research projects in this area in collaboration with others in the Games Academy and wider university, as well as leading on the development of bids for external research funding.

You will also be responsible for the design and development of curricula within the subject area, the aim of which is to help students leverage artificial intelligence in creative contexts. This includes the delivery of underpinning theoretical and mathematical concepts for artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as illustrating the application of relevant algorithms for procedural content generation. It will also include exploring behaviour of intelligent agents. Provisionally, modules include: “Principles of Computing”, “Digital Creativity”, “Artificial Intelligence”, and “Digital Games Technology”.

You will also be comfortable supervising diverse teams formed of students from many different disciplines including art, animation, audio, design, programming, and writing to help them make games using industry-standard tools and practices. You will be working closely with students to help them make games. We have a particular interest in expanding our capacity to support our students with C++ programming and our teams using Unreal engine, and/or to support our students with C# programming and our teams using the Unity engine.

About You

The successful candidate for this role will need to be a pro-active leader to successfully deliver, and take ownership of, research and development. We are looking for individuals with advanced knowledge of algorithms and mathematics in areas connected to computing, and ideally carry an earned doctorate or equivalent research experience in the relevant subject areas.

We are looking to hear from candidates who have the following skills/experience:

• Proficiency in a variety of languages essential to Artificial Intelligence, including Python, alongside those used widely in game development, such as C++ and C#
• Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating new models and techniques to solve problems in creative domains;• Ability to perform sophisticated analyses to interpret and communicate valuable findings
• Experience building and testing system prototypes and software libraries
• Able to synthesise the pertinent professional, legal, ethical and social issues associated with artificial intelligence
• Leadership experience, or the ability to manage a research team
• A track record of internationally excellent and/or world-leading research in the fields related to artificial intelligence and/or game development
• A track record of external research funding is desirable, and required for candidates seeking appointment at Associate Professor level
• A track record of doctoral supervision, with an expectation of completions for candidates seeking appointment at Associate Professor level

The closing date for the position is Sunday 23 April 2023.

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