[spectre] Vacancy: Postdoc Research Associate in Game Studies

[Mathias Fuchs]

Vacancy advertised as part of the research hub "Digital Media/ 
Gamification Lab"

Postdoc Research Associate in Games Studies and Gamification Research 
(TV-L 13, 100%)

Leuphana University Lüneburg and the state of Lower Saxony have jointly 
developed the major EU-project "Innovation-Incubator Lüneburg" which was 
approved by the European Commission. For its successful implementation 
we are looking for

1 Research Associate in Game Studies/ Gamification Research (TV-L 13, 
100%); job reference "ACM21" to join the research hub "Digital Media" 
for a fixed-term period for 24 months

The aim of the major EU-project Innovation-Incubator Lüneburg, which is 
largely funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), is to 
trigger a sustainable modernisation and development process in order to 
strengthen the competitiveness of regional enterprises and to contribute 
to the securing and creation of employment.

The project aims at a cross fertilisation of academic research output 
with practice-based projects of industry partners, artists and 
non-profit organisations - as well as with individuals and groups of the 
civil society. This is intended to impact on regional structures and 
support economic development of theregion. The project team consists of 
a group of inter-disciplinary researchers that are in close cooperation 
with fellow researchers from the wider Digital Media research area.

Your Tasks:

- Research and publication activities on Game Studies, as well on 
questions of new media/digital culture in general

-  Coordination with related research activities in the other research 
clusters

- Participation in the design and organization of workshops and 
international conferences

- Organisational and communicative integration with other research 
projects in the "Digital Media" research hub

- There is no obligation to teach.



Requirements:

- A Phd in Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Game Studies, Philosophy, 
History of Technology or a related subject.

- Knowledge of current state and key positions in New Media/Digital Culture

-  Solid knowledge of the classical theoretical positions of Game 
Theory, Play Theory and of new approaches to Game Studies

- Interest into technological issues of New Media

- Understanding of the methods and approaches of different disciplines, 
especially with regards to transdisciplinary work at the boundaries of 
Culture, Media and Game Studies

- Interest into research related to ludifiaction, gamification, 
playfulness, transmedia storytelling etc.

Employment is subject to final approval of funding; place of work is 
Lüneburg. Leuphana University Lüneburg is committed to increasing the 
proportion of women among academic staff. Qualified female researchers 
are therefore explicitly encouraged to apply. Applicants with severe 
disabilities will be preferred in accordance with legal regulations.

Further information regarding the post
http://www.leuphana.de/aktuell/ausschreibungen/offene-stellen/inkubator/ansicht-inkubator/datum/2013/05/06/1-postdoc-gamification-research.html<http://www.leuphana.de/inkubator/digitale-medien>

Complete applications (including CV and certificates) should be sent
solely in electronic format to
bewerbungen.digitalemedien at inkubator.leuphana.de. Please quote the job
title and reference "ACM21". Deadline for applications is 13/06/2013.

For further inquiries please emailProf. Dr. Mathias Fuchs
<bewerbungen.digitalemedien at inkubator.leuphana.de>mathias.fuchs at inkubator.leuphana.de 

<mailto:mathias.fuchs at inkubator.leuphana.de>
or send an email to bewerbungen.digitalemedien at inkubator.leuphana.de
<bewerbungen.digitalemedien at inkubator.leuphana.de>or call 04131 - 677 2204.