Adjunct Instructor, Game Design and Production

Position Description

About The Kakos School of Arts and Sciences:
The Kakos School of Arts and Sciences is a vibrant,interdisciplinary community of student and faculty scholars working together to advance excellence in research, teaching, and learning.

We combine Lasallian values with a person-centered approach to education to cultivate transferable critical thinking and scientific inquiry skills. Our students have the unique opportunity to scaffold theirdisciplinary passions on a strong foundation of the liberal artsand sciences to help them become successful, ethical professionals and community-engaged stewards of the future. Our 30 majors and 6graduate programs prioritize building career-ready skills andinclude opportunities to engage with faculty in learning environments inside and outside of the classroom.

The Department of Communication, Sound, and Media Arts at Manhattan University invites applications for an Adjunct Instructor of Game Design and Production for the Fall 2026 semester. We value excellence in and commitment to teaching a diverse student population, as well as historically-informed, inclusive approaches to the discipline.

This is an in-person, on-campus,non-remote position.

• The Culture of Games, which meets Tuesdays and Fridays,11am-12:15pm, beginning August 25, 2026 and ending December 12,2026.
• This three-credit course for the Game Design and Production major will have an enrollment capacity of16 students and will take place in our Game Design and Video Editing Lab, which is equipped with an equal number of PCs withNVidia 5090 graphics processors and Unreal Engine software.
• Course
  
  Description:
  
  This introductory course surveys the history of the videogame industry from its precursors inpre-digital culture to the present and near future. The courseexamines video game genres, theories of gameplay, gamingpara-texts, careers in the field, and the marketing of games, andit introduces students to divisions of gaming, including design,coding, and narrative.

• Prepare syllabus for the assigned course
• Provide high-quality instruction to students in the assignedcourses
• Ensure active participation and engagement of students
• Support a diverse and inclusive learning environment
• Adhere to the University's mission and values, submit grades ontime and otherwise comply with related requests from the programdirector

• Master’s degree in Communication, Game Studies, Media Studies,Computer Science or a related field required;
  Doctorate preferred
• Preference will be given to candidates with proven teachingexcellence

• Instructor $1477.28 per credit
• Assistant Professor $1526.25 per credit
• Associate Professor $1575.65 per credit
• Professor $1625.04 per credit