Associate Professor or Full Professor in Teams, Processes and Collaboration in Games

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The Division of Games at the University of Utah invites applications for a tenure-track Associate or Full Professor in Games to begin in Fall 2026. We seek a scholar whose primary area of expertise is Teams, Processes, and Collaboration in Games: the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations create, coordinate, and innovate within game development, game play and game-based environments.

Candidates should demonstrate strength in advancing theories, models, methods, or tools that deepen our understanding of how people work together to design, create, and/or engage with complex game systems. Relevant subareas include, but are not limited to team cognition and collaborative creativity in game development, human–computer interaction and human-centered computing for creative teams, organizational behavior and production processes in games and interactive media, learning sciences and creative collaboration in technical and design education, computational social science and data-driven modeling of team dynamics, human factors, human–AI teaming, and socio-technical systems in creative practice.

We especially welcome applicants who connect these areas to broader domains of games research and practice, and who are eager to lead collaborations across disciplines and funding agencies.

The Division of Games at the University of Utah invites applications for a tenure-track Associate or Full Professor in Games to begin in Fall 2026. We seek a scholar whose primary area of expertise is Teams, Processes, and Collaboration in Games: the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations create, coordinate, and innovate within game development, game play and game-based environments.

Candidates should demonstrate strength in advancing theories, models, methods, or tools that deepen our understanding of how people work together to design, create, and/or engage with complex game systems. Relevant subareas include, but are not limited to team cognition and collaborative creativity in game development, human–computer interaction and human-centered computing for creative teams, organizational behavior and production processes in games and interactive media, learning sciences and creative collaboration in technical and design education, computational social science and data-driven modeling of team dynamics, human factors, human–AI teaming, and socio-technical systems in creative practice.

We especially welcome applicants who connect these areas to broader domains of games research and practice, and who are eager to lead collaborations across disciplines and funding agencies. Hires will be part of the PRESS PLAY Initiative ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).), a significant, multi-year commitment for faculty growth in the Division of Games that seeks to build the division into a world-leader in both games research and teaching.

The successful candidate will join a collegial and supportive community dedicated to advancing both research and pedagogy in games who are excited to help define the division's research enterprise. They will share our vision of the power that games hold to transform players, groups, and society. Applicants should hold a terminal degree in a relevant field (e.g., Ph.D. in Human–Computer Interaction, Human-Centered Computing, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Learning Sciences, Communication, or related disciplines) by the time of appointment.

At the rank of Associate Professor, candidates must demonstrate a distinguished record of high-impact publications, a strong track record of securing competitive external funding, evidence of leadership in collaborative research, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring students at all levels. At the rank of Full Professor, candidates must show an internationally recognized record of scholarly achievement, sustained success in securing major external funding, demonstrated capacity for academic leadership at scale, and evidence of significant impact on the advancement of their field.

Successful candidates are expected to develop and sustain a robust program of research supported by…