This could be of interest - although the ad contains some rather iffy
language: 'Within the DC Hub scientists, social scientists, government
and the third sector will work together to harness the enormous
potential of games and interactive media to achieve social good.' Is it
an established fact that games and interactive media actually have that
enormous potential?
Research Associate (Digital Creativity Hub)
*Goldsmiths, University of London* - Department: Computing
Location: London
Salary: £36,009 to £40,161
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Placed on: 17th September 2015
Closes: 29th September 2015
Job Ref: 171
<http://www.jobs.ac.uk/enhanced/employer/goldsmiths-university-of-london/>
*Interview Date: *w/c 19 October 2015
The Digital Creativity Hub (DC Hub) is a major (£18 million) investment
by two UK research councils, four universities, and over 80
collaborative stakeholder organisations to create a world centre of
excellence for impact-driven research in digital creativity, which will
launch in late 2015. The DC Hub will focus on digital interaction and
media convergence: digital games, interactive media and the rich space
between. In the DC Hub researchers, industry, government, the third
sector and the general public will co-create the means for interaction
and expression in the future digital society, jointly realising the huge
potential of games and interactive media for economic, social and
cultural impact. Research ideas will find a fast route into the
commercial space through close partnerships between the Hub and
industry. Within the DC Hub scientists, social scientists, government
and the third sector will work together to harness the enormous
potential of games and interactive media to achieve social good. The DC
Hub will engage with museums, galleries and publishers of games and
media to maximise the positive impact of the digital world on creative
culture. We have a growing group of more than 80 collaborative partners
(over half of them small- and medium-sized) across digital games, media,
heritage, museums and galleries, education, healthcare and analytics. We
also have strong support from key organisations such as the Knowledge
Transfer Network, TIGA, UKIE, Game Republic, funding agencies and local
and national government.
The project is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to work on the
core research themes of: Art, Data Visualisation, Virtual Reality,
Graphics, Interactivity, Procedural Content Generation and Design under
the DC Hub Project, performing research work and carrying out software
design and development work. The successful applicant will work with a
range of collaborators in multiple disciplines across two principal
sites: at Goldsmiths and at the Hub site at the University of York, as
well as working with partners at other UK sites.
You should have a PhD in an appropriate computing, scientific or art
discipline or equivalent work experience or publication record in the
games, computing and movie special effects industries, or other Creative
Industries. It is essential that you have a proven track record in
software development and design in some or all of the domains of Data
Visualisation, Art, Graphics, Interactivity, Virtual Reality, Procedural
Content Generation and Design.
Based at Goldsmiths. Strong candidates with a preference for living in
the York area and being based at The University of York, should not be
deterred from applying.
Candidates will be expected to undertake regular travel between
locations, and the cost of this will be met by the DC Hub.
https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/research-associate-digital-creativity-hub-229868.html
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