Professorship (m/w/d) for ''Game Art''

In practice, the FH Dortmund has the pulse of time. With around 15,000 students and around 900 employees, we are among the ten largest technical schools in Germany and offer Bachelor and Master's degrees in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics and Social Sciences in more than 80 degree programmes and in the fields of architecture and design. An outstanding teaching and learning environment forms the best basis for making our students the future makers of tomorrow. Third-party research and numerous transfer projects provide direct access to local enterprises. In this way, we also provide sustainable impulses for the location of knowledge and the region. Improve our university from now on by entering the Professur (m/w/d) für „Game Art“ Area: Design (Besoldungsgruppe: W2 LBesG NRW) The design department teaches a total of ten BA and MA courses in the fields of Serious Games & Digital Knowledge, Film, Sound, Scenography, Object and Space Design, Photography, Communication Design and Theater & Digitality. Both a strong discipline in the technical, design and theoretical foundations as well as a curricularly anchored interdisciplinarity in project, key competencies and science modules are the core components of the study. For the new interdisciplinary B.A. study program Serious Games & Digital Knowledge, a professorship “Game Art” (W2) will be held within the Design department for the winter semester 2025/26. An outstanding artistic and design personality is sought, which has excellent theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Game Art (Concept Art 2D/3D, Modeling and Animation, Visual Effects, VR/AR applications).

In the Serious Games & Digital Knowledge course, you will teach design techniques and competencies for Concept Art 2D/3D, Modeling, Animation and Visual Effects as part of digital games and digital knowledge transfer. Together with the students, you develop and analyze artistically, practice-oriented game assets, levels, visual renderings and other artifacts, in particular with regard to implementation in common game engines and for VR/AR/mobile applications. Prompt engineering, post-processing and incorporation of AI-generated content take an important role. You work project oriented and in close didactic coordination with other game professorships. Teamwork is just as natural for you as maintenance of Asset Pipelines, Source Control Software (GIT, SVN or A.) and reflective documentation. You continuously reflect, develop and convey the technical developments in the game art in relation to the increased application of digital solutions in education and training in all social areas. In cooperation with your theory and design colleagues, you are willing to develop new (English-speaking) practical and project-oriented bachelor and master studies in these areas. You contribute interdisciplinaryly to the further development and implementation of research and teaching, among others, in the context of the high school internal evaluations and actively implement digital teaching and learning formats. The support of application-oriented graduate work in the BA Serious Games & Digital Knowledge in the field of technological feasibility and digital knowledge transfer is also part of Their tasks, such as participation in the academic self-administration of the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund. Likewise, the ability and willingness to offer English-language teaching and to develop international contacts are expected.

You have completed a completed relevant university degree (Master or University Diploma) in an area relevant to the professorship and its focus areas with outstanding achievements. Relevant areas are in particular: animation, design, game art and game design. You have a multi-year, comprehensive practice in the design, design and production of digital games and/or interactive media with a playful or educative focus. You are experienced in the artistic development of assets for 2D and 3D art, modeling & animation and visual effects. Your excellent portfolio includes digital games and applications for desktop computers, mobile devices & consoles, interactive exhibits or XR applications. Other helpful knowledge include Motion Design, Shader Programming, Level Lighting, Technical Art, Procedural Asset Generation, Post Processing & Color Grading. You have gained teaching experience at academies or universities and may also provide teaching evaluations. Their teaching concept is sophisticated, methodically multifaceted and theoretically based, as well as extremely application-oriented. Your excellent knowledge of German and English (in word and writing) allows you to hold courses in the bilingual program Serious Games & Digital Knowledge and to enrich and organize international conferences with contributions. You can also introduce your specialist knowledge into multi-disciplinary events (including lectures, seminars, projects, practical exercises, talks and workshops) and to provide them with practical, innovative methods as well as theoretical questions in a dedicated way. You contribute to the current and future work and research focuses in the disciplines specific to our field of design (corresponding to the current BA and MA courses) through continuous professional and personal development. You bring relevant experiences in the recruitment of third-party funding projects as well as international networking and cooperation experiences. Their conditions of employment are set out in Section 36 of the German Higher Education Act NRW. If you are 50 at the time of appointment. You will be employed in the private service relationship in general.

offer – all necessary structures to take over application-related research and development tasks as well as design possibilities in academic self-government. promote further development through an extensive internal and external continuing and continuing training offer, in particular in higher education. focus – family and health through the advice of family service and health management e.g. on issues relating to the compatibility of family and occupation, childcare, dual career Couples and active health promotion. guarantee – a modern university environment characterized by unique location advantages and good transport connections in the midst of the pulsating Ruhrmetropole Dortmund Applications for suitable people with severe disabilities and people with disabilities who are equal to them are desired within the meaning of § 2 SGB IX. We also aim to increase the proportion of women and therefore welcome applications from female candidates in particular. In principle, the workplace is also suitable for parttime employment. In the event of appeal, a shift of the food point to Dortmund is expected. JOBV1_EN