Lecturer III: Advanced CS & Immersive Tech Education

University of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University of Michigan is seeking a Lecturer III for a full-time appointment to strengthen our teaching-focused CS&E faculty. The role emphasizes teaching excellence, curriculum design, and service to create an inclusive CS community within the department and the wider field.

The lecturer will lead upper-level courses, supervise capstone and MDE programs in VR/AR, and mentor student studios. A renewable 3-year contract begins with strong evaluation of teaching, collaboration, and growth

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering (MSE CSE or equivalent).
• Demonstrated excellence in university-level technical instruction (e.g., college-wide teaching awards).
• Minimum 8 years teaching experience in a computer science and engineering curriculum.
• Prior consulting experience in interactive software development.

Responsabilités

• Architect and deliver upper-level computer science curricula focusing on low-level engine design (C++, SDL, Box2D, Lua, data-oriented programming, custom scripting architectures) and 3D technical art pipelines (Blender, armatures, dynamic hair/cloth physics, and shader logic).
• Oversee capstone and Major Design Experience (MDE) programs in Virtual and Augmented Reality (Unity, Unreal Engine), guiding multidisciplinary teams through interaction-affordance design, project management, and applications targeting social impact.
• Design, deploy, and maintain custom multimedia autograding infrastructure capable of executing and evaluating real-time game engines across varied input/output streams (scripting, frame comparison, audio analysis).
• Mentor student-led commercial game production studios, manage multi-university exhibitions (1,000+ attendees).
• Direct research teams developing web-first, accessible engines for specific genres (RTS, RPG, Tower Defense) and facilitate cross-departmental collaboration.

Connaissances

Teaching

Curriculum design

Mentoring

Collaboration

Formation

Master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering

Outils

Unity

Unreal Engine

Blender

SDL

Lua

Description du poste

University of Michigan is seeking a Lecturer III for a full-time appointment to strengthen our teaching-focused CS&E faculty. The role emphasizes teaching excellence, curriculum design, and service to create an inclusive CS community within the department and the wider field.

The lecturer will lead upper-level courses, supervise capstone and MDE programs in VR/AR, and mentor student studios. A renewable 3-year contract begins with strong evaluation of teaching, collaboration, and growth