GI faculty member Dr. Gerald Voorhees is hiring a resesarch assistant for the Spring 2023 turn.
Job
Title:
Research
Assistant
Principal
Investigator:
Dr.
Gerald
Voorhees
Location:
Games
Institute/Department
of
Communciation
Arts,
University
of
Waterloo
Contact:
gerald.voorhees@uwaterloo.ca
Brief
description:
Seeking
a
Research
Assistant
to
participate
in
research,
writing,
and
logistics
for
an
SSHRC
funded
Knowledge
Synthesis
project
“Games
of/against
Privilege
and
Marginalization,”
which
will
investigate
the
state
of
the
field
pertaining
to
research
and
scholarship
on
games
and
multiple,
intersecting
axes
of
oppression
(e.g.
race,
gender,
sexuality,
and
ability).
Salary: University of Waterloo hourly rates for RAs at Undergraduate, Master’s or Doctoral level.
Primary
Purpose:
This
position
will
support
Dr.
Voorhees’
work
on
the
SSHRC
funded
Knowledge
Synthesis
project
“Games
of/against
Privilege
and
Marginalization.”
This
collaboration
with
Dr.
Ashlee
Bird
(University
of
Notre
Dame),
Dr.
Kishonna
Gray
(University
of
Western
Kentucky),
and
Dr.
Jennifer
Whitson
(University
of
Waterloo)
will
survey
and
assess
game
studies
scholarship
with
the
aim
to
1.
synthesize
current
scholarship
in
the
humanities
and
social
sciences
that
focus
on
the
relationship
between
games
and
the
social,
cultural,
economic,
and
political
dimensions
of
privilege
and
marginalization,
and
2.
identify
gaps
in
knowledge
and
emerging
areas
where
further
research
is
warranted.
Attention
to
the
emerging
sub-fields
of
Black
game
studies
and
Indigenous
game
studies
will
be
priorities.
The
successful
applicant
will
be
responsible
for
variety
of
research,
knowledge
synthesis,
and
knowledge
mobilization
tasks,
collaborating
with
researchers
to
help
articulate
the
state
of
the
field
and
advocate
for
future
research
directions.
They
will
lead
a
scoping
literature
review,
contribute
substantially
to
writing
the
knowledge
synthesis
report,
and
oversee
the
coordination
of
a
summit/small
conference
on
the
topic
of
Black
and
Indigenous
game
studies
Duties:
Duties
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
following:
•
Undertake
a
scoping
literature
review
•
Leading
the
writing/drafting
of
a
knolwedge
synthesis
report
•
Oversee
the
coordination
of
a
summit/small
conference
on
the
topic
of
Black
and
Indigenous
game
studies
Requirements:
•
Strong
oral
and
written
communication
skills
•
Strong
secondary/library
research
skills
•
Proven
ability
to
collaborate
and
work
in
groups
•
Proven
aptitude
for
attention
to
detail.
•
Intermediate
computer
skills
and
knowledge
of
software
applications
used
in
an
office/lab
setting,
including
Word
and
Excel.
Strong
applicants
will
have:
•
At
least
one
year
experience
with
humanities/critical
research
approaches
•
Prior
experience
writing
for
academic
journals
or
conferences
Time commitment: Approximately 10 hours/week, 2023 Spring semester (May - August)
How
to
Apply:
TheUniversityof
Waterlooregards
equity
and
diversity
as
an
integral
part
of
academic
excellence
and
is
committed
to
accessibility
for
all
employees.
As
such,
we
encourage
applications
from
women,
persons
with
disabilities,
Indigenous
peoples,
racialized
people,
and
others
who
may
contribute
to
the
further
diversification
of
ideas.
If
you
are
interested
in
this
position,
please
contact
Dr.
Gerald
Voorhees
(gerald.voorhees@uwaterloo.ca)with
the
materials
below
no
later
than
April
26,
2023.
1.
Resume
or
CV
2.
Unofficial
transcript
3.
Academic
writing
sample