Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Game Engineering

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Full-time
Posted May 02, 2026

Job Description

Position Information

**Proposed Faculty Rank** Assistant Professor (Lecturer)

**Department** 01508 - Games

**City** Salt Lake City, UT

**Track** Non Tenure Track

**New Position to Begin** 7/1/2026

**Details**
The Division of Games at the University of Utah invites applications for non-tenure-track career-line Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Games to begin Fall 2026. We seek applicants with expertise in at least one area of game engineering. Of particular interest to the Division are candidates with expertise in gameplay programming, engine architecture, real-time rendering, and/or artificial intelligence. Candidates with expertise in other related areas of game engineering are also welcome to apply.

Successful candidates will share our vision of the power that games hold to transform players, groups, and society. Hires are part of the PRESS PLAY Initiative (**https://games.utah.edu/pressplay/**), a significant, multi-y...