2-4 Postdoctoral Research Fellows In The Centre Of Excellence, GameCulture Studies

The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies (CoE GameCult) is a leading centre in the study of games, play and game cultures (see: https://coe-gamecult.org). As a joint initiative of Tampere University, University of Turku and University of Jyväskylä, it brings together over 40 researchers from the humanities, social sciences and technical sciences, who are jointly engaged in the inquiry of game cultures. Bringing together leading game research teams, the CoE GameCult aims to integrate the multidisciplinary research carried out in game culture studies, and to develop original theoretical and empirical approaches that are crucial for understanding, anticipating and influencing the direction and impact games have on contemporary and future developments in culture and society

Based on a long research history and successful collaboration of the three universities, the CoE GameCult has started its operation in January 2018, in the Academy of Finland’s Centres of Excellence program, and (subject to a successful mid-term evaluation) will continue up to the end of eight-year period, the end of year 2025.

In the CoE GameCult, the interconnected dimensions of game cultures are addressed through four integrated themes that organise the research work carried out in the CoE: Theme 1: Meaning and Form of Games (coord. University of Jyväskylä, prof. Raine Koskimaa), Theme 2: Creation and Production of Games (coord. Tampere University, assoc. prof. Olli Sotamaa), Theme 3: Players and Player Communities (coord. Tampere University, prof. Frans Mäyrä), Theme 4: Societal Framing of Games (coord. University of Turku, prof. Jaakko Suominen).

In this fall 2020 a call for 2-4 Postdoctoral Research Fellow or University Researcher (senior researcher) positions are available in the Tampere University Game Research Lab team, in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences. The new researcher positions advertised in this call are particularly related to the Tampere University-led research themes 2 and 3.