Academic Researcher in Environmental Politics & Policy

About the company:
Hegemonic Project Games is a Cyprus-based board game publishing company with a vision to positively impact society.
Our goal is to inspire people to learn more about what touches their lives: the political, economic, and international dynamics of our society. We bring this understanding through entertainment: playing fun and educational games.
Our titles have received excellent reviews and wide international recognition. Our flagship game, Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory, is a multi-award-winning asymmetric political board game currently ranked in the Top 50 games of all time on BoardGameGeek. It won three Golden Geek Awards in 2023, including Heavy Game of the Year, Most Innovative, and Most Thematic, and is actively used in university courses across Political Science, Economics, and Sociology worldwide. Our second title, World Order, simulates great-power competition in international relations and was developed in collaboration with academics from King’s College London, Oxford, the University of Oklahoma, SOAS, and George Mason University.
We are now developing our upcoming title, Shadows of Authority, and are looking for an academic to contribute the section on environmental politics and policy for its Academic Concepts Booklet.
Role Description:
• Collaborate with the development team to integrate academic theories into the game’s design, ensuring a compelling and educational experience.
• Work closely with the team to address questions, provide clarifications, and offer guidance throughout the development process.
• Contribute to the writing of the Academic Concepts Booklet released with the game, covering the relevant theories, concepts, and principles of environmental politics and policy. The content should present the key debates and perspectives in a balanced way, accessible to a broad general audience. Your name will appear as a credited author on your contributed section.
• Upon completion, you will be asked to write a review of the game, emphasising its academic and pedagogical impact.
Role Requirements:
• PhD in Political Science, Political Theory, Public Policy, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in environmental politics and policy, with a strong research record in the area (for example, the politics of climate, environmental regulation, market mechanisms and externalities, or environmental justice and political economy).
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to make complex ideas clear and engaging for a non-specialist audience.
• Experience or demonstrated interest in merging academic concepts with game mechanics is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines within a collaborative and dynamic environment.
What we offer:
• Project-based compensation package based on experience and contribution.
• Full remote-based opportunity and flexible hours.
• Named authorship credit in the Academic Concepts Booklet published with the game.
Join us on this exciting journey to change how people learn about politics and society. Together, we can create an experience that inspires learning, critical thinking, and genuine engagement with the ideas that shape our world.
We look forward to receiving your application!
To Apply:
Please send your CV (and academic portfolio, if available) to:
info@hegemonicproject.com
Note: This is a project-based consulting role. We are looking to start immediately, and compensation details will be discussed with shortlisted candidates.

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