Overview

 Lecturer in Interactive Media (Academic Education Pathway) – Maternity Cover – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS 

 

About us

The Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries (CMCI) is based in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, and is a large department with over 50 academic staff, a highly successful BA program, and four PGT programs. We specialise in the relationship between culture, media and the creative industries and as such, foster a highly interdisciplinary teaching and research environment. Our academic staff are drawn from a variety of disciplines across the arts, humanities and social sciences, focusing our collective and impactful expertise on real world issues. Our research impact and research environment were rated as either ‘world leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*) in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) results.

About the role

The Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries (CMCI) seeks to hire a Lecturer in Interactive Media (12-month Maternity Cover AEP). This exciting new post will contribute to the excellent teaching in the Department while also engaging in administration, leadership and pastoral support across our expanding portfolio of courses: including BA Culture, Media & Creative Industries; MA Arts & Cultural Management, MA Cultural & Creative Industries; MA Digital Futures (online) & MA Global Media Industries.
 
CMCI is distinctive in its commitment to interdisciplinarity, and the position requires teaching across a broad range of areas. Indicatively, the post will contribute to team-teaching on modules including: Media 1.0 (4AAIC001); Immersive Media and extended Realities (7AAIC118); Games industries and Cultures (7AAIC119); Global Media Industries: Perspectives and Approaches (&AAIM106); Analysing the CCIs: Theories, Definitions, Debates (7AAICC63); and Analysing the CCIs: Policies, Creativity, Labour (7AAICC64). Applicants should be able to clearly evidence how their teaching speaks to a significant cluster of these modules.
 
The post holder will also supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations. The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Culture, Media & Creative Industries (aligned with Interactive Media), with an excellent knowledge and understanding of a field of expertise related to the above teaching requirements. They will be a highly effective educator, with experience of both face-to-face and online teaching and assessment in Higher Education, a commitment to student learning and welfare, and an aptitude for working within an interdisciplinary framework. We seek applicants who can contribute to our goals of delivering innovative, inclusive, and socially -engaged education, and the ongoing diversification of our curriculum.
 
The successful applicant will also contribute to the administrative running of academic tasks within the department and should be able to evidence experience and competency in organisational and collaborative working.
 
This is a full time post (35 hours a week), and you will be offered an a fixed term contract until 31st July 2027.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
 
Essential criteria
  1. PhD qualified in Culture, Media and Creative Industries with a specialism in Extended Realities (or relevant subject area). Must be awarded at time of application.
  2. Excellent academic knowledge, understanding and experience of a relevant field of expertise relating to the teaching expectations of the post.
  3. Experience of teaching relevant subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with evidence of innovative and effective teaching to small and large groups, in person and online, and the ability to engage and inspire students of diverse and international backgrounds, in line with the college’s commitment to equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion
  4. Demonstrable collaborative skills, facilitating partnerships with cultural, professional and academic communities with evidence of how this engages with teaching delivery.
  5. Evidence of excellent planning and organisational competency, including academic administration duties.
Desirable criteria
  1. Completion of appropriate training in Higher Education teaching and learning/academic practice
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
 

 

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