Senior Lecturer Research

The Screen School at the London College of Communication is looking to recruit a Senior Lecturer for Research as part of the Film and Television programme and Screen School.

The programme has a commitment to social justice with an ethical compass to foster meaningful dialogue, impact, and diverse and inclusive engagement through film and screen. This is an opportunity to deploy specialist expertise and develop our research and research informed pedagogy and curriculum in innovative and critical directions that stimulate and develop our practice challenging the canon of screen.

The successful candidate will promote and manage the , develop the research environment with colleagues, post-graduate researchers, and students and participate in the delivery of supervision and teaching. The appointed candidate will work primarily under the direction of the Professor of Multimodal Storytelling while contributing to the film and television programme, and School, College and University research initiatives.

We are seeking an academic with knowledge and experience in an area of film, television or screen-based research which aligns with our principles of promoting social justice, diversity and inclusion. You will ideally be educated to PhD level and have experience of delivering and working in research environments, supervision and teaching at different levels, including postgraduate researchers. It is desirable you have experience supervising doctoral students.

You will demonstrate an ability to teach and motivate a diverse body of students and researchers to think creatively and critically and guide their research and professional careers.

You will continue to develop your field of specialism and contribute to our research environment, partnerships and collaborations. You will promote relationships with professional organizations to provide students and researchers with access to networking and opportunities for research and research funding.

The successful candidate should possess good interpersonal skills and the ability to lead, manage and work alongside full and part-time staff. Candidates should demonstrate subject knowledge as well as skills relevant to subject development within an academic, research and professional context.

What we offer

To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

• 39 days of annual leave and 2 days off to volunteer plus bank holidays

• Flexible and Dynamic working options available from the first day

• Discounted Medical Insurance including Digital GP service, therapies, in-patient and day-case treatment

• Free counselling and advice via our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Sector-leading Equal Parental Leave policy (6 months full pay for both parents)

• Teachers Pension scheme

• In-house training and development including apprenticeships and free places on creative courses

• Interest free loans on travel and tech, discounts on gym memberships, nursery fees, eye care and much more

• Various opportunities to attend student shows and exhibitions

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

If you have any general queries, you may contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk