Associate Lecturer - Digital Direction

Royal College of Art; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal College of Art is seeking two Associate Lecturers to contribute to the delivery of our postgraduate Digital Direction programme for the 2026/27 academic year. The role focuses on shaping critical, socially conscious storytelling through emerging technologies.

We are looking for creative and collaborative practitioners with expertise in AR and XR who can bring current industry knowledge and innovative approaches to teaching, supervision, and assessment.

Qualifications

• Experience with AR/XR technologies in a teaching context.
• Ability to translate industry practice into postgraduate curricula.
• Collaborative, creative approach to storytelling and media.

Responsibilities

• Deliver postgraduate Digital Direction modules.
• Contribute to curriculum development and student assessment.
• Provide industry-informed teaching and supervision.

Skills

Augmented Reality (AR)

Extended Reality (XR)

Postgraduate teaching

Job description

The Royal College of Art is seeking to appoint two Associate Lecturers to contribute to the delivery of our postgraduate Digital Direction programme for the 2026/27 academic year.

Digital Direction explores the future of storytelling through emerging technologies, including virtual and augmented reality and mobile platforms. The programme encourages students to approach contemporary communication critically and to experiment with meaningful, inclusive and socially conscious ways of telling stories.

We are looking for creative and collaborative practitioners with expertise in Augmented Reality (AR) and Extended Reality (XR), who can bring current industry knowledge and innovative approaches to teaching.

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