Lecturer in Digital Media Practice - 0.5

UCL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

41 Days holiday

Relocation scheme

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity/paternity

Cycle to work

Pension CARE

Job summary

UCL's Institute of Education invites applications for a Lecturer in Digital Media Practice within the Department of Culture, Communication and Media (CCM). The BA Media programme blends creative media production with critical thinking, addressing digital and neural media, interactive storytelling, worldbuilding, art, programming and animatics through making and reflection.

You will support students in developing technical fluency while demonstrating a nuanced understanding of art-making,

Qualifications

• Doctorate (completed or close to completion) in games development, art and technology or creative computing.
• Evidence of potential to produce internationally excellent practice and research.
• Ability to contribute to Masters and PhD programmes in media.

Responsibilities

• Teach at undergraduate level in BA Media, blending practice with critical study.
• Support students in developing technical fluency in experimental web and mobile programming.
• Contribute to research, knowledge exchange and consultancy activities.

Skills

Inclusive teaching

Digital media production

Critical thinking

Research communication

Education

Doctorate or near completion

Tools

Games development

Creative coding

Art and technology

Job description

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The Department of Culture, Communication and Media (CCM) is a department of IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society. It is committed to excellence in teaching, research and consultancy in the areas of: Media and Cultural Studies, Art, Design and Museology; Academic writing; English education: Applied Linguistics; Music Education; Multimodality studies; Learning with Digital Technologies.

About the role

We are looking to appoint an exceptional Lecturer in Digital Media Practice.

UCL's BA Media blends creative media production and critical thinking through practice-as-research. Unlike purely practical film production or game development programmes, students critically engage with theories of media and technology, addressing these concepts directly within their practical work. Students explore digital and neural media, interactive storytelling, worldbuilding, fine art, programming, and animatics through making, experimentation, and reflection.

You will support students in developing technical fluency in experimental web and mobile creative programming, while demonstrating a nuanced and critical understanding of the relationship between art-making, technology, and culture. The postholder will bring experience of creating inclusive and equitable learning environments, including the decolonisation of thought and the promotion of diversity within art and technology.

In addition to teaching at undergraduate level, the post-holder may contribute to Masters and PhD programmes in media, and to research, knowledge exchange and consultancy activities.

About you

With a doctorate (completed or close to completion) or comparable professional practice or/and industry experience, in games development, art and technology or creative computing, you will also have evidence of potential to produce internationally excellent, original and significant practice and research.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday: 27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days (pro rata for part time staff)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.