Course Leader - BA Film and Screen Studies

The opportunity

The Screen School at London College of Communication is looking to recruit a Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies course.

Our BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies course combines a rigorous academic framework with creative practice designed to develop innovators in film programming, curation, and distribution. The course has a commitment to social justice with an ethical compass to foster meaningful dialogue and inclusive engagement through film. There is a curatorial emphasis with a student-led Screen festival integrated into the final major project of the course.

The successful candidate will lead and manage the delivery, development, assessment, quality, and recruitment, and participate in the delivery of teaching. The appointed candidate will work primarily under the direction of the Programme Director of Film and Television and alongside Course Leaders, as well as contributing to School, College and University initiatives including research.

About you

We are looking for an academic with knowledge and experience to lead and deliver our film and screen studies course. Preferably educated to PhD level, you will have research and experience of teaching the history, theory and criticism of film and screen studies at undergraduate level. It is desirable that you have experience of supervising final-year research dissertations and have experience in curating screen practices.

You will demonstrate an ability to teach and motivate a diverse student population to think creatively and critically and guide them to further research or professional careers. You will promote relationships with professional organisations to provide students with access for networking, collaborative opportunities for research and employability liaisons.

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.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

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Closing date: 2nd December 2024, 17:00.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser / lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.