London, UK
Lecturer/senior lecturer in animation
at University of Greenwich
The University of Greenwich is hiring a lecturer/senior lecturer in animation to join its faculty in London.
Location: London, UK
Salary: £34,304 to £50,296 plus £3762 London weighting
Contract type: permanent
Closing date: 4 November 2021
We seek an enthusiastic lecturer/senior lecturer in animation to join our design portfolio at the Faculty of Liberal Arts, the University of Greenwich in London. The School of Design is part of a highly successful and vibrant faculty.
Frequently commended for our partnership working across the design and creative industries sector, the school delivers high-quality research and a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that lead to various creative industries disciplines, including graphic design, media communication, architecture and urbanism.
The successful candidate will be an inspirational animation practitioner and have energy and passion for the student experience and work well across multidisciplinary teams. They will also be excited to seek out interdisciplinary opportunities both within the UoG and externally and to agent, cultivate and engage with established and new networks.
To complement the current team’s academic portfolio, we are particularly interested in applicants with specialist experience in traditional animation practice, character animation, animation illustration techniques, 2D and 3D animation, concept art and other related fields with competencies in both analogue (animation studio making) and digital. Most of the vacancy’s duties will involve teaching in various settings, including online and face-to-face studio, assessment and pastoral and academic support to students, including supervising undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations. In addition, the post holder will take on the responsibility of module leader, undertaking the associated administration and quality assurance related to the delivery of specified modules.
We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.
We encourage applicants to disclose their experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.
We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.
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We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
If you would like to discuss this great opportunity with us please email Professor Anastasios Maragiannis, Deputy Head School of Design at the Design School