Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Computer Games Design

About ARU:

We are ranked in the world’s top 350 institutions in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and we are a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. Our research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities.  Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world-leading. In 2021, we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our world-leading music therapy work.

About the Role:

You will join the strong ranks of the Cambridge School of Creative Industries/Computer Games Unit, working with academics and practitioners, teaching, and researching games and game related art subjects’ side by side with the industry. We are a forward-looking and rapidly developing unit with a vision that combines commitment to a strong and active practice and industry engagement with excellence in learning and teaching.

You will have a degree in Games Development or a related discipline,and you will have experience of teaching at FE/HE level, or extensive experience at mentoring, supervision, and feedback in a game design setting. You will have excellent communications skills and will demonstrate a flexible approach to work. We are fully committed to growing our professional activities and events and very keen to expand our industry engagements. You will be required to work such hours as are reasonably necessary to perform your duties and may involve occasional evening or weekend work. Flexible working requests are welcomed.

For informal enquiries, please contact James Ward, Head of School of Cambridge School of Creative Industries ([email protected] ), or Dr Baris Isikguner, Deputy Head of School ([email protected] ).

Find out more about working with us .

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits  page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

Guidance Notes: 

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.