Lecturer in Sound for BA (Hons) Film and Television

Location: LCC - Elephant and Castle, London UK

The Screen School at London College of Communication is recruiting a Sound Lecturer for the BA (Hons) Film and Television course. The course is located in the Screen School’s Film and Television programme portfolio of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. http://www.arts.ac.uk/lcc/about-lcc/screen-school/

BA (Hons) Film and Television teaches both the practice and the contextual; drawing from cultural and critical analysis of fiction and factual film and programme making; with the practice focused on pre-production, production and post-production. With an emphasis on production, the course aims to advance students’ technical and practical skills, in sound capture and sound design for film and television. There is a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusive screen representation and decolonisation of the curriculum.

The successful candidate will teach within their area of expertise and the needs of the curriculum and provide management of the course resources and course staff. The appointed candidate will work primarily under the direction of the Post-Production Senior Lecturer, to deliver the teaching of sound, while contributing to School, College and University initiatives including research.

Why choose us? 

For the fourth year running, University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2022. 

Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better and more sustainable world and championing race equality.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance.

Your Profile

You will have experience as a professional sound recordist, sound designer and mixer. Bringing practitioner experience and academic knowledge, you will deliver and further develop the workflows and technologies that underpin sound recording, sound design and mixing for location and studio-based productions, and assure parity with current professional practices in your teaching.

Your expertise will contribute to inclusive teaching of British-Black, Asian-British, LGBTQA, gender and feminist debates within the screen industry.

You will demonstrate an ability to teach and motivate a diverse student population to think creatively and critically and to guide them to further research or professional careers. 

You should possess good interpersonal skills and the ability to lead, manage and work alongside full and part time academic staff. Candidates should demonstrate subject knowledge as well as skills relevant to subject development within an academic, research and professional context.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Resourcing Adviser via email at [email protected] or telephone: 020 7514 7985.

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Closing date: 22 November 2022 23:55.

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.

Candidates are advised to submit applications early.