Associate Professors

At UCA, creativity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. Our legacy of educating eager and passionate artists, makers and thinkers runs back almost 160 years, and today we’re helping shape a global future that supports and nourishes talent worldwide. 

Our campuses across Surrey and Kent are vibrant communities, each specialising in different areas of the creative industries. We are also home to a thriving research hub, with academic experts and fellows leading the way in research on sustainability, design, textiles, animation, history and culture, and more. 

Are you ready to share your passion for creativity with the next generation of innovators? If so, we want to hear from you.

The School of Film, Media and Performing Arts, based at Farnham Campus is looking to appoint highly motivated and inspiring Associate Professors, bringing substantial research specialism or industry experience in one or more areas of expertise. 

We have opportunities across all of our programmes and specialisms

including Film Production, TV Production, Animation, Acting and Performance, Design for Theatre and Screen, Music and Sound Production.  Masters courses include Filmmaking, Cinematography, Screen Acting, Production Design and Composition for Screen.

These positions may be offered full-time or fractional (based on skills, experience & need)  and to enable continued engagement with professional practice.

You will coordinate and manage teaching and learning activities related to the subject area at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate level, participate in research and/or knowledge transfer and enhance the currency, employability and industry engagement of courses within the school.

You will be required to contribute to the internationalisation strategy of the School with a focus on both home and international student experience.

You will have substantial research experience in an appropriate subject and/or significant industry expertise and esteem within your discipline.  You will have the ability to communicate supportively, clearly and appropriately with students from diverse backgrounds and you will play a key role in inspiring our students’ creativity, innovation and employability.

At UCA, creativity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. Our legacy of educating eager and passionate artists, makers and thinkers runs back almost 160 years, and today we’re helping shape a global future that supports and nourishes talent worldwide.

For an informal chat, please contact Dr Nigel Ward, Head of School on nigel.ward@uca.ac.uk

For further details and to apply for this post please visit our website https://jobs.ucreative.ac.uk

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) aims to be a welcoming and inclusive University that is truly representative of all sections of society. We particularly encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic groups and people with disabilities who are currently under-represented within the University.

Please note UCA may close a vacancy early in the event of high numbers of applications being received.

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