Senior Lecturer, Games

The University for the Creative Arts is seeking a talented individual or individuals in games to contribute to the development and delivery of our highly regarded and expanding programme of games courses at our Farnham Campus. You will also contribute significantly to our growing research profile or to our professional engagement with the games industry.

We are seeking someone with creativity, skill, enthusiasm and experience, who is passionate about games and games education to join our growing team. You will have the skills, knowledge and experience to work with our undergraduate and postgraduate students to expand their knowledge and skills in games design, games culture or games theory. Games is an area of significant growth at UCA; could you play a substantial role in developing our taught programme, grow our research, expand our connections with industry and develop our professional networks in the region and globally?

You will have experience of leading teaching of games design, culture or theory at HE level and, ideally, you will have knowledge of the relevant software packages such as Unreal, Unity, Autodesk packages including Maya.

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.

You must be able to demonstrate good team working abilities, as well as good organisational and communication skills. The teaching duties will include all related course administration and require the successful candidate to be pro-active in developing new learning and teaching methods. You will also be required to participate in marketing and student recruitment activities and to potentially engage in professional research in the subject area. 

Are you ready to share your passion for creativity with the next generation of innovators and support their development towards successful career paths? If so, we want to hear from you.

If you require any additional information or would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr John Taylor, Interim Director of the School of Games and Creative Technology, John.Taylor@uca.ac.uk.

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