Specialist Technical Instructor in XR - Unreal Engine

Royal College of Art - IT, Library & Technical Services (ILTS)

Location:	London
Salary:	£42,205 to £45,732 per annum
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Permanent

Placed On:	26th July 2024
Closes:	12th August 2024
Job Ref:	075-24

About the Job

Are you a games development expert with a passion for design, innovation and the arts?

Do you have experience supporting users or clients with exciting and challenging games development projects using Unreal Engine? This is your opportunity to join a growing team of digital specialists supporting technical learning at the Royal College of Art.

Location

Battersea Campus (primary location), Kensington & White City (secondary locations) London, UK.

What are we looking for?

An adaptable and highly motivated person to provide technical instruction, support, advice and demonstrations in Unreal Engine and some related XR processes such as motion capture and use of VR HMDs. The ideal candidate will have experience, either in producing immersive content in the commercial sector, or teaching it as a technical process in Higher Education. They will have a keen ability to problem solve and an ambition to support emerging activities. Candidates will have:

Significant, highly skilled, specialist knowledge in the application of Unreal Engine.
Significant knowledge of at least one of the following coding languages: C#, C++, Python, JAVA.
Significant experience using Virtual Reality technologies.
Experience of day-to-day operation and maintenance of an XR, games development or digital training resource.
Experience of planning and delivering in person technical workshops.

What will the job involve?

Providing specialist technical instruction, support, advice and demonstrations in Unreal Engine for all users, including the creation and delivery of technical workshops for small groups (15 max).

Experimental work and problem solving on a daily basis.

Working closely with Masters students to support their independent research projects.

Peer-to-peer learning with other technical specialists and continual learning as part of a dynamic team.

Further Information

The Royal College of Art is the UK’s only entirely postgraduate institution of art and design, dedicated to teaching, research and knowledge exchange with industry. The RCA has been ranked the number one university-level institution for art and design, internationally, for the tenth consecutive year according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024.

You are invited to submit a digital portfolio or links to digital projects you have worked on as part of your application to showcase your abilities.

Applications will close at 11.59pm on 12th August 2024

Interview date: TBC

Further details: Information Pack

RCA Benefits available here: https://www.rca.ac.uk/more/work-at-the-rca/staff-benefits/

The Royal College of Art (RCA) aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected.

We recognise the broad range of experiences that a diverse staff and student body brings and how this strengthens our research and enhances our teaching. In order for RCA to remain a world-leading institution we are committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles throughout all of our processes, from application through to appointment.

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