Lecturer in Film Studies

About this role
UWE is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic film studies lecturer to join our dedicated Film Studies team. Delivering a wide range of module teaching into modules across the undergraduate learning journey, the candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to and shape a successful programme staffed by an experienced team of film theorists and researchers.

Read more about the Film Studies programme here: Film Studies - BA(Hons) - UWE Bristol: Courses

About you
You have a passion for film and film culture. As a great communicator, you are able to inspire and support students across their learning journey. Highly organised and able to work to tight deadlines with accuracy and rigour, you will be an integral part of a highly motivated team. With relevant teaching and assessment experience across the cultural fields of film theory, production, distribution, and consumption, you can equip students to become adept researchers and critical thinkers.

You are able to contribute to the smooth delivery of high-quality teaching and learning during timetabled lectures, seminars, and workshops, as well as pastoral care and guidance to undergraduate students. You have a deep enthusiasm for quality pedagogy and student welfare, and willingly contribute to the development of the teaching and learning offer. With a close eye on KPIs and programme goals, you will work with others to develop all areas of the student experience. You will have a relevant research profile which will inform your teaching and contribute to the research interests of the Film Studies staff and associated centers and groups.

Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay .

Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian or racially minoritised candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact email: Clair2.Schwarz@uwe.ac.uk or David.Greenham@uwe.ac.uk

This is a 12 month fixed-term post until September 2025 and is part-time working on a 0.5 FTE contract.  This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for at least 50 percent of your time, with the opportunity to work from home when not teaching or attending meetings.

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