Lecturer in Film Studies

Opportunity Overview 

The successful candidate will hold a PhD relevant to the discipline area and will have a track record of peer-reviewed research outputs. They should have experience of teaching in higher education and demonstrate abilities to adopt innovative pedagogic approaches to enhance the students’ learning experience.

We particularly welcome those who have a particular interest in teaching and creating scholarship around films by women, LGBTQ+ identifying filmmakers, activists, radical practitioners, and/or marginalised communities. The ability to challenge common perceptions and narratives of film production, history, and theory would be advantageous. 

The successful candidate will be expected to engage in high-quality scholarly activity and research, seek external research funding, supervise postgraduate research students, supervise, and direct student work on undergraduate dissertations, and to develop modules based on their own interests. You will also be able to support students academically and pastorally and carry out administrative duties appropriate to the role. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Design teaching materials and deliver either across a range of modules or within a subject area.
• Supervise student projects, including, where appropriate, field trips, placements, and postgraduate projects.
• Undertake individual or collaborative research projects of relevance to the School/University.
• Take a lead in own area of expertise, act as mentor for junior colleagues.

About the School or Department

We are committed to promoting a truly diverse and inclusive community, a place where we can all be ourselves and achieve success based on our skills and contributions. This means we seek to challenge assumptions and acknowledge systemic biases, as much as we celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible and agile working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. Our student population is already incredibly diverse and we want to ensure that this is reflected across our colleague profile as well. We particularly encourage applications from women and individuals from minoritized ethnic backgrounds. We also operate a guaranteed interview scheme for job applicants who declare they have a disability and meet the essential criteria of the role they are applying for.

What's in it for you? 

There is a varied benefits package available through ‘My Salford’ where you can tailor your benefits to suit your own lifestyle – everything from additional annual leave, savings on High Street shopping, travel discounts as well as health and wellbeing support. However you identify, whatever your pathway has been to get here, come and join us at the University of Salford 

• Competitive salary - and excellent pension scheme
• An impressive 32 days leave - plus bank holidays, additional time off at Christmas and the opportunity to buy even more!
• Flexible working - we support a culture of flexible and agile working to help you find the right balance
• Professional development - we offer a comprehensive package of training and development opportunities to help you achieve your full potential
• Our community - there's a real sense of belonging here at Salford. We value diversity, in backgrounds and in experiences.  Our difference makes us stronger, and together we share a passion for improving students' lives
• The Perks! - MySalford, our online employee portal offers a wide range of lifestyle benefits and discounts

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