Lecturer in Production Arts, Props, Painting & Set

Part time 0.6 FTE

Salary: Grade 6 - £27,499 – £30,448 per annum (commensurate to experience) including London Weighting.

(The full time equivalent for grade 6 is £45,832 – £50,748 per annum including London Weighting)

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama seeks an imaginative educator‑practitioner to deliver and develop teaching in theatre and event stage management and/or production processes on the new BA (Hons) Production Technologies and Stage Management Programme in the Department of Producing.

Central’s mission is to inspire, educate and train the change‑makers of tomorrow; you will advance that mission by delivering world‑leading teaching and research that fuses artistic ambition with social impact.

You will support students develop through their work on practical projects and through theoretical enquiry, helping them to become the theatre and performance makers of the next generation. You will provide mentorship and pastoral support and cultivate collaborations across Central’s programmes. Your own practice will inform a future‑facing curriculum grounded in equity, anti‑racism, digital fluency and sustainability. We welcome applications with professional experience in live performance across a range of scales and genres. This might include stage management, for example, working “on the book” for technically complex shows or as Stage/Company Manager on larger productions but could also include other production roles. Experience in a Producing Theatre or similar environment, especially as part of a team creating new work, would be an advantage.

We welcome colleagues with proven higher‑education experience and a portfolio that spans research or scholarship, and professional practice. Applicants whose perspectives represent minoritised and under‑represented communities —including Queer, Black, Global Majority and Diaspora performance— are especially encouraged.

Joining a supportive, interdisciplinary community of academics and practitioners, you will contribute to Central’s wider learning culture by maintaining a programme of high‑quality research, knowledge exchange and industry partnership. This is an exciting moment of strategic growth for the School; your vision and leadership will help shape an inclusive, cutting‑edge production technologies and stage management education for the artistic and social world ahead.

HOW TO APPLY

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Please submit your application by midday on 13th October 2025.

It is anticipated that interviews and assessments will take place on 30th October 2025.