Lecturer in Art and Media Technology

Winchester School of Art is proud to be one of the UK’s leading art Schools and part of the world-renowned University of Southampton, a founder member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities.

Department of Art & Media Technology

The Department of Art & Media Technology works across Fine Art, Contemporary Curating, Games Design, Creative Technology & Computing, Digital Media Practices, and Arts & Cultural Leadership. The department supports a politically alert and contextually astute interdisciplinary research environment, in which practice-based, scholarly, and editorial processes are all at play.

About the role

This appointment will enhance collaborative research-led education within the Department of Art & Media Technology and extend the international reach of our research and enterprise activities. The BSc Creative Computing is a fine art course rooted in technical media, skills, and histories, and as such attracts students with diverse backgrounds who seek to engage technological practices critically within contemporary cultural discourse. The BA and MA in Fine Art develop student-centred fine art practices across media, aligned with staff research interests.

In addition to pursuing an active, practice-based, internationally recognised research programme that aligns with the strategic goals of the department, you will make a substantial contribution to teaching across the Department of Art & Media Technology in accordance with your specialisms. In the first instance you will contribute primarily to the BSc Creative Computing and MA Fine Art.

About You

You will demonstrate a commitment to education and an ability to bring your own research to bear on the enhancement of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

You will have a core role in the programme delivery of BSc Creative Computing and MA Fine Art, with an emphasis on studio practice and technically-underpinned creative experiences. Your teaching will foreground studio practice but will also be lecture-based, and will encompass relevant critical theory. The BSc Creative Computing programme started in 2024, so you will be integral to its development and future.

You will have an established or emerging international reputation in practice-based research in the broad field of art and technology. Specifically, you will have a history of practice-led education and direct practical skills related to (for example, the making of prototypes, interactive installations, and data-driven art works).

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with research and teaching experience in the following areas:

• Contemporary interactive practice using some of the following, but not limited to:

• Creative coding (e.g. through javascript, python, processing)
• Unity or other game platforms
• Web or app development
• Sound
• Lens-based media

• Theories and histories of technology, science, culture, creativity, art, design and / or media.

What we can offer you

Working at the University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits, including pension scheme membership; a generous annual leave allowance and excellent family leave arrangements.

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We welcome candidates form any and all backgrounds and encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, from the Global South, from LGBTQ+ people, from people with disabilities, and from first generation higher education attendees. We are proud to be a founding signatory of the Athena Swan gender equality charter.

Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated on the job. 

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