Lecturer in Production Design

0.6FTE

About the School: 

The School of Arts, Culture and the Environment (SoACE) can trace its distinguished history back to 1852 when the Cheltenham School of Art was established. Today, as one of the three constituent Schools in the University of Gloucestershire, SoACE offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as Postgraduate & PhD study. Subjects offered include, Humanities, Journalism, Film & TV, Art & Design, Performing Arts, Photography, and Architecture, Construction & Environment.  

About the opportunity 

The school has an opportunity to appoint a 0.6 FTE, Lecturer in Production Design. The appointee will be a member of the multi award-winning Film & TV (FTV) production course team.  The team is comprised of specialist lecturers, industrial practitioners and REF rated researchers. 

The successful applicants will be expected to support students specifically within the practice of Production Design for Film and Television and they should have a solid working knowledge of all production practices which are applicable to their field, including appropriate design software, and of both the industrial and theoretical context within their areas of expertise.  It is important that the appointee is hands on and can undertake practical design. Industry experience is highly valued by both the course team and the school and will, of course feed into our current cohort’s knowledge base, therefore the appointee will have extensive/current experience of working as a Production Designer, Art Director or in an equivalent role within the Film & TV industry. The appointee will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the core production design module and in contributing to production design throughout all three years of the course.  Knowledge of employability, industry awareness and industry practices are of course, central to the role on offer. Applicants coming straight from industry will be supported in their own journey towards becoming educationalists. 

How to apply 

To apply please click on APPLY at the bottom of this page, you will be asked to complete our application form, alternatively, you can submit a CV and Support Statement showcasing how you meet the essential criteria, CVs alone will not be considered. Please see applicant guidance for help and advice on how to complete the application process.

Key Dates

Closing date 27th November 25

Interview date 9th December 25

To avoid disappointment please apply early, should we find a suitable candidate we will close the advert. 

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The University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community and welcomes applications from currently under-represented sections of our workforce. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, guaranteeing an interview to everyone who meets the definition of disability set out in the Equality Act 2010 and the essential criteria contained within the person specification. 

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