Associate Lecturer Film & Screen Studies

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The opportunity

BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies degree at LCC is looking for an experienced AL who can deliver a new year two unit titled Networks & Distribution. This unit, which begins in September 2024, is a behind the scenes look at what happens to a film after it is made. The candidate will be expected to teach about the day-to-day activities of sales agents and producers and the power of distribution companies and marketing in shaping screen cultures. The ideal candidate needs to be able to provide insights into what makes a film ‘successful’ and critically analyse the impact of new technologies on this under-researched area of the film industry.  

About you

The candidate will also be expected to contribute to units such as Collaborative Project and Major Project, which involve students curating their own film programmes. The candidate will also be involved in marking student projects. Alongside planning and teaching experience, the candidate needs to possess film curating/festival programming experience. This role involves about 85 hrs of work. For any questions, please contact Course Leader, Kamila Kuc – k.kuc@arts.ac.uk

For general queries, please email Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser – lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk

Please note that curating/festival programming experience is a MUST for this role.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

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