Associate Lecturer in 3D and Visual Effects

The opportunity

We are seeking an Associate Lecturer to teach on our BA (Hons) Computer Animation and Visual Effects course. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is passionate about teaching, committed to maintaining an innovative and creative curriculum, and eager to promote inclusion and diversity. We are looking for someone who can help graduates develop a deep understanding of the complex and specialist skillset required in 3D and Visual Effects.

Your primary responsibility will be to deliver our 3D curriculum to university level students, providing both group sessions and one-to-one support. You will make a significant contribution to the quality of learning and play an active role in supporting students to achieve their academic and creative goals. The role requires a flexible approach and a generalist 3D skillset; all teaching takes place on-site at our Elephant and Castle campus.

 

Essential Skills

• Strong working knowledge of Autodesk Maya, with experience across different techniques and production outputs.
• Good communication and willingness to present to a group of students
• Organisation skills and ability to plan and deliver teaching content

 
Desirable Skills (proficiency in at least one of these skills is desirable)

• Understanding of rigging and animation.
• A working knowledge of Nuke, including clean up and wire removal techniques, 2D and 3D tracking, keying workflows, greenscreen compositing, projections, and more.
• Knowledges of cameras, lenses and filming.
• Knowledge of Houdini, ZBrush, Blender
• Knowledge of Adobe programs (Photoshop, After Effects, In-Design, Illustrator)

 
This is an hourly paid lecturer role - your schedule will be term time only and will vary throughout the year.

You will work closely with other academic staff, including the course leader and lecturers.

Further information should be viewed on the course pages before application: https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/animation-interactive-film-and-sound/undergraduate/ba-hons-computer-animation-and-visual-effects-lcc

Your profile

The ideal candidate will have experience teaching ideally in Higher Education or similar and/or working in a relevant field. You will take a dynamic and innovative approach to supporting excellent teaching, pedagogy and inclusivity. You will have a good knowledge of compositing workflows ideally with industry experience. You will have an awareness of the global social, cultural, environmental, political and economic issues that are transforming moving image practices.

PG Cert teaching qualification is desirable or equivalent experience.

You must be resident in the UK to be considered for Associate Lecturer vacancies.


If you have any specific queries about this role please contact the course leader: b.vine@lcc.arts.ac.uk

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

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.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

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 hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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