Lecturer in Sustainability for Film and Television

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The opportunity

We are seeking a filmmaker or television practitioner-academic who aspires to teach environmentally sustainable practices across the Film and Television (FTV) Programme at the Screen School, London College of Communication.

The post holder will collaborate with course teams in the teaching and learning to ensure positive environmental actions for sustainable production and storytelling on the fiction, documentary and factual production-based, screenwriting, and film curation courses.

This role will promote sustainable practice(s) and support other initiatives for/from the FTV student body, the Programme or School, UAL and/or wider institutions, and professional practice in the industry. This includes the embedding, teaching, and administering of the BAFTA’s Albert Educational Partnership teaching pack and the carbon calculator.

The post-holder will work with the course teams, technical colleagues, our student change-maker and our student climate advocate across the Film and Television undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The post will report to the Programme Director.

About you

You will have a working knowledge of professional filmmaking and television production and your primary interest is the environmental sustainability for the production aspect of film/tv practices and, mobilising and inspiring actions through film/tv storytelling.

As a film/tv practitioner or educator your practice or skillset could be in production, direction, script and/or one of the craft roles. You may be a climate activist educated in film/tv and/or you may be a practitioner or educator looking to change their specialist practice to sustainability. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge, experience and commitment towards the delivery and/or research of sustainable practice for film and television and you must be familiar with albert.

You will be comfortable working as part of the team and share aspiration, knowledge, and expertise about sustainable practices with staff and students. You will champion equality, diversity, and inclusivity in your teaching and learning. You will have informed or working knowledge of risk assessment, health and safety protocols, safe-working practices and legal obligations for film and television.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk or telephone: 020 7514 7985

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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