Senior Lecturer in Visual Effects

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to join our expanding team as a Senior Lecturer in Visual Effects for BA Computer Animation and Visual Effects at London College of Communication (LCC). You will be responsible for teaching and delivering the curriculum across the 3 years of BA Computer Animation and Visual Effects.

You will play a pivotal role in teaching and assessment at undergraduate level, working closely with the course leader, contributing to curriculum development in the domain of Visual Effects, using your expertise in industry workflows and pipelines, to foster collaboration within the course teams, and provide pastoral support to students.

BA Computer Animation and Visual Effects resides within the Moving Image and Digital Arts Programme alongside Animation, Immersive Media, Games Art and Games Design courses within the Screen School. The role offers a unique opportunity for a candidate who is committed to maintaining an innovative creative curriculum in this area of the School’s portfolio, and who is keen to promote inclusion and cultural diversity for graduates looking to develop a deep understanding of the complex specialist skillset of 3D and Visual Effects.

About you

You will be an outstanding leader, teacher, practitioner and/or researcher. You will have experience of higher education (or a comparable context), an ability to lead on curriculum development and assessment, and will be able to contribute to the Programme’s research and/or knowledge exchange profile.

You should be comfortable working with diverse cohorts of students and be committed to a teaching approach that integrates theory and practice and engages students through a combination of innovative pedagogy, knowledge exchange and/or research.

You should possess a record of professional practice/research, with a proficiency in Nuke Compositing for Visual Effects. Knowledge of this software is essential, in addition to 2D and 3D tracking, keying and compositing workflows, paint and roto techniques and compositing 3D renders into live action.

You will be keen to use your academic and/or industry-based experience to support the development of student work. You should have a strong understanding of the contemporary context of Visual Effects in an academic and/or professional setting and be engaged in relevant networks and communities of practice within this and/or related fields.

We are UAL

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.

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Closing date: 13:00, 5^th July 2024.

If you have any general queries, you may contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk or telephone: 020 7514 7985.

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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