Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Games Design

The School of Arts, Humanities and Creative Industries is a vibrant and innovative School at the University of Surrey. The University, proud founder of G3 (Galvanising Guildford Games), brings together games industry businesses with academic experts. It has a long history of relevance to its local games industry including providing a home to Guildford’s first game development studio, Bullfrog Productions.

Today, the University of Surrey collaborates with some of the most significant companies that the UK’s creative industries have to offer, on projects that develop the latest advancements in immersive experiences and virtual reality. We also host (within the Surrey Reach Park) Rocketdesk, a creative sector specific co-working space, and offer business support with the internationally acclaimed start-up and incubation hub SETsquared, collaborative R&D funding initiatives, and access to leading advisors and academics at the University.

The Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) is internationally recognised leader in audio-visual machine perception research. With a diverse community of more than 150 researchers, we are one of the largest audio and vision research groups in the UK. We offer courses that explore a diverse range of fields from video games, experiential design, and visual effects, to live performance, advertising, film, and television. 

Looking to expand our provision, we are launching a Games Design BSc commencing September 2025. We are looking for an exceptional Lecturer/Senior Lecturer with qualifications and experience in the field to lead the programme. 

About you

The successful candidate is expected to have a PhD in a subject aligned to Creative Technologies and Games, or to have extensive relevant industry experience and certifications. Teaching experience at university UG and PG levels, and a track record of research in Creative Technologies and Games subject area are essential. The post-holder will contribute to research and enterprise/knowledge exchange development; will participate in postgraduate research supervision (as part of a supervisory team); and undertake research and scholarly activity to underpin their teaching. They will also be asked to perform other duties as might reasonably be delegated by the Head of School. 

What we can offer

In addition to salary, we offer a generous pension, yearly incremental pay rise, relocation assistance where appropriate, flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.

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Further Information

To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter. You will also be asked to address some brief questions to help us understand your suitability for the position.

To arrange an informal discussion with:

Patricia Pulham, Head of the School of Arts, Humanities, and Creative Industries,

please contact Pippa Treharne: p.treharne@gsa.surrey.ac.uk

Interviews will be held Friday 29^th November 2024.

At Surrey, we are committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equitable opportunities for all, in the pursuit of Surrey’s vision to be a leading global University. We work together to create a truly inclusive culture. We place great value on diversity & welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are seeking to increase the diversity within our community and would particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian & minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

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