Associate Lecturer - Creative Industries and Professional Development

Are you passionate about the challenges and opportunities of cultural work, and the ideas around concepts such as 'free' labour, cultural convergence and the 'prosumer'? Could you teach differing viewpoints on the relationship between changes in communication technologies and changes in the cultural workplace?

If so, Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking an Associate Lecturer to join the School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication in 2025.

As Associate Lecturer you will teach the module

• Working in the Creative and Cultural Sector• 30 hours in total• 10 teaching days

You will have knowledge of challenges and opportunities of cultural work in both a contemporary and historical setting, experience of working in one or more fields of the creative or cultural sector, and be qualified to the corresponding level of the award as required to teach (or demonstrate equivalent professional/industry level experience).

Please refer to the person specification for further selection criteria. Interview will be held on Thursday 6 February 2025.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, apply with us today.

Remuneration: Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £68.13 per hour inclusive of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay) for contact hours worked. This hourly rate is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ at 2.5, which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

Contract:

Fixed term contract February - August 2025.

Closing date: Thursday 30 January 2025.

Interview date: Thursday 6 February 2025.

Enquiries:

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Dr Scott Roders, at s.rodgers@bbk.ac.uk.

If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk, providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community and backgrounds, and particularly encourage those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities to apply. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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