Tutor (Research) Digital Direction, 0.2FTE Fixed-term (Jan 2025 - Jun 2026)

Fixed-Term until June 2026 / Part-Time

About the School of Communication

The School of Communication at the Royal College of Art explores how communication shapes and informs our lives, fostering new ways of experiencing and interacting with the world. Our mission is to create conversations and actions that advance a more equitable and sustainable society.

We engage across disciplines, from animation to data visualisation, game design to photography, and moving image to graphic design. Our collaborative approach with communities and industry partners explores emerging technologies and diverse forms of storytelling. By focusing on intercultural exchange, critical inquiry, and creative research, we aim to address pressing global issues such as systemic inequality and environmental crises.

About the Digital Direction Programme

The Digital Direction programme examines the emergence of new storytelling technologies—such as VR, AR, and mobile platforms—while critically addressing the future of storytelling itself. We inspire communication practitioners, including journalists, writers, musicians, and theatre makers, to experiment with new narrative approaches driven by ethical, environmental, and social imperatives.

Our approach emphasizes collaborative and critically reflexive storytelling practices. By exploring the ethics of technology and the poetics of storytelling, we investigate diverse perspectives on the human and more-than-human experience. From rethinking narrative intelligences and interspecies communication to crafting new sensuous modes of storytelling, we seek to inspire students to assemble and amplify stories that matter.

Purpose of the Post

We are seeking an outstanding practitioner and researcher in the expanded field of digital storytelling. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience with immersive and interactive storytelling, addressing social and ecological concerns through intersectional practices and experimental approaches.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Teaching and Curriculum Development:
  • Deliver lectures, workshops, seminars, and crits across the Digital Direction programme.
  • Work with postgraduate students to support their research and practice.
  • Contribute to curriculum development and pioneer innovative teaching approaches.
  • Participate in the organisation of exhibitions and events.
• Research and Knowledge Exchange:
  • Conduct high-level research, producing outputs of at least 3* REF quality.
  • Pursue funding opportunities for research and contribute to collaborative projects.
  • Engage critically with emerging technologies, such as AI, XR, and games, within the field of storytelling.
• Engagement and Collaboration:
  • Bring a strong international network and demonstrate engagement with global contexts.
  • Collaborate with colleagues and contribute to the research culture of the School.
  • Work critically with social and ecological issues through digital and interactive storytelling.

Candidate Profile

Applicants should demonstrate:

• Proven expertise in immersive and interactive storytelling within the digital realm.
• A strong research profile, with outputs aligned to high-quality REF standards.
• Knowledge of current approaches to addressing global social and ecological issues through storytelling.
• Experience working with emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML, XR, games).
• Enthusiasm for teaching and the ability to contribute to a collaborative academic environment

See the Info Pack for more Information

Further details: Information Pack  

RCA Benefits available here: https://www.rca.ac.uk/more/work-at-the-rca/staff-benefits/

The Royal College of Art (RCA)  aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected. 

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