Lecturer B / Associate Professor in Creative Technologies

Winchester School of Art is proud to be one of the UK’s leading art Schools and part of the world-renowned University of Southampton, a founder member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Our research-intensive environment and international student body provide a rich ground for interdisciplinary thinking and making at the nexus of art, science, technology, and culture. 

Department of Art & Media Technology 

The Department of Art & Media Technology works across Fine Art, Contemporary Curating, Games Design, Game Art, Creative Technology & Computing, Digital Media Practices, and Arts & Cultural Leadership. The relationships between these areas of practice and research are important. The department supports a politically alert and contextually astute, interdisciplinary research environment, in which practice-based, scholarly, and editorial processes are at play. 

About the role  

This appointment will enhance research-led education within the Department of Art & Media Technology and extend the international reach of our research and enterprise activities.   

You will make a substantial contribution to postgraduate teaching and curriculum development on the new MSc Creative Technologies, whilst also teaching across the Department of Art & Media Technology in accordance with your specialisms.  

About You  

You will demonstrate a commitment to education and an ability to bring your own research to bear on the enhancement of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.  

You will have a lead role in the programme delivery of MSc Creative Technologies, with an emphasis on technically-underpinned creative applications and experiences. Your teaching will be both practical studio and lecture-based and will encompass relevant critical theory. This is a new programme, starting in 2024, so you will be integral to its development and future.  

You will have a history of practice-led education and direct practical skills related to, for example, the making of prototypes, interactive installations, data-driven art works, games and codable interfaces, experiments and experiences.  

We particularly welcome applications from candidates able to teach in some of the following areas:  

• Creative coding (e.g. through javascript, python, processing) 
• Unity or other game platforms 
• Hardware applications and hacking (e.g. Arduino, Raspberry pi, creative robotics) 
• Web development 
• Virtual / augmented reality 
• Theories and histories of technology, science, culture, creativity, art, design and / or media.  

You will have an established or emerging international reputation in research in the broad field of technology and culture. Your research can be scholarly or practice-based in its application and outputs.  

The school welcomes high levels of collaboration and a keenness for interdisciplinary work is an advantage.  There will be opportunities for PhD supervision. 

What we can offer you  

Working at the University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our core benefits include pension scheme membership; a generous annual leave allowance (supplemented by University closure days and public holidays) and excellent family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave).  

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/hr/services/benefits-explained/index.page 

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect & equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. 

Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date.

For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.

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