Senior Lecturer in Communications and Media (Advertising)

Employer: University of the Arts London
Location: Hybrid – LCC Elephant and Castle/Home
Salary: £50,961 to £61,398 per annum
Contract: Full time
Hours: Full time

Job description

The opportunity

We are seeking a talented and innovative educator with extensive experience in teaching Advertising at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching and curriculum development, and ongoing scholarship within the Communications and Media programme. You will join our team of academics, creatives, and practitioners, contributing to our courses in Advertising, Media Communications, Contemporary Media Cultures, and Public Relations.

Your role will involve collaborating with the course team to develop pedagogy and the curriculum in innovative and critical directions, with a focus on advertising theory and practice. This includes areas such as diversity and equality in advertising, digital advertising, visual branding, advertising strategy and campaigning, consumer behaviour research, and sustainable and ethical advertising.

About you

As an early to mid-career researcher or professional with equivalent experience, you will have a growing record of excellent teaching in Higher Education and a commitment to delivering a high-quality student experience. This includes curriculum delivery, pastoral support, and assessment.

You will bring advanced knowledge in advertising and be able to contribute to broader processes of change through innovative pedagogy, knowledge exchange, and/or research. A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline is required. Additionally, you will demonstrate a strong dedication to advancing the field through research or knowledge exchange, and the ability to identify potential funding sources and industry engagement.

If you are passionate about shaping the future of advertising education, we would love to hear from you.

You will proactively contribute to pedagogic leadership and curriculum development that stimulate thought and practice and promote diversity and inclusivity.

You will be an early to mid-career researcher and/or equivalent professional experience with a growing record of excellent teaching experience in Higher Education and commitment to delivering high quality student experience, including through curriculum delivery, pastoral support, and assessment.

You will bring an advanced knowledge of your subject area and be able to apply this to broader processes of change and future directions, through innovative pedagogy, knowledge exchange and/or research. You will hold a qualification in a relevant discipline at least to postgraduate level You will have a strong commitment to the advancement of your field through research or knowledge exchange and be able to identify potential sources of funding and industry engagement.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (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.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

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