Senior Lecturer in Visual Effects

Employer: University of the Arts London
Location: LCC - Elephant and Castle, London UK
Salary: £50,961 to £61,398 per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Part time
Hours: Part time

Job description

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to join our expanding team as a Senior Lecturer in Visual Effects for BA Computer Animation and Visual Effects at London College of Communication (LCC). The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching and delivering the curriculum across the 3 years of BA Computer Animation and Visual Effects.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in teaching and assessment at undergraduate level, work closely with the course leader, contribute to curriculum development in the domain of Visual Effects, have expertise in industry workflows and pipelines, foster collaboration within the course teams, and provide pastoral support to students.

BA Computer Animation and Visual Effects resides within the Moving Image and Digital Arts Programme alongside Animation, Immersive Media, Games Art and Games Design courses within the Screen School. The role offers a unique opportunity for a candidate who is committed to maintaining an innovative creative curriculum in this area of the School’s portfolio, and who is keen to promote inclusion and cultural diversity for graduates looking to develop a deep understanding of the complex specialist skillset of 3D and Visual Effects.

About you

You will be an outstanding leader, teacher, practitioner and/or researcher. You will have experience of higher education (or comparable context), an ability to lead on curriculum development and assessment, be able to contribute to the Programme’s research and/ or knowledge exchange profile.

You should be comfortable working with diverse cohorts of students and committed to a teaching approach that integrates theory and practice and engaging students through a combination of innovative pedagogy, knowledge exchange and/or research.

You should possess a record of professional practice/research, with a proficiency in Nuke Compositing for Visual Effects. Knowledge of this software is essential including 2D and 3D tracking, keying and compositing workflows, paint and roto techniques and compositing 3D renders into live action. Knowledge of other relevant software is desirable such as Maya and Adobe Creative Suite.

You will be keen to use your academic and/or industry-based experience to support the development of student work. You should have a strong understanding of the contemporary context of Visual Effects in an academic and/or professional setting and be engaged in relevant networks and communities of practice within this and/or related fields.

If you have any general queries, you may contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk or telephone: 020 7514 7985

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 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth 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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