Associate Lecturer – MA Visual Effects

The opportunity

Your main responsibility will be preparation, teaching, administration and assessment of a unit or part of a unit. You will make a significant contribution to the quality of learning and support our students receive in order to enable them to complete their studies successfully.

You will work closely with other academic staff, including the Programme Director and Course Leader.

Further information should be viewed on the course pages before application http://www.arts.ac.uk/lcc/courses/postgraduate/ma-visual-effects/

About you

We are looking for Associate Lecturers to teach specialist visual and computing software for our MA Visual Effects. This is a practice-led course which seeks to develop technical computing skills, animation, lighting and editing capabilities, and culminates in a collaborative project preparing students for integrated roles in the VFX industry. The ideal candidates will have worked or are currently working in visual effects or related creative industries and have good connections with the industry. You will have a good understanding of the complete VFX pipeline and be proficient in and willing to teach industry standard software, such as Maya, 3ds Max, Nuke and Adobe After Effects. The role requires seminar teaching and delivery of technical workshops, and also the marking and assessing of coursework. Experience of working with HE students and enhancing the student experience is highly desirable.

If you have any specific queries about this role please contact the course leader Dr. Ana Grgic – a.grgic@lcc.arts.ac.uk

For general queries contact Lesley Wilkins - lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk

What we offer

We are UAL

London College of Communication is a pioneering world leader in design and media education. With the communications sector constantly evolving at a rapid speed, we work at the cutting edge of new thinking and developments to prepare our students for successful careers in the creative industries of the future. Our course provision reflects the breadth of expertise housed within the most diverse creative agency including: journalism, advertising, PR and publishing; photography; film, television and sound; communications and media; graphic communication; spatial communication; design cultures; and interactive and visual communication.

We offer excellent hourly rates for lecturing part-time, either during daytime or evenings. This is a teaching role without comparison offering you the opportunity to work with some of the finest students in your field. You will also have the chance to freshen up your own thinking, to learn in an environment supportive of everyone's development, and to enhance your career. 

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