Lecturer in Cultural Industries (LTS Track)

Job title:

Lecturer in Cultural Industries (LTS Track)

Company

University of Glasgow

Job description

The University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Cultural Industries (Learning, Teaching and Scholarship Track) within the School of Culture & Creative Arts.This role is available on a Part Time Basis – 0.6fte (21 Hours Per Week) for a period of up to one year from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026.Job PurposeTo contribute to the delivery of an excellent student experience by contributing to teaching, assessment and administration processes associated with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to undertake scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in the School of Culture & Creative Arts.Main Duties and Responsibilities1. Deliver a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Subject/School.2. Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, in particular assessment requirements and criteria and timely and constructive feedback on assessment.3. Contribute to the on-going development and design of the curriculum in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.4. Make effective use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organisation, feedback and assessment. This may involve blended and/or online provision.5. Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face to face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, problem based learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment.6. Engage in scholarship by undertaking methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and disseminate evidence to enhance your own, and potentially others’, teaching practices. Attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching, scholarship and/or professional practice in your disciplinary area.7. Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs.8. Develop relationships with external stakeholders in support of knowledge exchange, public understanding and appropriate forms of outreach such as widening access.9. Participate in local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with student recruitment (e.g. open days), orientation and induction and other School and University initiatives such as support for student transitions, employability and student mobility as appropriate.10. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.11. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.12. To contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan.Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and ExperienceKnowledge/ QualificationsEssentialA1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or equivalent in a related discipline and/or teaching experience.A2 Sufficient breadth and/or depth of knowledge in the specialist subject/discipline and of teaching methods and techniques to work within the subject area.A3 Thorough knowledge and ability to apply policy, practice and procedures including broader University/sector/external (e.g. commercial) awareness.A4 Up-to-date knowledge and specialist understanding in the field with an ability to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students to inspire learning and to provide pastoral care to students within the subject area.SkillsEssentialC1 Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature and to be effective both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity.DesirableD1 Ability to support teaching across a wide range of topics appropriate to the subject area(s) (e.g. media industries, social media, digital communications, consumption studies).D2 Ability to communicate a range of material to a diverse student cohort.ExperienceEssentialE1 Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or organisational policy, applying initiative and independent judgement.E2 Demonstrated commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources and practices that support replication.E3 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.DesirableF1 Experience of managing and teaching a diverse and international student cohort.Terms and ConditionsSalary will be Grade 7, £40,497 – £45,413 per annum pro rata.This post is part time (21 hours per week) and fixed term for up to 1 year from 1st August 2025 to 31 July 2026.Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Mark Banks: Mark.Banks@glasgow.ac.ukFor more information on the School of Culture & Creative Arts, please visit: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/As a valued member of our team, you can expect:1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension – pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.3 A flexible approach to working.4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.Closing Date: 11th May 2025 at 23:45

Expected salary

£40497 – 45413 per year

Location

Glasgow

Job date

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 03:35:44 GMT

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