Lecturer in Filmmaking

Lecturer in Filmmaking

Birmingham City University

The full-time starting salary is normally £41,814.00 per annum, with progression available in post to £45,449.00 per annum.

Full Time, 18-month fixed-term contract role

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (On-site)

REF: 56

Birmingham City University is a large, vibrant and culturally rich higher education provider based in the heart of the city. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a fulltime Lecturer (18 month fixed term) on our BA (Hons) Filmmaking course within the College of Digital Arts, currently the number one ranked film degree course in the UK (Guardian League Tables, 2025).

A key focus of the course is the aesthetic and creative aspects of filmmaking, with consideration given to both mainstream and experimental modes of film creation, as well as how these traditions are mediated by differing production and postproduction techniques. Theoretical and practice-based considerations of filmmaking techniques, as well as a strong focus on employability, remain central to the course’s ethos.

Our course is based in the College of Digital Arts, within the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media (ADM) situated in the Curzon Building in the Eastside area of Birmingham, with easy access to many transport links which connect the Midlands and beyond. The university has industry-standard filmmaking facilities, which have been hired commercially to the likes of Sony, Disney, Channel 4, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Jaguar Land Rover. Birmingham has a rapidly growing film and television industry, and the ideal candidate would be able to feed into and exploit this opportunity.

We are seeking to appoint a candidate who is dynamic and visionary, with creative and technical practice, and ideally with previous experience of teaching filmmaking. The post-holder will be expected to understand the film industry’s ever-changing landscape and prepare graduates for exciting opportunities within this growing sector.

Candidates should possess a record of experience within the film industry and, ideally, a research profile. They should be conversant with film technology, practice, theory and concepts, which should include experience in at least several of the following areas: directing, cinematography, sound, editing, conceptual problem solving, studio production and research.

They will have the ability to teach across all levels of the course and feed into course development. The successful candidate will ideally possess a teaching qualification and/or HEA Fellowship, though the university can also support applicants in attaining these after starting.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, generous pension and annual leave provision.

For further information, please contact Joe Miles, Subject Lead for Film & Photography: Joe.Miles@bcu.ac.uk

Closing Date: 5^th January 2025, 23:59pm

Apply Link: https://jobs.bcu.ac.uk/en/sites/CX_1/job/56/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=External+Job+Shar