Lecturer (Illustration with Animation) at Manchester Metropolitan University
Job Description
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is a unique environment where Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences sit alongside the Manchester School of Art. Student experience is at the heart of everything we do. We’re proud to offer state-of-the-art facilities, including digital and technical workshops, studios and gallery spaces designed to enhance learning and collaboration.
The Department of Design is part of the Manchester School of Art – the 2nd oldest art school in the UK. Strongly connected to the creative industries in Manchester, its’ extensive heritage has enabled it to become one of the leading providers of design education nationally, and it is consistently highly ranked in subject league tables.
The Department of Design is home to c1,100 students, supported by an impressive network of exciting design and craft professionals, practitioners, and researchers. Home to several areas of world-leading and internationally excellent research we pride ourselves on innovation in teaching and learning, with collaborative opportunities for our students.
Our ambition is to be internationally recognised for employing design intelligently to address global challenges, whilst seeking to push the boundaries of research and practice led teaching in to create the agenda setters of the future.
The Role
The Illustration with Animation course in the Department of Design is seeking a lecturer for our programme, to contribute to the teaching, research and future development of our undergraduate and postgraduate courses. We encourage applicants with a core Illustration specialist knowledge of two / three-dimensional crafts and narrative production / interpretation, together with an understanding of the application of these materials and processes within new and emerging technologies.
The role will involve working with existing colleagues in the BA and MA courses to develop exciting project briefs, entrepreneurial and employability skills and an excellent student experience.
The successful applicant must also be able to contribute to the employability and positive graduate outcome of all Illustration with Animation students in the Department of Design.
If you would like to apply, please take the time to consider the essential criteria in the job description and provide us with a Cover letter and full CV that demonstrates your suitability for the role.
If you would like to join our people and share our ambition, we would love to hear from you.
For informal enquiries please contact Programme Leader, Eleanor Mulhearn e.mulhearn@mmu.ac.uk or Head of Department, Shelley McNulty s.mcnulty@mmu.ac.uk
Manchester Met University is committed to creating an intentionally inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We understand the importance of having a diverse workforce and the benefits it can bring to ensuring diversity of thought and innovation in everything we do. We, therefore, encourage applications from our local and international communities, in particular people from ethnic minority groups, disabled people and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
