Lecturer in Media and Music

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
Part time (28 hours per week), Fixed Term (10 months)
The School of Performing and Digital Arts at Royal Holloway University of London is recruiting a dynamic Lecturer (Teaching Focused) in Media and Music, based between the Departments of Media Arts and Music at its Egham campus. The departments provides a full range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes to a student body that is over 40% Black and Global Majority.
The successful candidate will contribute towards the teaching of modules connected to the history of media and music in the departments of Media Arts and Music. In Media Arts, the postholder will convene the module MA3044 Music Video and contribute towards the teaching of core first year modules such as MA1051 Film Television and Digital Histories and/or MA1052 Critical Theory and Textual Practice, and supervise undergraduate dissertations. In the Music department the role holder will contribute towards the teaching of MU2004 Music Media and Technology and MU1117 Contemporary Debates in Music.
The role holder will contribute to the intellectual life of the department and engage with interdisciplinary initiatives with other departments within and beyond the School of Performing & Digital Arts to support innovative research and teaching. They will show a strong commitment to decolonising the curriculum, pioneering approaches to inclusive education and research, promoting gender equality, and LGBTQIA awareness, visibility, and empowerment.
The job holder will report to the Heads of Department of Media Arts and Music, undertaking appropriate leadership and administrative duties. The successful candidate will have excellent communication, organisational, team-working and interpersonal skills, with proven abilities to engage with students, colleagues and research communities from a wide range of backgrounds.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:
# Generous annual leave entitlement
# Training and Development opportunities
# Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
# Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
# Free parking
The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.