School: Arts, Social Sciences and Management
Division: Media, Communication and Performing Arts
Contract Type: Teaching & Scholarship
Duration: Open-ended
Hours: 15.75 hours per week (0.45 FTE)
Grade/Salary: Grade 7: £38,784 - £43,482 pro rata (with possible progression to £48,822). Starting salary would be dependent on experience.
Ref: CVMC05526A
The Division of Media, Communication and Performing Arts (MCPA) seeks to appoint an Assistant Lecturer in Drama and Performance. The primary purpose of this role is to work collaboratively with an established team of academics to deliver primarily undergraduate courses, with a focus on Ba(Hons) Drama.
QMU has a long track record of delivering industry-relevant Arts degrees. Joining an established team of academics and practitioners, you would contribute to the delivery of existing modules from QMU’s well-established courses to provide students with a practical, broad and employable skill set.
The successful candidate will require academic and practical knowledge and understanding of the wider field of performance. They are expected to provide up-to-date industry-relevant expertise in the broad area of Drama and Performance, with a focus on teaching theatre making skills, including text-based performance and directing.
Applicants should have significant professional or independent practice experience and should have previously taught in an HE context. They would benefit from holding a postgraduate qualification in the relevant subject area.
The post holder would primarily focus on delivering existing undergraduate degree programmes and in addition, they may be required to contribute towards developing new modules related to their knowledge and expertise.
Modules that the postholder may be asked to contribute to include:
- Staging Texts (T2190)
- Introduction to Theatre & Performance Studies (T1179)
- Analysing Texts (T1175)
- Directing, Designing and Performing Contemporary Texts (T4208)
- Undergraduate Dissertations: Honours Project (T4204)
The Division of Media, Communication and Performing Arts offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Drama, Content Creation, Arts Management, Acting, Costume, Strategic and Political Communications, Film, Media, Digital Marketing and Public Relations. The Division also has several successful collaborations with other organisations delivering QMU validated degree programmes. Staff within the Division submitted to REF 2021. If the post-holder has a track record of relevant research outputs, then they will be able to apply to join the Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre for Culture in Society.
The closing date for this position is 24 June 2026
Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.
Should you wish to apply for the vacancy, please visit our vacancies pagedownload the job description and complete an application online form, and submit along with an up-to-date CV. The application should detail why you are interested in the role and how you meet the essential criteria.
If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at [email protected]
This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we can not progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
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