Lecturer (Academic) in Digital Photography

**Key information**:
**Salary**:
Starting salary from £36,386 - £42,155 per annum (pro rata) with further progression opportunities to £46,047**Date advertised**:
Tuesday, January 10, 2023**Closing date**:
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - midnight**Please quote reference**:
FMC299Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

The Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University is one of the largest of its kind in the world and has a global reputation for combining research and teaching practice. The Faculty has an enviable reputation for media production and has developed a popular and successful suite of programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

As a Lecturer in Digital Photography, you will be able to share in-depth knowledge of contemporary professional photography, both studio and location, as well as an industry-realistic understanding of the skills needed by the next generation of photographers, and those that deploy photography as part of a wider media skillset. With experience as a professional photographer, you will be able to enthuse and guide students as they develop within a highly collaborative creative environment.

Enthusiastic about active student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, including programme management as required, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

You will also make a significant contribution to employability and help to further enhance the department’s professional networks.

**You will be qualified to Doctoral level or be able to demonstrate the ability to create and disseminate knowledge at an equivalent level and the capability to convert this knowledge into a doctorate in a maximum of 3-5 years from date of appointment. You will be research active and committed to a culture of academic excellence and continuous improvement.**

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.