Lecturer in Game Art, Game Design and Development

at  Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University are seeking an exceptional individual with a passion for games and education, to teach on our BA (Hons) Games Art and BA (Hons) Games Design & Development courses.
With a background in the games industry and the passion to share your knowledge and experience with students at various stages of their higher education journey, you would be a key member of staff in this vibrant and growing subject area.
Our courses are taught by experienced educators and industry experts in cutting-edge facilities including one of the world’s largest PlayStation teaching facilities, as well as advanced immersive and mixed-reality suites as part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology. The city of Sheffield is also a hub for the games industry and home to The National Videogame Museum (the UK’s only videogame-specific museum).
Our ambition is to produce confident graduates and globally minded game designers, ready to make a positive impact in the gaming world and beyond.
The Sheffield Creative Industries Institute at Sheffield Hallam University is home to over 50 undergraduate and postgraduate courses and a community of 33300 students and staff. We offer students a practice-led, research-enhanced learning experience. We challenge our students to achieve impact through their work and push social, cultural, environmental and economic boundaries. Our studio-based curricula, supported by our creative and dynamic academics, together with our world class workshop facilities, provide a distinctive education for all our students.
Our graduates are confident, curious, enterprising, and responsive practitioners who recognise cultural diversity and maximise the opportunities their education provides them with. Graduates are world ready and work in careers regionally nationally and globally. They work for themselves in innovative and exciting businesses and for leading organisations, companies and cultural institutions.
We are members of Creative UK, Cumulus, CHEAD and GLAD.
We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.
You will be contractually enrolled into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.
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If you are, or have been, a recent member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, you can choose to opt out of the TPS and remain in the USS. Please contact the pensions team to discuss options available.
For this job, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area/ this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.
We welcome applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements.
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