Senior Lecturer in Acting

at  Birmingham City University

ROYAL BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE (RBC), PART OF BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY, WISHES TO RECRUIT A SENIOR LECTURER – HEAD OF RECORDED MEDIA FOR OUR ACTING COURSES. RBC IS HOME TO A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS WHO SERVE A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY. WE AIM TO BE A CENTRE OF LEARNING, TEACHING, SCHOLARSHIP, AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE THAT IS NOT ONLY RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO OF SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES.

RBC Acting is an exciting, vibrant centre for high quality training in dramatic arts in the West Midlands. We are consistently among the highest ranking drama schools in independent university league tables.
The post holder will be the Head of Recorded Media and responsible for the development and delivery of Screen and Radio Acting across all courses. A background in TV and/or film production as well as acting, and the ability to communicate clearly with production staff and technicians will be necessary. You will be responsible for the sourcing of scripts for screen and radio work. The successful candidate will also be responsible for the creation of original short films for the BA Acting Course, some of which may be entered into national and international competitions.
You will be responsible for the employment of freelance contractors for the production of our recorded media provision.
You will also have an ability to teach acting classes across all courses, as required.
You will work with the wider team in the planning and development of the curriculum timetable for the whole school of acting.
While this is primarily a teaching post, opportunities to develop a research profile are available.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Hold a teaching degree or diploma or be prepared to work towards a BCU Post Graduate Certificate.
• Educated to a Higher Academic Qualification
• Conservatoire level training in a performance discipline
• Professional experience in Recorded Media
• Strong Organisational skills
• The flexibility to work occasionally outside normal office hours
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of issues relating to equal opportunity and diversity, as they relate to actor training, teaching and curriculum development.
• Leadership skills and an ability to collaborate

ABOUT US

At the heart of our Strategy for 2030 and Beyond, it is our mission to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.
Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.
Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.

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