Associate Lecturer (Games Design and Programming)ACM The Academy of Contemporary Music • Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Associate Lecturer (Games Design and Programming)
ACM The Academy of Contemporary Music
- Guildford, England, United Kingdom
- Guildford, England, United Kingdom
À propos
ROLE PURPOSE You will teach Games Design, Development and Programming to students studying within the Academy of Contemporary Music. As an associate lecturer your duties include the delivery and assessment of modules related to your specialism.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES To help with clarity, prior to the start of each academic year, you will be given a more specific responsibility set with associated KPIs as part of your annual review process.
Curriculum Development and Delivery
Review and appropriately utilise all learning and teaching materials and resources for the modules that you teach
Use your own industry and/or academic experience to enhance your teaching and support the development of your students in relation to their industry and/or academic skills and knowledge
Provide opportunities for all students in your classes to develop skills that enable their academic, personal and professional progression
Deliver a high quality teaching experience to students, engaging with CPD opportunities to enhance your teaching practice
Engage with module leaders to ensure that your classes are delivered appropriately to support a positive and accessible experience for a diverse body of students
Undertake assessment and marking activities as appropriate
Take registers and track attendance and engagement for your classes, letting module leaders know if you are concerned about any particular students
Engage with module leaders to gather and respond to feedback from the students that you teach
Provide support for the students in your classes, engaging with your module leader to signpost them to other departments and individuals as appropriate
Quality Assurance and Enhancement
Contribute to discussions related to the course curriculum, delivery and overall student experience in relation to your areas of expertise
Support module leader(s) to implement strategies related to attainment and retention in your classes
Uphold academic and professional standards in all areas of your practice
Actively engage with ACM’s policies and processes regarding learning, teaching and assessment
Review and respond to feedback about the modules that you teach on, as appropriate
Ensure that the classes that you teach adhere to appropriate academic standards
Additional Responsibilities
Attend meetings as required to identify areas of good practice and/or risk
Support student recruitment activities
Contribute to discussions about developments to the modules that you teach
Support students in your classes, in alignment with safeguarding and wellbeing mechanisms at ACM
PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential Qualifications
An honours degree or an appropriate and equivalent professional qualification in a relevant subject.
Essential Skills
Expertise in Games Design theoretical concepts, Unity, Unreal Engine, C#, and C++ is essential.
Awareness of the current issues impacting Higher Education and the role that teaching plays
Excellent IT skills and knowledge
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Desirable Qualifications
A teaching qualification in Higher Education or Associate Fellowship with AdvanceHE, or a commitment to undertake qualification whilst in post
Experience of curriculum design and development
Experience supporting students
Personal Qualities
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
An eye for detail
Collaborative team player
Strong organisational and reporting skills
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Comfortable in a fast paced environment
Ability to work on own initiative, prioritising and managing time effectively
Values Inclusivity To empower individuals from diverse backgrounds, to maintain accessibility, and provide an inclusive organisational culture.
Supportive environments To provide environments that support personal and professional development through a holistic approach and bring the benefits of the creative arts to the wider community.
Agility and innovation To provide an inspiring organisational culture that embraces innovation through openness, flexibility, creativity and self-evaluation.
Connectivity To recognise the benefits of working closely with industry and others, to embrace new technologies, and to provide meaningful opportunities, in order to enhance learning.
Professional and academically strong standards To provide state of the art professional environments, to inspire determination and enthusiasm, and ensure high professional and academic standards
Job Purpose Note This job purpose reflects the core activities of the post. As the Department and the post-holder develop, there will inevitably be some changes to the duties for which the post is responsible, and possibly to the emphasis of the post itself. ACM expects that the post-holder will recognise this and will adopt a flexible approach to work. This could include undertaking relevant training where necessary. Should significant changes to the job purpose become necessary, the post-holder will be consulted and the changes reflected in a revised job purpose.
ACM reserves the right to close job adverts earlier than the advertised end date where required based on volume of applications.
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Compétences linguistiques
- English
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