Film Studies

Location: Avenue Campus
Salary: £31,406 to £38,587 per annum
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date: Thursday 07 July 2022
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 1860522AR

The University of Southampton seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Film, on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Film Department at Southampton has an excellent reputation for teaching and research. We are based within the School of Humanities in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and have close interdisciplinary links with other members of the School and the wider University. The University of Southampton has a global reputation for its ability to work collaboratively in delivering world-class education, research and innovation that makes a proven impact on society’s greatest challenges. It is a founding member of the Russell Group, a top 100 global university (QS World Rankings, 2022) and top 15 in the UK (Complete University Guide, 2022).

The successful candidate will show outstanding potential as a scholar and will be enthusiastic and flexible in contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, as well as keen to participate fully in the intellectual and academic activities of a lively and committed department which prizes collegiality very highly. We invite applications from candidates with proven teaching skills and a PhD in Film Studies (or other cognate subject areas) at time of application, with knowledge and experience of film theory. Other expertise and interest in cultural studies approaches to screen media would be an advantage, as may be the capacity of applicants’ research to have impact beyond the academy.

The successful candidate must be able to take up the post by Monday 1^st September 2022.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to the Head of Film, Prof. Veronica Spencer (v.h.spencer@soton.ac.uk).

We are committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity by attracting, developing and retaining staff from many different backgrounds to promote an inclusive environment. Film at Southampton subscribes to the BPA/SWIP Best Practice scheme; and the University of Southampton is proud to have been awarded an institutional Athena Swan silver award which underpins our pledge to improve equality for women.

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Hannah Nash (HR Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 4043 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk Please quote reference 1860522AR on all correspondence.