Lecturer/senior Lecturer in Game Programming - Penryn, United Kingdom - Falmouth Careers

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Penryn, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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About The Role:

Falmouth University's Games Academy has an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Game Programming to join its dynamic teaching team.

Creating unique games means working in a unique way.

So, we anticipate the future of the games and computing industry and collaborate with skill sets from across the creative world.

It's an exciting time to be joining us as we cement ourselves as a top institution in the gaming and creative community.

This role involves working closely with students to help them make games using the Unreal Engine across one-on-one tutorials, small group supervisions, critiques, large lectures and workshops, and expo events.

It is anticipated this role will include the leadership and delivery of multiple modules that could span multiple courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the Games Academy

Potential modules could include:
- 'Advanced Game Programming'
- 'Digital Game Technology'
- 'Development Practice'
- 'Graphics & Simulations'

You can find descriptions of these modules on our curriculum management system here.

All academic staff are expected to engage in research and knowledge exchange to deliver experimental, environmental and societal impact.

The Games Academy at Falmouth University is a leader in games education, a position underpinned and sustained through internationally recognised and world-leading scholarship on play, creativity, and related fields; and which permeates across the industry, education, and third-sector contexts.

We leverage transdisciplinary perspectives-a fusion of industrial and academic lenses-to explore new modes of design and innovation.

About You:

You will be comfortable supervising diverse teams formed of students from many different disciplines including art, animation, audio, design, programming, and writing, to help them make games using industry-standard tools and practices in a studio environment.

You will be working closely with students to help them make games using Unreal across one-on-one tutorials, small group supervisions, critiques, large lectures and workshops, and expo events.

Advanced knowledge of game programming and digital game technologies
Experience working in recent versions of Unreal Engine
An understanding of how computer science and mathematics are applied to game development
Demonstrable commitment to research and innovation in a digital games technology context or a closely related context
Good connections with industry and/or research groups

For full details of the skills/experience required, please see the full job descriptions above.

About Us:

benefits, including:

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Teachers Pension Scheme Enrolment:

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35 days + 8 days bank holiday: