University Lecturer in Film and Other Screen Media
Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge
Salary: £37,756 - £47,787
Hours: Full-time
Start Date: 1 September 2014
Vacancy Reference: GP03065
Closing Date: 12:00 noon (BST) on Wednesday 28 May 2014
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 23 June 2014, subject to confirmation.
The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages at the University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a full-time, permanent University Lecturer in Film and other Screen Media, from 1 September 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a new post.
Candidates will normally have a PhD in a relevant field, an outstanding record of research and publication (or clear evidence of potential publication) in any area of Screen Media, and a particular focus on film, television and/or digital and new media in relation to at least one of the language areas taught within the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages (http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/subjects.html).
The successful candidate will be expected to take primary responsibility for undergraduate teaching in Film across language areas, to contribute to the teaching of visual culture in one or more of the Departments within the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, to play a role in coordinating the MPhil in Screen Media and Cultures, and to attract and supervise postgraduate students at masters and doctoral level. The language of instruction is English. The successful candidate will also be expected to play an active role in supporting and developing the teaching and research of the Screen Media Group in Cambridge, participating in an ongoing programme of academic and cultural activities, and to undertake departmental and faculty administrative duties as required.
Further information on the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages is available at www.mml.cam.ac.uk/. For more detailed information on the Screen Media Group see http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/gradstudies/smc/. For more information on the undergraduate course in European Film see http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/undergrad/MMLtripos/comparative_studies/cs6.html
Further particulars of the post are available at http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/faculty/jobs.
Informal enquiries may be made to the Course Director of the MPhil in Screen Media and Cultures, Professor Emma Wilson, (+44) (0)1223 338065; efw1000@cam.ac.uk.
