Job Description

About The Role

We are now seeking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic

Lecturer

to join the Faculty of Creative Arts & Communication to teach journalism on our undergraduate courses in Journalism & Creative Writing and Media Production.




You will primarily be working with students as they develop key editorial skills and understanding in audiovisual storytelling, exploring a range of techniques and styles to tell news. You will also be expected to teach some critical elements of the degree, helping students discuss and analyse the professional and conceptual contexts of journalism and media practice. Our students benefit from a well-stocked store of suitable equipment and state-of-the-art Adobe software, as well as our recording studio The Soundhouse. You will be supported in class where appropriate by trained technicians.




The role also involves you contributing to some of the other tasks carried out by our academic team, including indicatively pastoral student support, liaison with industry, student recruitment, quality assurance and extracurricular events/projects. Although the role is fixed-term, we would welcome candidates with established or new scholarship, research and/or innovation projects.

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in broadcast or multimedia journalism, with a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of the subject area and good contacts in the industry. You will have a track record of creating impactful and creative news stories for different audiences and platforms, ideally in both video and audio.




Additionally, you will a Masters degree in the subject area or related field and have experience of teaching in Higher Education, with a track record of applying excellent communication and digital skills to deliver an excellent learning experience for students.




This is a fixed term to 31 July 2026, part time position working 17.5 hours per week. The successful candidate must be able to start in the role on 1 September 2025.

For further details on the skills/experience required for this role, please see the full job description above.



If you are looking to have an informal discussion about the vacancy ahead of applying, please email recruitment@falmouth.ac.uk.

The closing date for the position is

Sunday 27 July 2025.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing

4 August 2025.

About Us

There couldn't be a better time to work with us at Falmouth University. For more than a hundred years, we've been at the forefront of creativity and innovation. Building on that heritage, we're now harnessing the power of digital technology to ensure we're making an impact in the future economy. We are passionate about ideas and innovation. Our approach is rooted in collaboration and transdisciplinary working, believing that only together can we deliver the bold thinking that will solve the most complex issues of our time.



In return for you hard work and commitment, we offer excellent facilities and benefits, including:

Teachers' Pension Scheme

35 days + 8 days bank holiday.

Relocation Assistance to 10% of salary

Annual salary increments (Until top of grade reached)

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay/Adoption Pay

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker)

Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme

Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page www.falmouth.ac.uk/jobs. Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from a leading University.
Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.