Job Description

About The Role

We are seeking to recruit a

Lecturer

in Film and Television to join our team within the School of Film and Television in our purpose-built facility at the Penryn campus, Cornwall.

This is a CILECT accredited facility, working within the ScreenSkills accredited BA Film, BA Television & Film Production courses, in addition to postgraduate provision and PhD students. Our community of committed scholars and professionals ensure that our constantly evolving courses are informed by the latest academic scholarship and the demands of a vibrant industry environment. Our research and professional practice is framed by the Sound/Image Cinema Lab, a multifaceted partner, funder, resource and research centre dedicated to the production and education of independent cinema https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/programmes/pedagogy-futures/cinema-lab#project-team

You will primarily be working with large and diverse cohorts as Module Leader for complex (and core to curriculum delivery) first year practice modules and contributing to a second-year practice strand (ideally in Narrative Filmmaking) as well as supervising final year practice projects and assisting in the pastoral care of undergraduates.

About You

Teaching primarily on our undergraduate course in BA Film, and with the opportunity to contribute to our taught post-graduate provision, you will possess a Master's degree in a relevant subject area. An interest in developing the School's links with industry is desirable, as are any research interests centered in screen/audiovisual production, industrial contexts, production and pedagogy. You will have a professional and/or creative practice background relevant to the screen industries. Experience in the producing, writing and/or directing fields would be an advantage.

Alongside these key skills, you will be an enthusiastic educator and an organized, capable administrator with a record of assisting undergraduate students in finding their voice and realizing their ambitions.

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

This is a permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week position based in person at our Penryn campus, across Monday to Friday.

We are seeking a candidate with the ability to start in early September.

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 10 August 2025.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held the week commencing

18 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.