Job Description

Department: School of Humanities


Location: York


Salary: 39,906 to 48,822 per annum


Closing Date: Friday 07 November 2025 at midnight


Interview Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025


Reference: 179-25

Lecturer in Media & Film

Location: York

Full time, Permanent.

Salary: 39,906 - 48,822 per annum.

Introduction to YSJ university

York St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.


As one of the fastest growing universities in the U.K over recent years, we have a new strategy for the next decade, emphasising our commitment to widening opportunity through the power of education and contributing our talents to creating a fairer world, and a more prosperous region. We are putting inspirational learning and impactful research at the heart of this strategy, recognising our academic expertise as our greatest asset.

The School

The School of Humanities offers a range of degree programmes across ten subject areas, as well as a Foundation Year in Liberal Arts. We have a diverse PGT portfolio and a rapidly growing PGR community. As a School, we are committed to student-centred teaching that challenges learners to think about the world in different ways. We are active in projects involving decolonising the curriculum, work-related learning, and supportive and inclusive pedagogies. We have a thriving research community with a combination of early career researchers and active senior researchers. With around 80 staff in the School in total, we are a friendly and collegiate community.

The Role

As a Lecturer in Media and Film, you will contribute to the delivery and development of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, predominantly in Media and Communication, but also in Film, and related interdisciplinary areas. You will play an active role in sustaining the School's strong reputation for excellent teaching and student experience, as reflected in consistently high NSS scores. The role involves teaching across a range of modules, supervising projects, and contributing to curriculum design and innovation in learning and assessment. You will also maintain an active research and/or professional practice profile that complements and enhances the School's existing strengths.


You will be part of a dynamic and supportive academic community and will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Media and Film team (and the School of Humanities more broadly) to enrich our courses and develop new opportunities for students. You will also engage with university initiatives that promote creativity, diversity, and international perspectives within Media and Film education.

Required Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will be from a Media and Communication background, with a strong theoretical and analytical orientation (as opposed to a production or practice-based one). Additional knowledge and experience of digital culture, particularly gaming, gamification, social media, artificial intelligence, and emerging or convergent technologies, will be an advantage, as will experience of developing or delivering media-focused employability or work-related learning modules.


You will demonstrate a strong record of effective teaching of Media and Communication in higher education and evidence of curriculum development or pedagogical innovation. A developing research profile in your specialist area is expected, alongside a commitment to producing outputs of recognised quality. The successful candidate will be collegial, committed to student success, and eager to contribute to a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and academic excellence within the School.

Additional information

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and particularly encourage applications from people who identify as women or non-binary, as these groups are currently underrepresented in this specialism. Appointments will be made on merit.


For informal queries, please contact the Associate Head of Creative Writing, Media & Film, Prof. Vybarr Cregan-Reid (v.creganreid@yorksj.ac.uk).


This role is eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship subject to UKVI criteria being fulfilled. For further information regarding this visa route please visit Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).




We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities and welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.

This vacancy is scheduled to close on the date indicated at the bottom of this advert, but we may close earlier if we receive a high level of applications.

Application process support

We are keen to support you throughout the recruitment process. Before starting your application please refer to the attached candidate application form guidance below which provides advice about completing the application process.


If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to apply for this position please contact vacancies@yorksj.ac.uk. Within the application form there is an opportunity for you to request a reasonable adjustment at the interview stage of the process, however if you wish to discuss this in further detail at any point in the process please do not hesitate to contact us. The following resource may help you adapt the device you are using to apply to suit your needs My Computer My Way (abilitynet.org.uk)


Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form. Within the application process you will be asked to answer a selection of work-related questions. Our aim is to get to know you, and understand your individual skills and experience, and how you would apply these within the role. We are aware that AI can be helpful in shaping your responses, but we encourage you to share your answers in your own words.

Our benefits package

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including -

Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period Disability leave (applies to staff who have disclosed a disability and is also available to staff with disabled dependants) Pension scheme Health Cash Plan after six months service Employee Assistance Programme Paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists On-campus courses, one-to-one tutorials, and online resources to help you develop your digital skills and work with new software Relocation expenses package for certain roles Reimbursement of Skilled Worker Visa application fees and Visa loan scheme for additional costs (if applicable to the role)

Further information about life at YSJ

Our attached 'further information' document below provides further information about our culture, achievements and testimonials from our employees.


Read more about our culture, inclusive community, working arrangements and benefits for York St John employees


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Read more about our commitment to managing and reducing our environmental impact and to promoting sustainable development wherever we can.

Closing Date -

Friday 07 November 2025 at midnight

Provisional Interview Date -

Wednesday 26 November 2025