[ecrea] Course Director, Visual Effects BA, London South Bank University

I draw your attention to the following vacancy (0.6, Senior Lecturer, 
Grade 8). Further details can be found at:
http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/php5c-cgiwrap/hrweb/index.php/currentvacancies/J00853-1/1160 


This is a new course with a small initial cohort, but it’s going to 
grow, hence we will consider growing the post to full-time next year
OR offering a second 0.6 depending on successful recruitment and the 
establishment of the programme. We will be seeking Skillset
Accreditation in due course. The BA is one of a kind worldwide – the 
first to share one or two modules with our new Special Effects
BSC and Theatre Technologies BA. It was highly commended by our two 
external examiners. For further details see below…visits to
our new state-of-the-art Elephant Studios are encouraged…just contact me 
to arrange a time. I can also show interested potential
candidates our huge VR demonstration lab, and three other Green Screen 
studios. LSBU was also recently voted one of the top 20
Higher Education Institutions to work for in the UK and we have a great 
central London campus, just south of the Tate, the Globe,
And the SouthBank Arts Centre(s).


     Job details

Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Visual Effects (0.6)

School of Arts and Creative Industries

Lecturer – £34,918 - £41,030 per annum pro rata (including London Weighting)

Senior Lecturer - £42,158 - £49,676 per annum pro rata (including London 
Weighting)

Part Time/ Permanent

Reference: J00853-1

We are seeking an experienced industry practitioner or 
practitioner-academic to run our new Bachelor of Arts Degree in VFX. BA 
Visual Effects launches in September, 2017 in our new £4 million state 
of the art Elephant Studios complex, based on campus. The new three-year 
course received high commendation on its successful validation and we 
will be seeking accreditation with Creative Skillset once the course has 
had a successful first year. Overall, the programme of study is 70% 
practical work and 30% theory. The theory modules are taught with our 
Special Effects BSc (in the School of Engineering) and Theatre 
Technology BA, who share an interest in the critical examination of 
spectacle and illusion found, for example, in the work of George Melies 
and Karel Zeman. The School of Arts and The Creative Industries is one 
of the most vibrant in the university and its three Divisions span 
Creative Technologies, Film and Media, and Arts and Performance. 
Collaborative working between the Divisions and courses is highly 
encouraged.

Elephant Studios: A fully equipped film studio, 11 Edit and Grading 
suites, 2 x Green Screens, a multimedia lab, a 360 Dolby ‘Atmos’ 
surround sound studio, and two Gaming Design Studios. There are also 
four further Green Screen studios across the University, a small motion 
capture studio, and a large VR lab. It is intended that a motion capture 
lab will be developed for the study of Performance Capture, in 2018. A 
student ‘base room’ will also be provided for the VFX students with high 
specification computers. For the capturing of live action students will 
also have the opportunity to work with performance students in our Edric 
Theatre and Studio, as well as in the Film Studio.

VFX is a growing area for London South Bank University, we are therefore 
seeking a strong practitioner or practitioner-academic who enjoys 
teaching to take the course forward. Experience working in the VFX 
industry will be essential, and good industry links will be a strong 
advantage. You are likely to also be interested in technical and 
aesthetic developments in the VFX and allied fields. We have a thriving 
research culture and an international creative partnership with Ryerson 
University in Toronto, Canada. The software taught on the course will 
reflect the standard VFX cannon therefore current knowledge of common 
programmes is essential. Experience of directing live action will also 
be an advantage but not essential. The course will have an allocation of 
sessional lecturers and the shared use of studio technicians. A 
competitive salary is on offer, with a discretionary industry supplement 
for the right candidate.

About us

London South Bank University has a heritage of delivering professional 
training in the heart of London since 1892. As a modern university, our 
highly vocational undergraduate degrees are geared to employment success 
and we were voted the No. 1 London Modern University for graduate 
starting salaries by the Sunday Times League Table (2016). In February 
2016 we opened the £4 million interlinked media space, Elephant Studios, 
providing cutting-edge facilities for our School of Arts and Creative 
Industries, putting London South Bank University at the forefront of 
world leading education in Journalism, Sound Design, Film Practice, 
Photography, Game Development, Visual Effects, Web Production, Digital 
Design, and Performance Studies.

For further information or to book a tour of Elephant Studios contact: 
Professor Lizzie Jackson E: (lizzie.jackson /at/ lsbu.ac.uk)

*Closing date midnight 31st August 2016*


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