The Northern School of Art has a 150-year heritage delivering high quality education for the creative industries. The higher education campus, based in the vibrant North East, offers an authentic Art School community where students and students collaborate across disciplines. We are seeking a dynamic Lecturer (Creative Practitioner) to join our BA (Hons) Photography team. Through ongoing collaboration with industry partners and affiliation with the Association of Photographers (AOP), our programme covers everything from analogue darkroom practices to industry-standard digital studio workflows, post-production in the rapidly changing digital landscape. The person we appoint will work in the Visual Art faculty as a highly technical, studio focused academic specialist. Appropriate industry experience in photography will be required, which should include at least 5 years experience of studio practice and a thorough understanding of digital equipment and software, as well as darkroom and analogue processes. Essential to this role are excellent administrative, planning, and organisational skills, as you will take responsibility and lead in areas such as academic assessment, module development, student progress and attendance. You will collaborate with colleagues to ensure the development of the academic curriculum and currency of the programme, ensuring the programme is aligned to the forefront of the industry. We are looking for a professional with relevant industry experience, as well as knowledge of contextual research and the current professional practice within the global photography sector. Academic experience in a higher education setting in Photography would be desirable. What will you get if you join us? • Work for an institution that supports work-life balance, and cares for the wellbeing of staff; • Staff development opportunities; • Generous annual leave; • Free confidential counselling service and physiotherapy; • Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses for VDU use; • Free IT products including Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud; • Professional fees paid by the School; • Staff recognition awards • Free car parking and access to other staff benefits; and • Access to the Local Government Pension scheme (with significant employer contributions).