Lecturer in Photography

The Lecturer in Photography will contribute to the delivery, development, andleadership of teaching across the BA Photography programme and associatedphotography modules on BA Media & Communications and other programmes withinthe School. The postholder will support a critically engaged, practice-led and researchinformedcurriculum that reflects Goldsmiths' reputation for experimental,interdisciplinary, and socially engaged photographic practice. The role emphasisesteaching excellence, curriculum innovation, and pedagogic scholarship within acritically engaged, practice-led context., Teaching & Learning

• Design, deliver, and assess teaching across undergraduate photography
modules, including: o Studio-based practice teaching o Critical and contextual studies o Technical workshops (digital, analogue, expanded approaches)
• Contribute extensively to teaching on the BA Photography programme,
including lectures, seminars, critiques, and tutorials.
• Teach across standalone photography modules, including to interdisciplinary or
non-specialist cohorts.
• Supervise undergraduate dissertations and final-year practice-based projects.
• Provide high-quality, timely, and constructive feedback in line with institutional
policies.
• Foster an inclusive, accessible, and student-centred learning environment.
Curriculum Development & Pedagogic Innovation
• Take a leading role in the development and enhancement of the photography
curriculum, ensuring it is: o Experimentally driven and critically rigorous o Inclusive of diverse practices and global perspectives o Responsive to contemporary developments in photography and visual culture
• Develop new modules, short courses, or workshops (e.g. expanded
photography, digital imaging, AI, cross-media practice).
• Innovate in teaching methods, including studio pedagogy, critique formats, and
assessment strategies.
• Contribute to programme review, validation, and quality enhancement
processes. Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
• Engage in scholarship related to teaching and learning, including:
o Developing and evaluating pedagogic approaches o Disseminating teaching practices through publications, conferences, or workshops
• Maintain a professional profile in photography or related practices where
appropriate, informing teaching.
• Contribute to internal and external conversations on art and design pedagogy.
Student Support
• Act as a personal tutor, providing academic and pastoral guidance.
• Support students' professional development, including portfolio development,
exhibitions, and career pathways.
• Contribute to student recruitment, open days, and outreach activities.
Administration & Academic Leadership
• Undertake administrative responsibilities, including module coordination.
• Contribute to programme leadership (e.g. year coordination, admissions,
assessment boards).
• Participate in departmental committees and working groups.
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance and enhancement processes.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
• Embed inclusive and anti-racist pedagogies in teaching and curriculum design.
• Support Goldsmiths' commitment to widening participation and equitable
student outcomes.
• Promote diverse voices and practices within photography and visual culture.
  
  Postgraduate qualification (MA or equivalent) in Photography or a related A, C, I
discipline., Experience of curriculum design and pedagogic innovation. A, I Teaching qualification, Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) or A, I, C willingness to obtain Essential Criteria 2 - Experience Teaching experience in higher education or equivalent. A, I, R Evidence of teaching excellence and effective student engagement. A, I, R Ability to teach across analogue, digital, and expanded photographic approaches. A, I, R Desirable Criteria 2 - Experience Engagement with scholarship of teaching and learning (e.g. publications, A, I conference presentations). Practice-based experience in photography or related fields. A, I Essential Criteria 3 - Knowledge Commitment to inclusive pedagogy and student-centred learning. A, I Desirable Criteria 3 - Knowledge Experience of interdisciplinary teaching or working across programmes. A, I Knowledge of emerging technologies in photography and visual practice. A, I, Excellent communication, organisational, and administrative skills. A, I, R

Goldsmiths, University of London, is a world-leading centre of educational excellencewhere ground-breaking research meets innovative teaching and thinking. We're lookingfor inspiring and talented people to help build on our global reputation while also growingpersonally in a true learning organisation.As a college we are working to tackle inequality in all its forms and are working topromote equality on grounds of race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexualorientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity,and caring responsibilities. We are keen to attract candidates from diverse backgroundswho share our commitment to creating an inclusive culture in which all students and, Goldsmiths' School of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies is one ofthe longest established departments for teaching and researching media in the world.Housed in the award-winning Professor Stuart Hall Building, it has an internationallyoutstanding reputation for creative and radical thinking and practice. We arecommitted to a vibrant teaching and research programme that combines theory andpractice with interdisciplinary engagement with the latest developments inmedia, communications and cultural studies. The Department is currently ranked inthe top 4 best UK institutions for communication and media studies (QS WorldRankings by subject 2025) and second in the UK for research assessed as 3
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- with 96% of our research evaluated as 'world leading or internationally excellent' inthe latest Research Excellence Framework (2021).The Department enjoys a diversity of approaches to the teaching and research ofmedia and culture. It has equal research strengths in media and communications andin cultural studies research, in humanities and social sciences approaches, and intheory- and practice-driven work. It operates across these boundaries whereverpossible achieving genuine synergies in both theory and practice across teaching andresearch that receive international acclaim from the academy and industry. Thepreservation of across/inter-disciplinary diversity and methodological pluralism isimportant for the Department's mission for politically engaged research that is criticaland creative and has impact beyond the academy.Its research and teaching spans a wide range of topics and modes of enquiry - fromphilosophical studies of technology and human life to sociological investigations ofmedia production and use; from issues of cultural identities, embodiment andbecoming to feminist, queer theory and critical race, postcolonial and decolonialstudies; from global screen studies and transnational investigations of media andculture to critical (media) ecologies and environmental humanities; from politicaleconomic studies of news media and journalism, power, policy and politics toanthropological studies of media as social activism and sociological studies ofcreative labour in the world of fashion and art.


• Competitive salary
• Working in Zone 2, with fantastic transport links and interest free travel to work loans
• Excellent annual leave entitlement plus additional closure days at Christmas and
Easter
• 3 days of volunteering leave per annum, plus parental and study leave allowance.
• Maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave and pay
• Membership of USS or LPFA pension scheme, dependent upon grade
• Contractual sick pay provision
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7/365 confidential and
free advice, support, and information service on a range of personal, family, or workrelated matters.
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing initiatives including the Chaplaincy and Staff Choir
• On-site dining facilities
• Access to University of London facilities such as Senate House Library
• Membership of Staff Diversity Networks: (Dis)Ability, Goldsmiths Race Equality
Group, LGBTQ+, Menopause, Parents and Carers, Women at Goldsmiths. (Staff are also encouraged to join networks as Allies should they wish to do so rather than as members)