Lecturer in Acting

Description

1.0FTE

2 year fixed term contract

Agile working arrangements

Candidates will be expected to work on campus teaching or engaged with students, assisting with recruitment, outreach and open days at least 4 days per week. Working from home will be limited to one day a week and this can be used for admin, research and non-student facing activities.

About the school

The School of Creative Arts traces its distinguished history back to 1852 when the Cheltenham School of Art was established. Today, as one of the four constituent Schools in the University of Gloucestershire, the School of Creative Arts currently has over 2300 students and offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, aswell as Postgraduate Study & PhD's

Subjects offered by the School of Creative Arts include, Humanities, Journalism, Film & TV, Art & Design, Performing Arts, Photography, and Architecture, Construction & Environment.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals, with either an academic or drama/performance expertise in theatre to make a major contribution to the teaching of modules on the BA (Hons) Acting & BA (Hons) Musical Theatre courses, with an emphasis on movement and voice, devising and improvisation, collaborative performance, the arts in education and approaches to research.

About the role

Our teaching is intensely practical, with real world partnerships, projects and productions. We support our students to get out into the world with the right skills to help them become visible, viable practitioners.

We are proud to have created an ethos which both stretches and supports our performance students, challenging them to be the best possible versions of themselves in line with the university’s key pillars of careers, connections and community.

We’re now looking for new people to join our team: you will be teaching across our BA Acting and BA Musical Theatre courses, engaging our students with their ever-evolving craft and involving them in the arts sector more widely. You’ll join a team of experts and teach on courses recently refined to bring out the best in our students and develop our future practitioners.

We work flexibly; we want to be innovative and emulate best practice. Our team need people with expertise in the following areas:

• Movement and voice
• Devising and improvisation
• Collaborative performance
• The Arts in Education
• Research Methods

How to apply

To apply please click on APPLY at the bottom of this page, you will be asked to submit a CV along with a Supporting Statement that addresses how you meet the essential criteria or complete the attached application form. CVs alone will not be considered.

Contact details

David Last, Academic Course Leader for BA Musical Theatre, dlast@glos.ac.uk

Craig Norman, Academic Course Leader for BA Acting, cnorman2@glos.ac.uk

Fiona Curran, Deputy Head of School, Arts, Culture & Environment, fcurran@glos.ac.uk

Key dates

Closing date: 20th November 2026

Interview: 11th December 2026

The University willconsider applications requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship where the role meets the relevant immigration requirements. Eligibility for sponsorship will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account both the role and the individual circumstances of the candidate.

To avoid disappointment please apply early, should we find a suitable candidate we will close the advert.

For more information about out benefits and working for the University please click here

The University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community and welcomes applications from currently under-represented sections of our workforce. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring that the University is inclusive and accessible. As part of this commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the definition of disability set out in the Equality Act 2010 and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification.

The University has also signed the Armed Forces Covenant, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly and are not disadvantaged. For applicants, this means we aim to ensure fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process, recognise and value the transferable skills andexperience gained through military service. As part of this commitment, we guarantee an interview to veterans and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria within the job specification.

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