Person Specification

Job Title:	Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Games Technical Design
School/Service:	School of Digital, Technologies and Arts

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
Criteria
1	Possession of a PhD or equivalent professional standing in a relevant subject area	E	A
2	GCSE/O’Level (or equivalent) Maths and English grade C or above	E	A
3	Previous experience of teaching and developing learning material	E	A/I
4	Specialist knowledge in Technical Games Design	D	A/I
5	Excellent knowledge of games development in using industry standard tools appropriate to your area of expertise, such as Unity3D or Unreal	E	A/I
6	Research experience with serious games, game-based learning, or other non-entertainment application of games technologies	D	A
7	A published online portfolio of professional practice or research output demonstrating subject excellence and innovation	D	A
8	An active research profile with a proven track record of REF returnable outputs	D	I
9	Experience of providing pastoral and academic support to students	E	I
10	Recent experience in the supervision of research projects within areas of specialism	D	I
11	A demonstrable record of engagement in research and innovation and/or advanced scholarly activity and knowledge exchange in subject specialism	E	A/I
12	An understanding of the key issues and challenges in the HE environment	D	I
13	A creative, innovative and flexible approach to facilitating learning, with commitment to ensuring an excellent student experience	E	I
14	Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage a diverse audience	E	A/I
15	An effective team player who is self-motivated, with good organisational skills and able to work on own initiative	E	I
16	An understanding of the University’s strategy and values, with the ability to demonstrate behaviours that align to the values	E	I
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17	Experience and knowledge of course management and implementing quality assurance and enhancement processes across awards	E	A/I
18	Significant experience of leading the development, design, delivery and assessment of modules and courses at various levels	E	A/I
19	Previous experience of teaching in HE and developing specialist teaching materials, with membership of the HE Academy or other equivalent teaching qualification	E	A/I
20	An understanding of the key issues and challenges in the HE environment with an ability to articulate a vision for the future development within area of specialism	E	I
21	Recent experience in the supervision of research projects within areas of specialism	E	I
22	An active research profile with a proven track record of REF returnable outputs	E	I

* A - Application Form   I - Interview