School of Sport, Science and Engineering
About this role
Join our highly professional, committed and student focused academic community, based at the Bognor Regis Campus. The Lecturer in Games Design and Development will contribute to the BA (Hons) Games Design & Development programme.
Lecturers will teach as a member of the teaching team in a developing capacity within an established programme of study and/or across developing areas, with the assistance of a mentor and/or senior colleague if required.
About you
The appointed postholder will have a wide range of interdisciplinary skills that could include, though not limited to, coding (C# or C++), game engine proficiency (Unity/Unreal), gameplay/systems programming, games design, games theory, and an understanding of industry standard pipelines/workflow. It is essential you have a good understanding of the history and context of the UK games industry and career pathways. This post may suit an industry practitioner looking to start a career in higher education.
Your teaching will be informed by a combination of practical experience and/or research to support high quality learning and teaching, experience of using Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), and the use of technologies to enhance the learning, assessment of and feedback to our students.
About the team
You will work within the team to strengthen the distinctiveness of the University’s student experience as high-quality, personalised, accessible and aspirational. You’ll need to demonstrate an ability to work effectively and positively within a small academic team, excellent teaching methods with the ability to develop a variety of approaches to learning and teaching that is student-centred, inclusive and flexible. A top 30 UK University who prides itself on our sense of community, including an excellent staff experience.
In addition to your salary we offer a competitive reward package with a range of staff benefits and discounts which include:
1. Defined Benefit pension scheme via our provider the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. Your own monthly contributions are enhanced with employer contributions and a substantial automatic lump sum life cover scheme enhancement.
2. A paid closure period over the Christmas break is in addition to our generous holiday allowance of 35 days pro rata with bank holidays too and an occupational sickness scheme.
3. There’s also an on-site gym at our Chichester campus; a cycle purchase salary sacrifice scheme; subsidised bus travel between our Bognor and Chichester campuses and Chichester town centre; 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme to support our staff and extensive personal / professional training opportunities throughout the year.
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Enquiries are welcomed by Mike Lauder m.lauder@chi.ac.uk
Closing Date: 27 July 2025
Interview Date: 13 August 2025
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