Lecturer in Digital Design

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Division: Media, Communication and Performing Arts

Duration: Open-Ended

Hours: 17.5 hours per week (0.5FTE)

Grade/Salary: Grade 8: £44,746 - £56,535 pro rata (with possible progression to £63,606)

Ref: CVMC05528A

The Division of Media, Communication and Performing Arts (MCPA) seeks to appoint two new positions on Scotland's newest graphic design degree BA(Hons) Digital and Graphic Design. We wish to recruit a MAC technician to support the new design students with set up, maintenance and support of QMU's new MAC suite. We also wish to recruit a Digital Design lecturer to share the teaching of the first three graphic design modules in this new programme in QMU's new MAC suite.

QMU has a long track record of delivering industry relevant Media, Marketing and Arts degrees. You would be joining an established team of design and media academics to teach on/support BA(Hons) Digital and Graphic Design's first cohort of undergraduate students.

You would contribute to the delivery of the first year modules to provide digital graphic design students with the fundamental grounding in core digital graphic design practical, contextual and technical skill sets.

The successful lecturer candidate will combine academic knowledge with up to date industry relevant skills in the broad area of digital graphic design, with a focus on teaching first year design students at the start of their careers.

Applicants should hold a postgraduate degree in the relevant subject area.

While applicants would require understanding of the wider field of digital graphic design (graphic design, motion design and/or interaction design), they would be expected to provide the Division with specific knowledge and expertise teaching design principles (layout, typography, composition, visual communication, etc.) to undergraduate students.

The lecturer post holder would primarily focus on delivering existing digital graphic design modules and may be required to contribute towards developing new modules related to their knowledge and expertise.

Lecturer applicants would benefit from strong graphic design, motion design and/or interaction design experience and industry connections.

Specific modules that the postholder may contribute to include:

• Digital Design 101
• Designing for Audiences

For those with a track record of relevant research outputs who wish to be appointed on a Teaching and Research contract, the position will enable them to join the Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre for Culture in Society.

The closing date for this position is 22nd July 2026

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we can not progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.