About The Role

Falmouth University's Games Academy is looking for an Associate Lecturer to join our dynamic teaching team across Computing and Game Development courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The key duties of the role are primarily to deliver teaching material in our timetabled sessions and support students in one on one, small group, and workshop contexts. The focus will be on supporting mathematical sessions and, if applicable, supervising and guiding Game Development teams through the game development process.

Duties of the role also include:

Troubleshooting students' code and solving computing and mathematical problems
Supervising and assisting students with their game development work in the studio
Assisting programmers with individual practice projects, possibly including specialisms such as human computer interaction, graphics, A.I., or networking
Running workshops and tutorial sessions for mathematics
Assessing students' projects

About You

This role suits a current game development or computing professional, or a recent graduate of a Games Development or Computing programme, with experience of freelance or contract work. Qualifications and experience we are looking for include:

Good understanding of the role of a Games Programmer
Good understanding of mathematics appropriate to the programmes
In depth knowledge of programming languages such as C++ or Python
Confidence with implementation in Unreal and/or Unity Game Engines
Experience with low level programming libraries such as SDL
Experience working on game projects or similar
Familiarity with Agile project management

This Associate Lecturer will also assist with programming and maths tuition and help students gain familiarity with industry standard game software tools, including the latest versions of Unity and/or Unreal.

This is a fixed term, part time, hourly paid position based at our Penryn campus.

The closing date for the position is Monday 22 June 2026.

About Us

We offer excellent facilities and benefits, including:

- Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Annual salary increments (until top of grade reached)
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay/Adoption Pay

Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under represented and/or marginalised, as we strive for a diverse range of candidates.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Equality Act 2010: The University is an equal opportunity employer.

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