"Lecturer in Performance and Production"

Liverpool John Moores University is seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Performance and Production to support our exciting new degree programme: BA (Hons) Performance and Production, commencing in September 2025.

The Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries (within which Performance and Production sits) offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Film Studies, Journalism, Media Production, as well as Art and Design and fosters strong interdisciplinary connections across subject areas. The School is home to the Institute of Art & Technology, a centre for interdisciplinary research and development, housing specialist labs and facilities dedicated to experimental technologies, contemporary art, exhibitions, and urban and cultural practice. It benefits from key resources including the Exhibition Research Lab, Fab Lab, and a range of collaborative partnerships bridging the creative arts, technology, and cultural innovation.

This innovative programme reimagines our traditional Drama provision for a new generation of practitioners, researchers, and creative professionals. Structured around three interrelated strands - Performance, Socially Engaged Practice, and Production - the programme places collaboration, experimentation, civic engagement and critical inquiry at its core.

We invite applications from candidates with a grounding in contemporary performance praxis and performance studies, with particular expertise in the application of immersive technologies in performance. The successful candidate will contribute to modules that explore the intersections of performance and technology—enabling students to engage both critically and creatively with emerging and hybrid forms.

Areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to:

• Immersive and interactive performance environments
• Digital scenographies and spatial design
• Sound, aurality, and spatial audio practices
• Online, virtual, and hybrid performance practices
• Interdisciplinary and collaborative methodologies

The postholder will support student-led performance work, contribute to curriculum development, and respond to current developments in the wider cultural and creative industries. They will be expected to contribute to the School’s research and knowledge exchange agenda, participate in interdisciplinary teaching, and help build partnerships across the creative and cultural sectors.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking academic team and play a central role in the establishment of a distinctive, future-facing programme that reflects the evolving landscape of performance and production in the 21st century.

LJMU offers an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.

This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do.

If you feel that this is the role you have been looking for and your skills and experience can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you.

LJMU is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities irrespective of age, transgender status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and religion or belief. All our appointments are made on merit.

Interviews: W/b Sept 8th 2025

Informal enquiries may be made to:

• Dr Sarah Haynes, Subject Lead for Journalism, Film, Media Production and Performance and Production: s.haynes@ljmu.ac.uk
• Dr Demetris Zavros, Programme Lead for Performance and Production: d.zavros@ljmu.ac.uk