The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Location:LondonSalary:£46,474 to £61,945 per annum (commensurate to experience) including London Weighting, Grade 6Hours:Full TimeContract Type:PermanentPlaced On:10th March 2026Closes:1st April 2026
About The Role
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is seeking to appoint a permanent Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Production Practices. The postholder will act as Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Production Technologies & Stage Management for an initial fixed term of five years. Following this period, they will continue in a permanent role at a grade/title commensurate with experience.
Central’s mission is to inspire, educate and train the change-makers of tomorrow to shape our artistic and social world. We provide world-leading and transformative education that not only produces exceptional research and scholarly outputs, but also positively impacts society and culture.
We are looking for a colleague with significant subject knowledge and professional practice, alongside experience of teaching and learning in Higher Education. You will oversee a curriculum that is inclusive, forward-looking and at the cutting edge of Production practices. Applicants with professional experience in live performance, theatre or events across a range of scales and genres are welcome. This might include Lighting, AV, Production Management, Stage Management and related disciplines such as Immersive Technologies.
As Programme Leader, you will have teaching and assessment responsibility for modules primarily within Production Technologies and Stage Management. You will also contribute to Central’s wider academic community, maintaining a portfolio of high-quality research, scholarship and/or knowledge exchange in collaboration with colleagues across the school.
You will be joining a supportive and dynamic department of academics, educators and practitioners, home to a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in technical, design, production and pedagogy. This is an exciting moment of strategic growth for Central, and your leadership will help shape an inclusive, sustainable and cutting-edge Production Technologies and Stage Management education.
HOW TO APPLY
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Please note that this role is not eligible for sponsorship of a Skilled Worker Visa.
Please complete our online application Section A and Section B by midday on 1st April 2026
It is anticipated that interviews and assessments will take place in person on 22nd April 2026 Please note that we currently do not reimburse travel expenses.
We aim to shortlist all applications within 2 weeks of the advert closing date. If you do not hear from us within this time, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
