Senior Demonstrator - Photography

Job Reference

• 0946-26
• Date Posted
• Thursday 29 October 2026
• Application Closing Date
• Thursday 12 November 2026 at 11.59pm
• Location
• Preston Campus
• Salary
• £30,986 to £35,302 per annum pro rata

Basis

• Part Time
• Contract Type
• Fixed Term until 1 September 2027 or upon return of substantive post holder, whichever is sooner
• Job Category / Type
• Professional Services
• School / Service
• School of Arts and Media
• Hours
• 14.80 hours per week
• Interview Date
• Thursday 19 November 2026
• Job details

When you work for the University of Lancashire, you’ll be part of a thriving community of talent that’s united in a common commitment to transform lives. We do this by delivering an outstanding educational experience and creating prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be playing a vital part in helping us achieve our vision.

About the role:

The School of Arts and Media are looking to appoint a Senior Demonstrator to deliver on the BA(Hons) Photography course. BA(Hons) Photography at the University of Lancashire has an excellent reputation for delivering graduate success and high-ranking scores in the National Student Survey.

Photography is a rapidly evolving subject area, and teaching staff are expected to keep up to date with professional developments and align project briefs and teaching sessions accordingly. Students work across a range of photographic genres and develop their photographic practice through structured delivery and independent study, utilising specialist technical spaces to produce high-quality photographic outputs.

You will work as part of the Photography team with teaching responsibilities across areas of course delivery including teaching, assessment, feedback, and course review, while contributing to the administrative duties required of the course. This will include the delivery of practical teaching sessions, workshops and tutorials to undergraduate level students, helping to provide support to students in completing their practical projects and assignment work.

About you:

The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant subject or closely related discipline, with experience of working within Photography and understanding of the practical and theoretical skills relevant to photographic practice, alongside an understanding of how to develop these skills in students.

Use of AI in applications: We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience and the written elements of your application should accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

What we can offer you:

We have a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits – from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform which includes a 24/7 online GP.

Our people are our most important asset. We’ll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you’ll be making a positive difference to other people’s lives.

About us:

We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.

The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.

Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.