Teesside University is a modern university, proud of our 85-year heritage and of our commitment to putting students at the heart of everything we do through significant investment in our estate, innovative teaching and research, and our unrivalled links with industry and the professions.

We are looking for an individual with a good honours degree and higher degree in a relevant discipline, plus significant practical experience, to provide learning, teaching and assessment within the academic discipline of Comics, Graphic Novels and Sequential Art. You will also be required to undertake research/scholarly activity and/or consultancy and where necessary establish and maintain effective liaison with external organisations.

You must be able to demonstrate experience of contributing to curriculum design and development and be willing to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Excellent theoretic understanding of comics, graphic novels and sequential art industries is essential as is an understanding of current and emerging platforms and practice and social, political and economic movements and culture within the field.

This post is available on a full-time or job share basis. (If you wish to apply on a job share basis you must state this on your application).

The Tees Valley is an enjoyable place to live – in the heart of the North of England’s coastline and countryside, with easy access to Durham, Newcastle and York.

Apply here if you would like to join us.

Closing date: 3 December 2017