Lecturer for Creative, Scientific and Scenic Writing 25 – 35%

About the job

• Design, management and implementation of courses in the field of writing in the context of illustration and visual storytelling
• Teaching the basics and advanced practices of creative, essayistic and scenic writing in connection with image processes
• Supporting students in the development of texts for picture stories, comics, graphic novels, essays, artistic publications and project-related texts
• Promoting the understanding of text-image relationships, dramaturgy, rhythm, perspective and voice
• Assisting students in writing concepts, reflections and theoretical works
• Contributing to the further development of the study area and the department
• Close collaboration with the program management and the teaching team for continuous optimization of teaching
• Writing as part of artistic practice is central: as a tool for developing narratives, sharpening ideas, and as an independent form of expression in dialogue with visual media.

• Completed university degree (Master or Diploma) in literature, cultural or media studies, art, theater, dramaturgy, creative writing or a related field
• Own practice in the field of literary writing, visual storytelling, comic/graphic novel, essay or artistic text production
• Experience with narrative forms at the interface of text and image
• Interest in current discourses in illustration (fiction & non-fiction), storytelling and visual culture
• Experience working with different text forms (e.g. essay, scientific text, dramaturgical text, artistic text, project and concept texts)
• Pedagogical or didactic experience, ideally in a university context. A university certificate is desirable and can be obtained as part of the employment
• Ideally a network in the national literature and cultural scene with orientation towards current developments and discourses.
• Engagement with social issues and their integration into teaching
• Structured, independent and reliable working style as well as high initiative in developing and implementing innovative teaching concepts
• Communicative and team-oriented personality
• Very good German skills as well as good English skills, ideally French skills

• The opportunity to bring your own practice of writing and text work into teaching and exchange with students
• A versatile teaching activity in a design-oriented and practice-related degree program
• An inspiring environment with a focus on illustration, narration and visual culture
• Collaboration with a committed team of lecturers and students
• Access to infrastructure, workshops and artistic networks
• Workplace: Campus Viscosistadt, Emmenbrücke

As the largest educational institution of the six Central Swiss cantons, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is at the pulse of the times with its offerings. Forward-looking and innovative, nationally and internationally, we impart knowledge. Shape the future with us and become part of our shared, sustainable future.