Lecturer in Theatre Design Digital Practices

Employer: University of the Arts London
Location: CCW - Merton Hall Road, London UK
Salary: £42,477 - £50,961 per annum pro rata
Contract: Part time
Hours: Part time

Job description

The opportunity

University of the Arts London (UAL) is looking for an experienced academic to deliver specialist teaching and academic guidance to students on our BA Theatre Design course.

Based at Wimbledon College of Arts, the BA Theatre Design course focuses on set and costume design, equipping students with the practical and conceptual skills required by today’s professional designers, to prepare them for work in live events, contemporary theatre and performance design.

As a Lecturer, you’ll be responsible for teaching and on-going scholarship on the course and across the programme. You’ll lead a year group on the course, managing, planning and delivering teaching and assessment that encourages student learning and development.

You’ll liaise with the course team to ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet an appropriate standard and quality, whilst also assisting with the coordination of visiting lecturers for specified units on the course.

About you

You’ll possess an undergraduate degree in a subject relevant to theatre design, as well as a postgraduate degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience demonstrated through your professional practice.

You’ll bring expert knowledge and experience of contemporary theatre and performance design practices, especially digital practices, as well as knowledge of the current discourses within theatre design.

You’ll also need knowledge and experience of theatre/performance design within an industry and research context, along with specific competencies in digital drafting and associated digitally based software platforms.

The scheduled interview date is 10/09/2024.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Lucy Algar, Course Leader BA Theatre Design / l.algar@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Adrienne Marsh, Resourcing Advisor / jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

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