Interim Senior Lecturer Fine Art
Employer: University of the Arts London
Location: CCW - Millbank, London UK
Salary: £58,193 to £70,291 per annum pro rata
Contract: Part time
Hours: Part time
Job description
The opportunity
The Senior Lecturer is responsible for on-going teaching, curriculum development, scholarship and related academic administration on the BA Fine Art course at Chelsea College of Arts. The BA Fine Art course runs a practical learning-through-doing events-based curriculum that hosts a very large, international, and diverse student cohort.
You are a recognised authority in the contemporary art subject area; as evidenced through a track record of professional practice within the artworld at international level, with specific expertise in:
- Artistic practice that is grounded in digital and emerging technologies
- Event production, exhibition making, and/or curatorial practice
- Practice-based art writing that does not adhere to formal academic conventions
You will teach both practice and writing across year groups as required in response to Course developments.
The Senior Lecturer will develop professionally-purposed pedagogy and enhance the BA curriculum in innovative directions, drawing on their experience and networks to prepare students for ambitious graduate futures within culture sectors in the UK and globally.
About you
Your established practice in the contemporary art sector at international level will demonstrate your expertise in your specialist area. You will have a recognised track record of innovative practice in the specific areas of (but not limited to): art production that is located within digital and new technologies, art writing, exhibition/event production.
You will have an astute understanding of a broad range of international art practices, histories, contexts, and graduate destinations. Your knowledge of contemporary art and contexts from non-European regions is desirable.
You will have a proven track record of teaching in the HE sector, and experience of working with substantial and culturally diverse cohorts. You will have a dynamic and engaging approach to working with others that promotes inclusivity, initiative, and professionalism.
You will be well-organised, inspirational, have outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and be a confident and engaging public speaker. You will have excellent professional networks within the UK and internationally that you can draw upon as needed. Your proven experience of complex project and schedule management, working within a team, and supporting the needs of others, individually and in large groups, is essential.
Interviews will take place on 23 October 2024.
Should you any questions about the role, please contact Ben Fitton / b.fitton@chelsea.arts.ac.uk.
Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Christine Crouch / 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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