Course Leader and Senior Lecturer, MSc Creative Robotics

Employer: University of the Arts London
Location: CCI - Peckham Road, London UK
Salary: £50,961 – £61,398 per annum plus £2,000 additional responsibility allowance for course leadership
Contract: Full time
Hours: Full time

Job description

The opportunity

The UAL Creative Computing Institute seeks an experienced individual to lead the MSc Creative Robotics course, provide proactive academic teaching, curriculum development and scholarships within the UAL Creative Computing Institute. If you are an interdisciplinary academic, experienced in academic leadership and course management and with skills in the creative computing field, this role offers a fantastic platform to develop your career.

About you

The post-holder will be expected to:

• Hold a PhD in a relevant Creative Robotics field. 
• Have demonstrable experience in teaching and assessment in Higher Education and a track record of professional and/or academic practice across teaching and research in Creative Robotics and Computing.
• Have experience of course/curriculum leadership and management in an area of practice/study related to creative computing at HE level.
• Considers equality, diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of teaching and assessment and student experiences within a course.
• Motivates and leads a team effectively, setting clear objectives to manage performance.
• Evidence of research, knowledge exchange and/or professional practice that contributes to the advancement of Creative Robotics activity and is relevant to the goals of the Programme, College and University.
• Significant knowledge of a specialism relevant to the mission of the Creative Computing Institute in Human Computer Interaction, Creative AI and Digital Platforms, including areas of creative coding, physical computing, computational technologies and platforms, VR/XR and other related disciplines.
• Plans, prioritises and manages resources effectively to achieve objectives.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Senior Resourcing Adviser via email at RKEEstaffrecruitment@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 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth 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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