Research Degrees Coordinator

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The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join the London College of Communication Research team, leading work to expand the capacity of the PhD programme as our student cohort grows. 

The research community at LCC is made up of world-renowned practitioners and theorists specialising in film, current practices and histories of photography, communication studies, sound arts, graphic and information design, and spatial design.

Working with the Associate Dean of Research, Research Co-ordinators and research pathways colleagues, the Research Degrees Coordinator’s primary responsibility will be to foster a welcoming and supportive research environment for PhD students throughout the journey from application to alum. You will have the opportunity to provide both academic and pastoral support, including settling in new students, nurturing relationships with established students, monitoring progress, offering guidance on research ethics, maintaining and further developing a positive research culture and enabling students to access research resources. You will also lead the LCC Research Student Forum, manage the Student Support Fund and hold regular meetings with PhD student representatives.

About you

With a strong academic background, including a PhD or higher-level research degree, you’ll be a PhD supervisor with real enthusiasm and commitment to developing LCC postgraduate research student culture and possess a passion for creating an even more diverse and inclusive culture.

The successful candidate will have supervised at least one PhD to successful completion, ideally as a Director of Studies. They should be familiar with debates and research relating to access and the PhD student pipeline for global majority students and have undertaken successful completion of the ‘Supervising Research Degrees’ unit at UAL, or an equivalent qualification elsewhere.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk or telephone: 020 7514 7985

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.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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