Course Leader, MA Academic Practice in Art, Design & Communication

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The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative academic to play a key role in the development of our distinctive approach to Academic Practice in an arts university environment. 

MA Academic Practice is designed for UAL staff who have completed the PgCert Academic Practice or an equivalent course, and who wish to pursue academic practice ideas in more depth. Participants typically undertake educational research, but can also opt to undertake arts-based practice research.

We are looking to recruit a talented educator who has experience and understanding of leading degree courses in the arts university context. Your vision will be closely connected to the future of academic practice, particularly in relation to contemporary turns in research methods and practices. The Course Leader is responsible for overseeing teaching, curriculum development, implementation, and academic leadership for the course; as well as line management of a small team of senior lecturers and hourly paid staff. You will teach across a range of units in both the MA and PgCert Academic Practice courses.

You will be an experienced educator and have a future-facing and pedagogically informed approach to the course’s curriculum development and delivery in light of the changing landscape of arts higher education.

About you

• You will be an experienced course leader who will assure an inclusive, progressive, and high-quality student experience.
• You will be an active researcher, who will contribute knowledge of Academic Practice with specialist expertise in research methods and methodologies.
• You will love teaching research in our staff-as-students community of practice across a range of disciplines and job families, able to support our participants to develop social science and arts-based research projects.
• You will have a postgraduate qualification in a related area, as well as a higher education teaching qualification and be an Advance HE Fellow (FHEA).

We particularly encourage applications from academics from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds, who are currently under-represented within the University in this area.

Before completing an application form, candidates should please download the candidate information pack and the job description/person specification for the role and read the full list of requirements and selection criteria before applying as this will be the criteria on which your application will be assessed.  

Closing date for applications, Thursday 23 November 23:55pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 5 December 2023.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Catherine Smith, Programme Director Academic Practice: c.h.smith@arts.ac.uk

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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