Associate Lecturer – Contextual Studies

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The opportunity

We are looking for a Contextual Studies Tutor who will help the students across both years of the M-Arch Architecture course. We are interested to hear from candidates with expertise in the history and theory of social and spatial justice and its relation to architectural design. The role is designed to help students develop their Contextual Studies enquiry and locate their work within the wider spatial practices environment.

The work comprises a combination of individual tutorials and a program of regular group seminars and contextual lectures and your duties will include the preparation of course material, teaching, administration and assessment.

Working closely with the Contextual Studies Lead and the team of design tutors, you will make a significant contribution to the quality of learning and support our students receive in order to enable them to complete their studies successfully. The theoretical content is in close dialog with the design elements of the course and offers a shared process for students to explore their work and the work of other students.

Further information on the M-Arch Architecture course should be viewed on the course pages before application: https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/architecture-spatial-and-interior-design/postgraduate/m-arch-architecture-csm

The work produced on the course is built around the three larger fields of Identity & Equity, Climate & Ecology and Publics & Commons. It is essential that you have expertise in these intersecting areas.

About you

This role is open to candidates who have completed their BA or MA in relevant fields. Interested candidates should upload a CV and cover letter by clicking “Apply” below. The CV should list your recent educational and professional experience (including dates and institutions/organisations). In your cover letter, please provide a paragraph or two explaining why you are interested in the role and how it relates to your skills, experience and interests.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed and, if considered to be appointable, added to a pool of potential ALs that may then be called upon at various points during the 2024-25 academic year for short hourly-paid engagements.

You must be resident in the UK to be considered for Associate Lecturer vacancies.

The closing date for applications is 2nd September 2024 at 23:55 (London time).

If you have any queries about the process to apply for this role please email the CSM Resourcing Team at: jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk.

If you wish to have a discussion about the specific requirements of role, please do feel free to contact Andreas Lang M Arch Course Leader – Spatial Practices, at: a.lang@csm.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.

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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