Graduate Teaching Assistant, MA Applied Imagination

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that teaches students become a problem-finder and change-makers by applying imagination and question existing assumptions in the creative disciplines. MA Applied Imagination is a non-disciplinary, student-centred course directing your development as a confident and responsible creative practitioner capable of achieving change. 

MA Applied Imagination is an ambitious, innovative and active course community who recognise the cross-disciplinary nature of contemporary global challenges. Students engage in original, self-directed research journeys, forming their own external networks and experimenting with new forms of knowledge production. 

The course is committed to developing ethical applied imagination practices. To achieve this, we are working to embed UAL’s Principles for Climate, Social and Racial Justice into the course.   

The Graduate Teaching Assistant role will include:  

• Playing an important role in helping students see how parts of the courses connect together, including helping build a sense of continuity between lectures, briefs, work-in-progress feedback from tutors and peers.  

• This role includes mentoring current students by sharing their experiences of understanding briefs, developing creative processes and demonstrating how their work meets assessment requirements and learning outcomes. 

About you

We are looking for a Graduate teaching Assistant to work with MA Applied Imagination. We are looking for MA Applied Imagination graduates, who are looking to develop their teaching and learning skills.

As a GTA you will also undertake sole delivery of small group teaching (e.g. webinars), and to contribute to preparation and joint delivery (with senior academic staff) of lectures as appropriate including:

– Assisting more experienced academic and technical staff in the maintenance of proper conduct in Studios and Workshops. 
– Undertaking related academic administration (e.g. attendance registers). 
– Undertaking appropriate staff development (e.g. CLTAD teaching course) to support these responsibilities. 
– Coordinating and supporting the course team with the planning and development of the end of year Festival (Showcase).  

If you wish to apply for this post, please complete the application form, outlining how you meet the requirements of the role. In your supporting statement, please provide a paragraph or two explaining why you are interested in the role and how it relates to your skills, experience and interests (max 1 page) in a word or PDF format.

The closing date is 31 October 2024 at 23:55:00 GMT

If you have any queries about this role, or wish to have a discussion about the specific requirements of role, please do feel free to contact Richard Reynolds, at r.reynolds@csm.arts.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact the Resourcing Team at email the CSM Resourcing Team at: jobenquiries@csm.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.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

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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