Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Image Practice

The opportunity

We are looking for a Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Image Practice to join our teaching team at London College of Communication (LCC).

Based in the Design School at LCC, you will be responsible for teaching, administration, assessment, curriculum development, and on-going scholarship on the BA Illustration and Visual Media course, helping to prepare the next generation of creative and innovative illustrators.

Working closely with your course team colleagues, you will propose and implement actions and interventions that support the needs and interests of a diverse student group, maximising opportunities that will help students achieve their full potential.

Additionally, you will lead and support the development of curricula, pedagogy and teaching across the course to enhance the student experience and expand illustration and visual media across the creative disciplines.

You will also work with the Course Leader, students and colleagues across the College to promote and develop the subject through conferences, public exhibitions and other contributions to research and knowledge exchange.

 

Further information should be viewed on the course pages before application: Illustration and Visual Media

Your profile

You will be a specialist practitioner and/or researcher who is keen to use your academic and/or industry-based experience to support the development of student work on the BA Illustration and Visual Media course.

You will need previous higher education experience, including experience of teaching illustration and interdisciplinary image practices.

You should have a strong understanding of the contemporary context of illustration and visual media in an academic and/or professional setting and be engaged in relevant networks and communities of practice within this and/or related fields.

You will also demonstrate a commitment to the advancement of your field through critical, theoretical and technical engagement with contemporary image production.

 

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

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.

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

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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