Lecturer – BA Culture, Criticism and Curation

The opportunity

Central Saint Martins is looking for an ambitious and critically engaged Lecturer to join our BA Culture, Criticism and Curation course, part of the Culture and Enterprise Programme. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a pioneering undergraduate course that explores the relationship between culture, contemporary practice, and society.

You’ll play a key role in shaping a curriculum that speaks to current debates across cultural studies, media, and curatorial practice—ensuring it remains inclusive, experimental and globally relevant. Working within a collaborative team, you’ll bring fresh ideas to both teaching and course development, drawing on your subject expertise to enrich the student learning experience.

Your profile

You are a creative, curious and critically-engaged educator or practitioner with expertise in cultural studies, media theory, digital culture or curatorial practice. You have experience of teaching in higher education and a strong understanding of inclusive, student-centred pedagogy. A postgraduate qualification and/or teaching qualification is desirable.

You're aware of key sector-wide conversations—especially around decolonising the curriculum and closing awarding gaps—and are eager to reflect these in your teaching and curriculum design. You bring strong communication skills, work well in teams, and are committed to enhancing the student experience across a diverse cohort.

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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