Course Leader MA Photography and Digital Practices

The opportunity

We are looking for an experienced academic to lead the development and delivery of a new fully online MA in Photography and Digital Practices.

You will join the London College of Communication Media School, Photography Programme and will work in collaboration with UAL Online, bringing your experience of teaching and practice in photography to develop a creative and future facing curriculum and learning experience for a new global audience of learners. The course will nurture experimentation, engagement with digital tools and methods and support students to develop individual contemporary digital practices.

You will manage the course academic staff, lead teaching and assessment, and will collaborate with UAL Online and college colleagues to support the development, launch and growth of the course.

Your profile

We are looking for someone with specialist academic and leadership experience in higher education and a strong understanding of the contemporary photographic and digital arts practice fields to lead this newly validated MA course. You will have experience of working with and teaching photography and new image making technologies including CGI and generative AI.

You’ll have established team working and communication skills and will be able to support a growing team with highly collaborative hybrid working methods. You will bring diverse perspectives and industry voices into the new course curriculum and will be ready to support a globally dispersed cohort to develop their individual digital and photographic practices.

You don’t need extensive experience of online teaching and learning, but you do need to be open to the advantages of flexible fully online delivery to widen access to Higher Education.

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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