Specialist Technician (Learning & Teaching) 3D Workshops; Metal and Fabrication

The opportunity

Would you like to work in a professionally equipped metal workshop, with a senior metal fabrication technician where you could help students make almost anything?

We have a brilliant metal fabrication workshop where we offer: MIG & TIG welding, steel fabrication, sheet work, and light engineering. We also have a small provision for digital fabrication through 3D printing dies and a water jet cutter. Your ability to expand this digital offer and help us grow our facility and offer of skills is highly desirable. We have a large student demand to support kinetic work and skills in this area are also highly desirable.  How do you imagine inhabiting a role like this? Tell us what you have to offer!

Your profile

You'll be responsible for teaching BA, MA & research students of all abilities studying Art and Design. You'll help them by creating either individual or group learning activities to meet a wide spectrum of proposals/ideas/projects. You'll be thinking on your feet to create plans for students to prototype and develop that match their experience, skills, budget and time constraints. You'll be motivated by ideas that are often bizarre and challenging. You'll also do all of this whilst helping to run a welcoming, safe, and inclusive making environment.

Is this you? APPLY and tell us about yourself?

The scheduled interview date is the week commencing 15 September 2025.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Taylor Huggins, 3D Workshops Manager / taylor.huggins@arts.ac.uk

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Adrienne Marsh, Resourcing Adviser at jobs.ccw@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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