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Job

Associate Lecturer – MA Design: Furniture

Central Saint Martins

Vacancy ID

12242

College/Exec Group

Central Saint Martins

Location

CSM - King's Cross, London UK

Salary

£27.89 - £35.09 per hour (basic) or £62.76 – £78.97 per hour of teaching and associated duties (enhanced)

Contract

Fixed Term

Hours

Various

Apply by

4 February 2026, 11:55 pm

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Central Saint Martins

The opportunity

We are seeking an associate lecturer to teach furniture design on MA Design: Ceramics, Furniture, Jewellery.

We are looking for someone with industry or production experience who can demonstrate an open and speculative ability to engage with the broad spectrum of furniture culture explored on the course. You will be interested in encouraging both conceptual experimentation and formal realisation via a clear professional knowledge.

You must be able to demonstrate that they have a critical sensitivity to the subject culture and the future possibilities of its historical, social, material, technological, psychological and environmental implications.

This is an hourly paid lecturer role – your schedule will be term time only and will vary throughout the year.

Your profile

We expect the right candidate to have teaching experience in an HE environment (as hourly paid, part time or full time) and HE qualifications related to furniture design. We are looking for someone who is a creative problem solver, communicates well, and works effectively in a team with a wide range of people. You will apply innovative approaches to teaching, learning or professional practice to support excellent teaching, pedagogy and inclusivity, drawing on your own research or practice to develop learning and assessment practice. We expect the successful candidate to build and maintain positive relationships with students.

You must be resident in the UK to be considered for Associate Lecturer vacancies.

If you wish to have a discussion about the specific requirements of role, please do feel free to contact Simon Fraser, Course Leader: s.fraser@csm.arts.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the process to apply for this role please email the CSM Staff Recruitment: CSM.staffrecruit@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.

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 hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

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