Course Leader Graduate Diploma Fine Art

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The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an established practitioner with international profile to lead and shape the development of the Graduate Diploma Fine Art course at Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London.

Graduate Diploma Fine Art is an intensive one year course aimed to facilitate learners from diverse backgrounds develop their practices within advanced fine arts contexts. The majority of students hold a UK BA in a subject other than fine art, or an international BA in fine art or other subject, or equivalent experience. The course is holistically focused on studio, theory and professional development. Upon completion of the Graduate Diploma course, students confidently progress to MA level fine art study or pursue a career within the field of fine art.  

The Graduate Diploma Fine Art Course Leader is responsible for the academic leadership and management of the Course, including the maintenance and enhancement of standards and responsibility for the design, development and delivery of the curriculum.  They will oversee the day to day management of the Course including all areas of learning, teaching and assessment of students, resource allocation, and networking.

The role offers a unique opportunity for a candidate who is committed to developing an innovative creative approach to decolonised teaching-learning, and who is keen to promote inclusion and cultural diversity for students looking to develop a deep understanding of contemporary arts practice with an international outlook.

About you

You will have an internationally recognised track record of innovative practice within the contemporary arts sector. You will have extensive experience of arts production, exhibition-making, and/or publishing, and have a strong interest in decolonised perspectives. Your knowledge of current theoretical debates will be significant; as will your ability to employ your global networks.

You will have a strong interest in working with emerging artists, and proven experience in designing and delivering curricula aimed to foster professional outcomes and sustainable careers. You will have a dynamic and engaging approach to working with others that promotes inclusive and diverse practices. This will be demonstrated through your previous university teaching experience or related professional experience.

You will be well-organised, inspirational, have outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and be a confident and engaging public speaker.  Your proven experience of generating partnerships, building and leading a team, and supporting the needs of others, individually and in large groups, is essential.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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