Senior Lecturer MA Illustration

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The opportunity

The Senior Lecturer MA Illustration is  responsible for teaching, course development, and on-going scholarship on the MA Illustration course. This is a 15 month course that is part of the Illustration Programme within the Design School at Camberwell Chelsea Wimbledon (CCW). The post-holder will work collaboratively with the MA course team, deploying specialist expertise to develop pedagogy and the curriculum in innovative directions.

The post-holder will be expected to undertake:

• In collaboration with the Course team, take responsibility for a unit of course curriculum.
• Supporting postgraduate students, monitoring their progress and attendance while maintaining records and liaising with colleagues.
• Pedagogic and curriculum development to stimulate thought and practice that challenges the existing commercial canon of illustration with the aim of promoting diversity and
• In collaboration with the Course team, expand the capacity of the course design to situate illustration practice in a transdisciplinary context.

About you

• Undergraduate degree in Illustration or associated subject.
• Teaching qualification (PG Cert or equivalent) (desirable)
• Experience of teaching & assessment in a higher education environment (permanent, fractional, or hourly paid contract)
• Applies an inquiring, innovative and reflexive approach to teaching
• Considers and promotes equality, diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of teaching and assessment
• Shows commitment to understanding the range of students’ experiences within a course
• Collaborates and works effectively within team and across different professional groups
• Works effectively and respectfully with a wide range of people
• Fosters inclusive and constructive team work and problem-solving
• Evidence of research, knowledge exchange and/ or professional practice that contributes to the advancement of Illustration activity and is relevant to the goals of the Programme, College and University
• Evidence of using contacts within subject peer group to develop partnerships or collaboration
• Plans, prioritises and manages resources effectively to achieve objectives
• Higher degree (e.g. MA or PhD) in Illustration or associated subject (desirable)
• Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (desirable)

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 15/05/2023.

Should you have any questions about the post, please contact Sinead Evans, Course Leader MA Illustration, CCW Design School, at sinead.evans@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

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

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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