Programme Directors for the School of Fine Art

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The opportunity

University of the Arts London is seeking three inspirational and visionary Programme Directors to play a pivotal role at our School of Fine Art.

As Programme Director, you will provide astute academic leadership, managing the Programme and courses, whilst ensuring the maintenance and enhancement of high academic standards. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering an engaging curriculum, as well as overseeing all aspects of teaching, learning, and student assessment.

In addition to your core responsibilities, you will observe and implement University and college policies and procedures, working collaboratively with other Programme Directors, cross-college colleagues, and external partners to foster collaboration, projects, and opportunities for students within the School of Fine Art.

About you

You will demonstrate a thorough knowledge of contemporary Fine Art practice, pairing this with a strong academic background. You will possess a degree and a postgraduate qualification in a related subject area, or the equivalent demonstrated through practice. A recognised teaching qualification or a willingness to undergo teacher training is essential.

Your experience will encompass course management and administration, including assessment processes and procedures. You will have a proven track record of Fine Art-related teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as experience in curriculum planning, course development, annual monitoring, and course quality enhancement.

As an innovative thinker, you will apply new approaches to course leadership, teaching, learning, or professional practice to support excellent teaching, pedagogy, and inclusivity. You will utilise a set of exceptional communication skills to enable you to adapt messages for diverse audiences in an inclusive and accessible manner.

Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 3 July 2023.

If you have any queries about the role, the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Christine Crouch, Resourcing Advisor 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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