Lecturer, Design for Visual Communication

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The opportunity

As Lecturer in Design for Visual Communication you will support the course team and students on the Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MA Design for Visual Communication. These courses take a broad, practice-based approach to applied design based on graphic and visual communication. You will support students technically as they explore tools, platforms and software as well as intellectually as they develop portfolios and a sense of their practice. You will work on curriculum development, bringing new and innovative ideas to the course and new partnerships with collaborators.  

About you

We are looking for a lecturer to join our Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and Masters courses in Design for Visual Communication. You will have experience in design for visual communication or associated fields either in academic, creative or industry practice and some experience in teaching, delivering workshops, lectures and working with learners. You are comfortable creating and delivering research-led lectures for students of the MA course and supporting and advising on research methods. The Design for Visual Communication student body is diverse and ambitious, with learners from all over the world and a range of ages and experiences. You will need to work to support a group of exciting and driven students in developing their expertise and portfolios. You will also work with the course team and management to challenge and develop the design subject in the context of global social, ecological and technological change.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk or telephone: 020 7514 7985

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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