Associate Dean: Quality

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Central Saint Martins
College Office
CSM - King's Cross, London UK
Associate Deans and Other Senior Academic Staff
Competitive

Permanent

Full time - 37 hours per week

27 January 2022 23:55

The opportunity

The role of Associate Dean: Quality is critical to the ongoing success and transformation of our college’s academic offer, and to contributing to an inclusive and meaningful educational experience in art and design. 

Leading from strategy and focused on delivery, the role requires proactive knowledge and experience of curriculum design and developments in learning, teaching and assessment in Higher Education.  

Working as part of the Academic Strategy team, the Associate Dean: Quality is responsible for the management of quality assurance arrangements relating to the development, validation, modification and continuous monitoring of subjects, courses and programmes. 

The role has three main priorities: academic development and validation, development of quality and academic cultures, and evaluation.  

About you

Before completing an application form, candidates should please download the candidate information pack and the job description/person specification for the role and read the full list of requirements and selection criteria before applying, as this will be the criteria on which your application will be assessed.

Main Requirements: 

  • Good understanding of the national quality assurance standards and enhancement debates in UK Higher Education  
  • Knowledge of educational pedagogy and current issues in FE, UG, PG  
  • Experience of shaping and influencing academic developments in relation to academic development and quality with demonstrable experience of working towards social justice goals, widening participation, and an appreciation and commitment to ethical practices  
  • An understanding and an appreciation of the potential of the digital in teaching, learning, assessment, and quality management 
  • Experience of current pedagogic practice/research within higher education, particularly art and design 
  • Experience of curriculum development and/or teaching and examining at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in art and design 
  • Experience of national quality assurance standards and enhancement procedures and requirements, e.g. quality review and audit 
  • Ability to scenario plan, risk manage, set and implement strategy at a time of change in the HE sector. 
  • Communicates in a compelling and influential way adapting the style and message to a diverse internal or external audience in an inclusive and accessible way 
  • Fosters an environment that embraces change, helps others to accept new ideas and make change happen 
  • Works calmly under pressure and understands the importance of cooperation and co-authorship 

UAL is committed to addressing the under-representation of staff from Black and Minority Ethnic communities, using our student profile as a reference point.

In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, an attractive salary and pension plus a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.

If you have any queries, please email us at jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk.

What we offer

 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London [UAL] is a vibrant world centre for innovation, drawing together six colleges with international reputations in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. 

Central Saint Martins’ world-leading reputation for arts and design education stems from the creative energy of its staff and students and the stellar achievements of its graduates nationally and internationally. The nine programmes at Central Saint Martins, while challenging the boundaries of their discipline, understand that what we do is always connected to others. Our community goes beyond buildings, beyond disciplines and beyond borders. From local neighbours to global partners, Central Saint Martins collaborates with others to build knowledge and transform objects, systems and lives for the better. We understand that good things happen when people work together. 

Now is a crucial time for Central Saint Martins and the University of the Arts London. The pandemic and anti-racism movement in their own and intersecting ways set a new landscape for higher education in the creative arts, in which ways of teaching and operating will be reconsidered, and where the values of social justice and anti-racism must underpin everything we do. These conditions set both urgent challenges but also the potential to reflect on what we do. Central Saint Martins aims to engage with and lead the global debate about the arts, performance and design, and their role in societal transformation. We also aim to empower our graduates to be the leading practitioners in their field, as well as responsible citizens of the world. We hope you will consider joining our creative community. 

Our culture

 

This opportunity is closed to applications.