Associate Lecturer – Contextual and Theoretical Studies

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London College of Communication
School of Design
LCC - Elephant and Castle, London UK
Hourly Paid Lecturer
Hourly paid

Fixed Term - TBC

Hourly paid - TBA hours per week

2 September 2016 23:55

The opportunity

We require several new Associate Lecturers to work as part of the Contextual and Theoretical Studies (CTS) team teaching across a range courses in the School of Design at London College of Communication.

Year One Teaching

We require Associate Lecturers who can contribute to the delivery of Year 1 CTS on the following courses in the School of Design.

BA Animation

BA Games Design

BA Illustration and Visual Media

BA Interaction Design Arts

Year One teaching introduces students to histories, theories and debates in relation to design and visual and material culture. It focuses on the development of twentieth and twenty-first century ideas in design and explores the common themes and cross-fertilisations that occur between theory and culture by contextual and theoretical research to studio projects and practice. The aim is to broaden their perspective by positioning design within contemporary cultures; to encourage them to make connections to wider issues and context. It also provides students with an introduction to research methods, methodologies and theoretical tools as well as written and oral communication skills.

  

Year Two Teaching

In Year Two all students across the School of Design select two CTS Options to study during the year choosing from over 20 available Options. We require Associate Lecturers to teach the following Options.

Brand Busting

This Option explores diverse and creative approaches to branding and gain valuable insights into all aspects of the subject from its historical, social, cultural, corporate and commercial contexts. A key aspect of contemporary practice is the dialogue between the brand and the audience and this will provide a focus to these studies.

Cultural Entrepreneurship

This Option supports the development of creative entrepreneurs, art managers and artists with the knowledge, skills and understanding to work in the arts industry or set up as self-employed arts practice or creative venture. This interdisciplinary course will help the students to generate original work, while preparing for life as a professional in the arts industry, with a focus on entrepreneurship and employability.

Disruption and the Network

Digital has changed the game. From the printing press to the Internet, technology has always transformed the status quo. However, new or disruptive technology is not subject to the time constraints that dominated the introduction of technology in the 20th century. The World Wide Web has become part of our culture and everyday life, but how has cyberspace changed the way we relate to ourselves and others?

 

Exhibition Studies

The aim of this Option is to develop a critical understanding of the histories, theories and practices of exhibition design and curation and how it relates to your own area of practice. You will be introduced to the ways in which permanent and temporary exhibitions are designed, developed, implemented and evaluated in a range of public and private spaces including museums, galleries, shops, offices, online and in the street.

Fashion Cultures

From the catwalk to the shopping mall, from the big screen to the art museum, fashion plays an increasingly central role in contemporary culture. Fashion Cultures investigates why we are so fascinated by fashion and the associated spheres of photography, media, magazines, and shopping.

Social Design and Sustainability

This Option analyses prevalent forms of sustainability discourse in the UK and around the world: eco-oriented sustainabilities, vernacular sustainabilities, justice-oriented sustainabilities, and market-oriented sustainabilities. It sketches the history of these discourses, argues that the meaning of sustainability depends on whose sustainability is being discussed, and lays out a framework for critical sustainability studies.

The Gaze

This Option introduces students, almost all of whom will be involved in some kind of image-making in their student and professional lives, to key concepts of ‘the gaze’ and theories of representation and sexual objectification. The course aims to provide students with the key critical skills to analyse elements of contemporary popular culture, noting how the gaze replicates and reinforces power relations, particularly in regard to race and gender.

Writing as Practice

This Option focuses on writing as art or creative practice. The Option introduces students to a variety of writing practices and objects, with a particular focus on style, defined here as the relationship between form (language, sentence structure, grammar and so on as well as distribution, layout and typography) and content.

 

Year Three Teaching

In Year Three of their studies students work on a Thesis of either 20 credits (5,000 words) or 40 Credits (10,000 words). This is delivered in small seminar groups with 8-10 students in each group. Each seminar group is focused on a particular subject area depending on tutor expertise and the topics of the proposals the students submitted as part of their Year two studies. We require several Associate Lecturers to run both 20 and 40 Credit seminar groups. 

Given the number of different roles being advertised it would be helpful in your application to indicate which specific Years, Courses or Options you would be interested in contributing to as an Associate Lecturer.

About you

Hours

Year 1 teaching is on Thursdays for BA Illustration and Visual Media and BA Interaction Design Arts
Year 1 teaching is on Fridays for BA Animation and BA Games Design. 

All Year Two Options are taught on Tuesdays 

Year Three Thesis seminars run across the whole week and we can be flexible in allocating seminar groups depending on availability.

If you have any specific queries about this role please contact the CTS Programme Director Ian Horton (i.horton@lcc.arts.ac.uk)

For general queries, you may contact Lesley Wilkins, Staffing Administrator, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk or telephone: 020 7514 7985

What we offer

 

We are UAL

London College of Communication is a pioneering world leader in design and media education. With the communications sector constantly evolving at a rapid speed, we work at the cutting edge of new thinking and developments to prepare our students for successful careers in the creative industries of the future. Our course provision reflects the breadth of expertise housed within the most diverse creative agency including: journalism, advertising, PR and publishing; photography; film, television and sound; communications and media; graphic communication; spatial communication; design cultures; and interactive and visual communication.

We offer excellent hourly rates for lecturing part-time, either during daytime or evenings. This is a teaching role without comparison offering you the opportunity to work with some of the finest students in your field. You will also have the chance to freshen up your own thinking, to learn in an environment supportive of everyone's development, and to enhance your career.

Your main responsibility will be preparation, teaching, administration and assessment of a unit or part of a unit. You will make a significant contribution to the quality of learning and support our students receive in order to enable them to complete their studies successfully.

You will work closely with other academic staff, including the Programme Director and Course Leader.  The job description is available to download below.
 

Our culture

 

This opportunity is closed to applications.