Associate Lecturer - MA User Experience Design

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London College of Communication
Design School
LCC - Elephant and Castle, London UK
Hourly Paid Lecturer
£55.54 per hour

Fixed Term - tba

Hourly paid - tba hours per week

3 April 2023 17:00

The opportunity

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. 

Further information should be viewed on the course pages before application www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/animation-interactive-film-and-sound/postgraduate/ma-user-experience-design-lcc

The job description is available to download below - there is no person spec with AL posts. The specific requirements are contained within this advert.

About you

We are looking for Associate Lecturers to teach design methods and UX principles for our MA User Experience Design. This is a practice-led course which seeks to develop and foster critical creative practice in the field of UX Design, a rapid growing and changing design discipline. The course is structured around a series of industry collaborations, part of your job will be to contribute to relationship management and ensure an enriching and rewarding student experience.

Ideal candidates will have worked or are currently working in user centred design, interaction design, or user experience design and related creative industries. You should be a specialist practitioner and/or researcher who is keen to use your academic and/or industry-based experience to support the development of student work on the MA User Experience Design. You should have a strong understanding of the contemporary context of user experience design in an academic and/or professional setting, and be engaged in relevant networks and communities of practice within this and/or related fields. The role requires seminar teaching and delivery of technical workshops, and also the marking and assessing of coursework.

Experience of working with HE students and enhancing the student experience is highly desirable. Ideal candidates will be familiar with debates relating to decolonising design. You should be able to demonstrate that you are comfortable working with diverse groups, and can work effectively and respectfully with a wide range of people. 

If you have any specific queries about this role please contact the course leader, Alaistair Steele -a.steele@arts.ac.uk  

For general queries contact Lesley Wilkins, Resourcing Adviser - lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk

You must be resident in the UK to be considered for Associate Lecturer vacancies.

What we offer

 

We are UAL

For the fourth year running, University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2022.

Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better and more sustainable world and championing race equality.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. 

Our culture

 

This opportunity is closed to applications.