Associate Lecturers (AL) and Visiting Practitioners (VP) Graphic Communication Design

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Central Saint Martins
Graphic and Communication Design Programme
CSM - King's Cross, London UK
Hourly Paid Lecturer
AL: £58.62/hour (enhanced rate); VP; £53.08/hour (enhanced rate)

Fixed Term - Various

Hourly paid - Various hours per week

20 June 2023 09:55

The opportunity

The Graphic Communication Design programme at Central Saint Martins is interested in receiving applications for Associate Lecturers (AL) and Visiting Practitioners (VP) with the potential to teach into various areas across the programme’s three courses: BA Graphic Communication Design, MA Graphic Communication Design, and MA Communicating Complexity. 

We are interested in hearing from a range of applicants with a demonstrated commitment to all aspects of graphic communication design practice and/or higher education in graphic communication design at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed and, if identified as appointable, added to a pool of Associate Lecturers and Visiting Practitioners who can be matched to staffing needs that arise over a 12-month period. This could include tutoring, delivering seminar and workshop activities, or developing course materials.

While most needs that arise in-year are temporary, staff who take on hourly-paid roles often find them to be a productive way to become immersed in our environment, develop their practice as academics, and gain experience that may help them in later applications to more substantive or permanent roles within our programme.

Please note that we expect to receive a high volume of applications from appointable candidates, and while we hope to engage as many of them as possible, being added to the pool of Associate Lecturers and Visiting Practitioners does not guarantee an offer of work.

Successful candidates will be expected to:

  • Take a student-centred approach to providing learning and teaching in graphic communication design
  • Work as part of a team to deliver academic units that include staff-led as well as student-initiated project briefs
  • Provide considered feedback on student work and conduct assessment (both formative and summative) which is rigorous, fair, clear and complies with the policies established by the University and the College
  • Work in-person or digitally as required
  • Participate in narrowing student achievement gaps and reflect on your own practice through the lenses of ethics, anti-racism, climate emergency and social justice more broadly
 

About you

This role is open to candidates who have a BA or MA in Graphic Communication Design, or the equivalent, and some prior experience and awareness of teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level. This could include delivery of workshops or guest lectures and/or experience as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, for example. 

How to apply:
Interested candidates should provide a CV and a cover letter (both in PDF format) as well as a portfolio (PDF or links) by clicking ‘Apply’ below.

Your CV should list your recent educational and professional experience (including dates, roles and institutions/ organisations).

In your cover letter, please provide a paragraph or two explaining why you are interested in the role and how it relates to your skills, experience, and interests. Before writing the cover letter, we recommend that you spend a few minutes finding out more about our courses and student community:

BA Graphic Communication Design
MA Graphic Communication Design
MA Communicating Complexity

Please also provide an additional PDF or links to examples of your work that might help us match you to specific parts of the course (a general portfolio is fine).

An online Q&A session will take place on Monday 12 June at 16:00 - 17:00. Please click on this following link if you are interested in joining the session Click here to join the meeting

The application period for this role will close at 23:59 on Monday 19 June 2023.

Interviews will be held online and are provisionally scheduled to take place between July 3–7, 2023.

If you have any queries about this role please contact CSM’s Resourcing Team via email jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk

What we offer

 

We are UAL

The Graphic Communication Design programme facilitates a large and heterogenous community of students and staff to thrive through graphic design and communication practice in diverse and meaningful ways. We ask and answer questions through and about graphic communication design. The staff are a forward-thinking and outward-facing team who value pedagogic innovation, critical practice and exploratory approaches to the possibilities of our discipline.

A selection of student work from the programme can be found on the UAL Graduate Showcase: BA Graphic Communication Design and MA Graphic Communication Design.

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. It offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts, with graduates going on to work in and shape creative industries worldwide.

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.

Across the University, we offer a learning environment in which originality is recognised, difference is respected and excellence is pursued. Our values centre on social justice and environmental stewardship. We respect and encourage the academic freedom of our staff and the natural curiosity of our students

Our culture

 

This opportunity is closed to applications.