Associate Lecturer (Teaching) – History of Indigenous Art & Visual Cultures

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Associate Lecturer (Teaching) – History of Indigenous Art & Visual Cultures

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University College London

Job description

About usUCL History of Art is a successful medium-sized department, based within the Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences, with a very high international reputation. Academic staff have a wide range of approaches to the history of art, working across an expanded geography with particular interests in image cultures, the materials and materiality of art, and visual technologies of all kinds. The Department’s research was ranked 1st in London for Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory by REF 2021 (overall GPA rankings).The Department has a large and productive research-student community, with an average of 30–40 research students registered in any one year, and a thriving MA History of Art programme. In 2023 we launched a new at , a new campus in east London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Undergraduate programmes include a and several combined honours programmes. As part of the single honours degree, students can choose to follow a unique route inAbout the roleThe History of Art Department is seeking to appoint a full-time Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in the History of Indigenous Art & Visual Cultures to cover the research leave of a member of academic staff for two academic years from 1 September 2024. The exact end date is dependent on the funding available but the contract is likely to last until July 2026.In the Autumn Term of 2024/25 the Associate Lecturer will deliver a ‘Thematic Seminar’ to first year and affiliate BA students. The Thematic Seminar is designed by the postholder based on the research interests of the appointed candidate and delivered predominantly in London collections, museums or historical sites. The Thematic Seminar is a small group class with approximately 12 first-year students.In the Spring Term they will co-deliver ‘Methodologies of Art History’, a 15-credit core module for second year BA students which is co-taught with a member of academic staff and a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant. They will also convene the ‘Survey Course’, a core module which introduces first year BA students to key monuments and central issues in the discipline of art history from c.1600 to the contemporary. The Survey course is supported by a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant and lectures are delivered by a range of colleagues from across the department.In addition to these modules the postholder will teach a 30-credit special subject module to final year BA students on ‘Colonial/Modern: Indigenous Art Past and Present’ to be delivered over both the Autumn and Spring terms.The postholder will be asked to assist with marking and assessment for these and other modules and may be asked to mark and/or supervise a small number of BA and MA dissertations. They will act as Personal Tutor for a cohort of undergraduate students. They may be asked to contribute one-off lectures to core teaching at BA and/or MA level and to undertake an administrative office in the Department to support widening participation, outreach and admissions, to ensure that we attract the best students, regardless of background.Rubrics for these modules are available in the job description, accessible at the bottom of this page. The teaching for 2025/26 will likely be a similar configuration of modules and will be agreed in consultation with the postholder next year.About youThe successful candidate may have expertise on the art and visual culture of an Indigenous people or peoples from any geography and time period or might research the art world’s engagement with Indigenous art and artists. We welcome scholars with expertise in decolonial theory, repatriation, and/or whose work challenges traditional ideas about “art” as a category. We encourage applications from candidates who are able to connect their areas of expertise to larger intellectual and methodological frameworks. Candidates should hold a PhD. Prior experience of teaching is essential.Please ensure your application includes a covering letter which clearly addresses how the position aligns with your research interests and how you would teach the modules listed above.What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionOur commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our Faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.Available documents

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Location

North West London

Job date

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:31:18 GMT

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