Lecturer in the Arts of Africa (Fixed term for 12 months)

Beginning wage from £36,333 every year, depending on abilities and expertise, with an annual increment as much as £43,155 every year. 

The Sainsbury Analysis Unit (SRU) on the College of East Anglia, Norwich, is a UK-based establishment devoted to a world programme of superior analysis and instruction within the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas.

The SRU runs MA and PhD programmes and gives visiting fellowships. It’s a part of the College of Arts and Humanities at UEA, sustaining shut relationships with the Division of Artwork Historical past & World Artwork Research, the Sainsbury Centre for Visible Arts and the Sainsbury Institute for the Examine of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC). 

Extra details about the SRU could be consulted at The Sainsbury Analysis Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas – Teams and Centres (uea.ac.uk)  

The SRU is situated within the Sainsbury Centre, a famend constructing designed by Norman Foster (opened 1978) which homes the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Assortment, different UEA collections and the SRU’s personal Robert Sainsbury Library and SRU Instructing Assortment. Details about the Sainsbury Assortment, which comprises African materials utilized in instructing, could be discovered at: Sainsbury Centre Artwork Gallery & Museum Occasions & Exhibitions Cafe  

You need to have a doctorate in anthropology, artwork historical past, archaeology or a associated topic and will have fieldwork expertise, a robust curiosity in visible arts, a great document of authentic analysis in sub-Saharan Africa and the capability to supply research-led instruction in visible arts/materials tradition. 

Experience in museum anthropology and/or anthropological concept and materials tradition research is fascinating.

Main obligations embody: co-teaching the MA course Africa module; some restricted doctoral supervision and undergraduate instructing; convening doctoral Work-in-Progress periods; some restricted SRU administrative duties. There shall be high quality time for private analysis resulting in publications and profession growth. 

This full-time function is obtainable from 1 September 2024 on a fixed-term foundation for 12 months.

Additional data on our nice advantages bundle, together with 44 days annual depart inclusive of Financial institution Holidays and extra College Customary days could be discovered on our advantages web page.

Deadline: 8 April 2024

The College holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our development in the direction of gender equality.

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