Vacancy Details

Description

The School of Arts at the University of Gloucestershire is looking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Fine Art Lecturer to contribute to the development and continued success of the BA Fine Art course.  The successful applicant will be a practising artist with a national profile in relation to fine art and a depth of knowledge and understanding of current and historic trends in fine art.  They will also have a track record of enhancement and innovation in relation to developing an outstanding learning experience for students.

The School of Arts in Cheltenham has a proud history of Art education stretching back to 1852 and we continue to pride ourselves on our support for students in developing their employability alongside their academic, creative and personal growth through innovative pedagogy and real-world engagement. Our portfolio of exciting creative undergraduate taught courses includes a broad range of Art, Design and Photography courses across our campuses in Cheltenham as well as Performing Arts courses based at our Gloucester campus.  The Fine Art courses and facilities are located in Cheltenham across the Hardwick and Francis Close Hall campuses.

The Fine Art undergraduate course is a broad-based studio practice course and embeds contextual understanding and theory within its curriculum as well as a strong focus upon professional development to encourage collaborative and sustainable practice.  The school has a research focus around practice as research incorporating contemporary Fine Art practice. Alongside our undergraduate Fine Art course, we offer full and part-time postgraduate courses leading to MA, MPhil and PhD awards.

Candidates from a broad range of Fine Art disciplines will be considered.  Applicants will need to be skilled in teaching and supporting students at undergraduate level, as well as postgraduate level, and will be expected to contribute to research in the school toward the next REF exercise, and also potentially thesupervision of MPhil/PhD students. Substantial experience of teaching Fine Art at Higher Education level will be considered an advantage.

Keeping Cheltenham at the forefront of art education, Fine Art practice is supported through theoretical and critical studies, dedicated studio spaces, 3D workshops and digital labs as well as extensive printmaking facilities and exhibition spaces including our Hardwick Gallery.

The University of Gloucestershire offers excellent facilities and benefits to staff, including generous holiday entitlements, pension schemes, and training and development opportunities.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Kim Furrokh, Academic Subject Lead for Arts courses: kfurrokh@glos.ac.uk

Closing Date: Sunday 6 December 2020

Interview Date:  Friday 18 December 2020

The University understands the benefits of recruiting a diverse range of people and we select the best possible on merit alone.  We welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, guaranteeing to offer an interview to anyone who meets the definition of disability set out in theEquality Act 2010 and who meets all of the essential criteria contained within the person specification.

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