College of Arts & Humanities

School of Culture & Creative Arts

Lecturer in Contemporary Art and Curation (LTS)

Vacancy Ref: 181493

Salary, Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum, pro rata

The University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Contemporary Art and Curation (Learning, Teaching and Scholarship Track) within the School of Culture & Creative Arts. The successful candidate will contribute to the provision of an excellent student experience by delivering teaching, assessment and administration processes associated with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to undertake scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in the School of Culture and Creative Arts.

The focus of this post is primarily supporting delivery of the PGT programme in Curatorial Practice [Contemporary Art], taught in partnership with The Glasgow School of Art.  This is a vibrant area of research and teaching within the History of Art unit in UofG, supported by major successes in external grant capture.  The CPCA programme attracts many international, EU- and UK-based postgraduate students. It is particularly active in its teaching and research collaborations with academic and non-academic partners beyond the University and maintains close relationships with the international community of contemporary artists and arts organisations based in Glasgow.

This post is part-time (17.5 hours per week), and fixed term for up to 12 months.

This post is to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months or until the substantive postholder returns.

Informal Enquiries can be directed to: Professor Diana Presciutti, Diana.Presciutti@glasgow.ac.uk

For further information on the College of Arts & Humanities, School of Culture & Creative Arts, please visit https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/

Job Purpose

To contribute to the provision of an excellent student experience by delivering teaching, assessment and administration processes associated with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to undertake scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in the School of Culture and Creative Arts.

The focus of this post is primarily supporting delivery of the PGT programme in Curatorial Practice [Contemporary Art], taught in partnership with The Glasgow School of Art.  This is a vibrant area of research and teaching within the History of Art unit in UofG, supported by major successes in external grant capture.  The CPCA programme attracts many international, EU- and UK-based postgraduate students. It is particularly active in its teaching and research collaborations with academic and non-academic partners beyond the University and maintains close relationships with the international community of contemporary artists and arts organisations based in Glasgow.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Deliver a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in History of Art within the School of Culture and Creative Arts.

2. Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, especially assessment requirements and criteria, and delivering timely and constructive feedback on assessment.  In particular, to deliver high-class teaching to the MLitt in Curatorial Practice [Contemporary Art], jointly taught with the Glasgow School of Art. This will involve collaborative teaching with staff at GSA and creative input into the further development and expansion of this programme.

3. Contribute to the on-going development and design of the curriculum in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.

4. Make effective use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organisation, feedback and assessment. This may involve blended and/or online provision.

5. Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face- to-face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, and problem-based learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment.

6. Engage in scholarship by undertaking methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and disseminate evidence to enhance your own, and potentially others’, teaching practices.  Attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching, scholarship and/or professional practice in your disciplinary area.

7. Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs.

8. Develop relationships with external stakeholders in support of knowledge exchange, public understanding and appropriate forms of outreach such as widening access.

9. Participate in local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with student recruitment [e.g. open days], orientation and induction and other School and University initiatives such as support for student transitions, employability and student mobility as appropriate.

10. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.

11. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.

12. To contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, World Changers Together.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential:

A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 PhD or equivalent in a related discipline and/or teaching experience in the area of Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practice.

A2 Sufficient breadth and/or depth of knowledge in the specialist subject/discipline of Contemporary Art and of teaching methods and techniques to work within the subject area.

A3 Thorough knowledge and ability to apply policy, practice and procedures including broader University/sector/external e.g. [commercial] awareness.

A4 Up-to-date knowledge and specialist understanding in the field with an ability to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students to inspire learning and to provide pastoral care to students within the subject area.

Desirable:

B1 Experience of, or demonstrated potential for, teaching across the wider subject area of History of Art.

Skills

Essential:

C1 Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature and to be effective both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity.

C2 Experience of teaching a diverse cohort of students coming from different educational and cultural backgrounds, including students with varying levels of English language proficiency.

Desirable:

D1 Knowledge and experience of university processes and procedures.

Experience

Essential:

E1 Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or organisational policy, applying initiative and independent judgement.

E2 Demonstrated commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources and practices that support replication.

E3 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.

Desirable:

F1 Knowledge and experience of the MLitt in Curatorial Practice [Contemporary Art], jointly taught with the Glasgow School of Art or experience and understanding of similar PGT programmes.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum pro rata.

This post is part time (17.5 hours per week) and fixed term for up to 12 months. 

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This post is to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months or until the substantive postholder returns.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

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