Lecturer in Contemporary Art and Curation (Education and Scholarship) Exeter, England
Job description
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
This full-time, two year fixed term post is available from 1 September 2023.
The role
You will support the delivery of Art History and Visual Culture teaching for the Undergraduate and MA level degrees. The post includes responsibility for the design, development and delivery of teaching and learning materials across a range of modules within these programmes, with a focus on any aspect of contemporary art and curation.
You will contribute to undergraduate team-taught core module teaching in Art History and Visual Culture, including the field trip, and supervision of final year dissertations. You will be closely involved in the development and delivery of the MA Curation: Contemporary Art and Cultural Management throughout the year, including supporting the student experience, convening and teaching modules, dissertation supervision, managing the production of students’ curatorial projects and managing relationships with partner institutions where the student placements will take place. Direct experience of working in art curation is essential along with the ability to build industry networks. You will contribute directly to foundation teaching in Art History and Visual Culture and to the development and implementation of innovative teaching practices.
About you
You will:
- Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist and core knowledge in the discipline, demonstrated by a PhD in Art History and Visual Culture, Contemporary Art and/or Curation, or equivalent to develop teaching programmes, and teach and support learning
- Use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students
- Have direct experience of working in contemporary art curation, along with the ability to build industry networks
- Participate in and develop external networks, for example, to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities
- Will have evidence of excellent teaching identified by peer review and have made an impact at discipline programme level beyond their own teaching
- Be expected to work towards Fellow of the HEA status and to attend formal CPD relating to this
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
What we can offer you:
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines
- Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022).
Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and our world-leading research impact is growing faster than any other Russell Group university (2021 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Further information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Prof Fabrizio Nevola, Chair of Art History and Visual Culture, [email protected].
