Senior Lecturer/Course Leader in Graphic Design

Nottingham School of Art & Design

Full Time / Permanent Position
Salary starting from £43,392 per annum (pro rata)

About the Role

Our Graphic Design BA (Hons) course sits within the Visual Communication subject area, which is part of the Design & Digital Arts Department of the Nottingham School of Art and Design. The course benefits from an excellent reputation and recruit’s high calibre students with strong creative and academic abilities and is designed to develop these talents to ensure that our graduates leave us with unique combinations of knowledge, skills and attributes that are aligned to the creative industries of the future.

As our newest Senior Lecturer and Course Leader, you will provide academic leadership for the course, ensuring that it reflects University and School policy, practice and processes. You will be required to liaise and work effectively with the course team to deliver a dynamic and exciting curriculum, ensuring the quality and currency of the course and student experience. You will take an active role in shaping and enhancing course design and future curriculum development and will work in partnership with the Principal Lecturer in the subject area to delivery the strategic aims and ambitions of the course and department. You will contribute to a range of modules across the subject area and will be able to offer the required knowledge and attributes as detailed in the attached Person Specification.

You will have an excellent understanding of the subject area as well as knowledge of contextual research and current professional practice within the Graphic Design field, and will possess both academic and industry experience within the subject area.

You will hold a relevant degree, ideally coupled with postgraduate qualifications or evidence that you are prepared to continue your own education through research and continued professional development. A qualification in the HE sector is also an advantage.

Interview date: to be confirmed

If you have specific queries in relation to this role, please contact Claire Lockwood, Head of Department, Design and Digital Arts ([email protected]) or Kathryn Coates, Principal Lecturer, Visual Communication ([email protected])

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We also offer:

• 35 days annual leave per year plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata
• Generous pension scheme with life assurance. We contribute 23.68% of your salary.
• Opportunity to receive a bonus for exceptional performance and contribution
• Range of health and wellbeing services, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.
• And a whole lot more…

Come and be part of our success. Apply today!

Nottingham School of Art & Design

Our School offers an impressive portfolio of courses covering the full spectrum of Art and Design specialisms. Renowned for the quality of our teaching and research, we offer a vibrant atmosphere that encourages creativity, as well as academic excellence. The Nottingham School of Art & Design continues to push boundaries, challenge and to create, nurturing the best creative and digital talent and collaborating globally to inspire and transform.

The new Department of Design & Digital Arts provides the Nottingham School of Art & Design with further new and exciting opportunities within the University and creative industries, both nationally and internationally through the introduction of new curriculum as well as the development of existing curriculum at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

We have a brand new building - The Design & Digital Arts Building which opens in 2024 and will further endorse this merger and create a signature presence on the University’s city campus, to build on NTU’s reputation as one of the world’s leading Art and Design Schools. The building will enable the Department of Design & Digital Arts to develop its creative industries offering by bringing new technologies for film, VFX, animation, UX design, gaming, and motion graphics together with traditional design practices.

“This building will enable the Nottingham School of Art & Design to become the leading art and design school in the UK, positioning us at the heart of one of the UK’s most innovative cities, creating the best talent in one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK economy. It will expand our contribution to the creative industries and be a major driver of innovation and technology in art and design, allowing us to be at the forefront of the creative industries and building upon our heritage of the past 175 years.” - Professor Edward Peck, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University

About NTU

NTU prides itself on being an inclusive employer. We value and celebrate equality in opportunities, and we encourage applications from people who reflect the diversity of our communities.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Whilst this role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa for more information.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.