Lecturer in Fine Art

Faculty/Department
- School of Art
- Salary Scale
- £39,592 - £43,155 per annum
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Full-time / Part-time
- Full-Time
- Weekly Hours
- 36.5
- Employment Visa
- Sponsorable
- Posted Date
- 17/07/2023
- Closing Date
- 01/08/2023
- Ref No
- 5113

The Role
What you’ll do
Who you are - Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills required
How to apply

**Benefits**:
Employment Visa

The Role

The School of Art, an academic department at Aberystwyth University (AU) that sits within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, is looking to appoint a Lecturer in Fine Art (Teaching and Research, Printmaking and Book Illustration).

The School of Art offers single and joint honours undergraduate schemes in Fine Art, Photography, Creative Arts, and Art History, as well as taught Masters and research programmes in the practical, historical and curatorial study of art. In art practice, our students specialise in painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, book illustration, film, installation and site-specific performance.

The appointee will also undertake administrative duties that contribute toward the smooth running of the School of Art, represent the School of Art at Faculty and University levels, and will be sensitive to the School’s provision as a whole and engage with AU strategic priorities such as recruitment, retention and student experience.

The School of Art has been located in the Edward Davies Building since 1993. It is an elegant symbol of the School’s aim to bridge past and present by relating the tradition to contemporary practices. Set in its own grounds, the School houses painting studios, print workshops, darkrooms, and a MacSuite, as well as lecture theatre and seminar rooms. The Edward Davies Building also accommodates a museum, public galleries, and extensive teaching collections of original artworks. Aberystwyth is one of only two UK art schools with UK government Accredited Museum status.

Appointments are normally made within 4 - 8 weeks of the closing date.

What you’ll do
- prepare and deliver the teaching, administration, and assessment (including providing timely feedback in accordance with AU’s Assessment and Feedback Policy) of undergraduate modules in printmaking and book illustration;
- promote and encourage creative thinking as well as professional standards, laying the groundwork for careers in a highly competitive market;
- review and update, as appropriate, lecture and class content;
- oversee and maintain clean and safe workshops, informing students of health and safety protocols and enforcing them, as required
- engage proactively with AU IT teaching and learning systems such as Blackboard (e-learning environment), Talis Aspire (reading list management system), Turnitin (e-submission of assignments), SAMS (student attendance monitoring), and Aladdin (personal tutee record management);
- work with central administrative departments to market and promote printmaking and/or book illustration at Aberystwyth in order to create new and nurture existing student cohorts;
- hold formal meetings with personal tutees to discuss, among other things, progress and attainment with a view to ensuring on-going learner development;
- contribute to Open Days and Visit Days;
- engage with AU IT systems such as ASTRA (student records and admissions), WAMM (workload allocation model), ECS (performance management), and AberPeople (recording leave and absences);
- and, engage with External Examiners with regard to teaching and learning issues, feedback and assessments, and wider examination processes.
- To undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
- To be committed to the University’s Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
- To be committed to your own development and that of your staff through the effective use of the University’s Effective Contribution Scheme.
- Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Training will be provided where there is identified need.

**Two part-time 0.5FTE positions will be considered, one in printmaking, one in illustration. Teaching and scholarship appointment(s) (T&S) will also be considered.**

Who you are - Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills required

**Essential**
- Experience in the delivery of research-led teaching and supervision in printmaking and book illustration, academic administration and co-ordination of taught modules.
- Good communication skills (able to communicate specialist knowledge and concepts, and transfer skills to others).
- Good interpersonal skills, enabling effective team working (liaising with staff and students to support teaching and learning, discussing schedules and class preparation with module coordinators and others working on the delivery of core activities).
- Undertake practice-led research relevant to the