Pathway Leader - BA Fine Art

The opportunity

Are you an innovative and accomplished academic practitioner in Fine Art? We're looking for highly skilled and experienced Pathway Leaders to guide and inspire students in the 2D and XD Pathways of our BA Fine Art course at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL).

As a Pathway Leader, you'll be at the heart of BA Fine Art, overseeing curriculum delivery, leading teaching, and managing resources. You'll work alongside a vibrant academic community to foster a rich, interdisciplinary approach to Fine Art education, preparing students to thrive in diverse social, political, cultural, and technological contexts. This role is key to developing students' skills and perspectives through rigorous critical engagement and experimentation, guiding them to explore innovative ways of making and presenting art.

About the BA Fine Art Course

CSM's BA Fine Art is an established and globally respected course, recognised for its progressive and interdisciplinary approach. Working together, staff and students interrogate the multiple and varied ways in which artists make work and make work public. The Art Programme takes a radical, interdisciplinary, experimental and frequently collaborative approach to creative making. This perspective is reflected in the community of teaching and technical staff that input into the BA Fine Art course.

About you

You will be a leading authority in the field of Fine Art, recognised by your peers for your contributions to research and/or professional practice in the specialism. You should bring a proven ability to shape curriculum, inspire students, and collaborate effectively with a wide range of colleagues. Experience of leadership and management in higher education, would be desirable.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities - UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We're made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world's creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

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In your supporting statement, please provide a paragraph or two explaining why you are interested in the role and how it relates to your skills, experience, interests and outlining how you meet the requirements of the role.

Closing date: 20 November 2024, 23:55.

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Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn - a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.