Senior Lecturer and Year Leader, BA Costume

The opportunity

This is an exciting time to join the expanding costume community at Wimbledon College of Arts within the BA Costume for Theatre and Screen course. We're offering a full-time post for a candidate to year-lead at undergraduate level.

The BA Costume for Theatre and Screen course builds upon the international reputation the College has for delivering costume education and is listed in the Hollywood Reporter as one of the top 10 courses globally to study costume.

The successful candidate will work closely the BA Course Leader and staff, as a Year 3 Leader, to deliver an inspiring student experience at undergraduate level. They'll be aware of both design and interpretation skills within costume, be able to innovate within the course, and possess a good overview as to how identify different modes of delivery.

About you

With a relevant degree in a costume related subject, you'll have previous experience of teaching costume at higher education level. The ideal candidate will have experience of managing and developing a curriculum that enhances the student experience.

Applicants will have strong skills in costume production management, be able to evaluate the study of costume within the professional discipline and higher education and will use innovative approaches to researching and making.

You'll be a generous, flexible team member with the ability to work with a variety of staff in different roles.

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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Closing date: 2 nd December 2024, 23:55.

The scheduled interview date is 13 th December 2024 at Wimbledon College of Arts.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Natalia Stewart, Course Leader BA Costume for Theatre and Screen /

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Adrienne Marsh, Resourcing Adviser at

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.