Lecturer In Illustration (Two Posts)

BIRMINGHAM INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN (BIAD)

Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD), founded in 1843, is one of the most established, largest and most significant centres for jewellery, art, design, and architecture education in the world. Ranked in the UK top 10 for its research during the last Research Assessment Exercise, it has a consistent focus on excellence in practice and collaborative partnerships. Our mission is to create partnerships where industry, academics and students flourish in a culture of innovation. We invite you to join us as at an exciting time for BIAD. Our new £62 million pound flagship building at our new city centre campus opens September 2013. The design has been influenced by the Bauhaus principles of art and design teaching, and marks the first phase in creating a centre of excellence to support the creative industries. It is a significant component of the University’s £180 million investment in new estate.

£30,959 - £36,487 per annum pro rata
21 hours per week
Ref: 130415/008 0.6 FTE

An opportunity to join our Illustration team to deliver course content relating to our BA (Hons) Visual Communication course. You will be educated to degree level, and will have contemporary industry/ freelance experience, with significant experience of teaching at degree level in the field of illustration. You will require a clear understanding of the role of Illustration within visual communication and design in an interdisciplinary context, including: Illustration for editorial and publishing, graphic communication, advertising, brand design, motion graphics and interactive media. You may also be required to deliver teaching on our parallel overseas programmes.

Informal enquiries to Professor Chris O’Neil, Executive Dean, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, chris.oneil@bcu.ac.uk / +44(0)121 331 5834.

To apply online or to find out more about our current vacancies click on the 'Apply' button below.

Alternatively, if you require the application in a different format, please contact the Human Resources Department on 0121 331 6693.

Closing date: 15 May 2013.
Interview date: 25 June 2013.