Graduate Teaching Assistant, Graphic Communication Design

The opportunity
The Graphic Communication Design Programme at Central Saint Martins is inviting recent BA and MA graduates with a passion for teaching and learning who are interested in contributing further to the GCD community to apply for the role of Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) on BA (Honours) Graphic Communication Design and/or MA Graphic Communication Design.

The role may include:

• Mentoring current students by sharing their experiences of understanding briefs, developing creative processes and demonstrating how their work meets assessment requirements and learning outcomes.
• Assisting lecturers with running classroom sessions and workshops.
• Facilitating students as part of other kinds of course and programme activities.

GTAs play an important role in helping students see how parts of the courses connect together, including helping build a sense of continuity between lectures, briefs, work-in-progress feedback from tutors and peers and final crits.

About you
This role is open to candidates who have completed their BA or MA (2023 or later) in Graphic Communication Design, or the equivalent.

Interested candidates should upload a CV and cover letter by clicking the "Apply" button. The CV should list your recent educational and professional experience (including dates and institutions/organisations). In your cover letter, please provide a paragraph or two explaining why you are interested in the role and how it relates to your skills, experience and interests.

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed and, if considered to be appointable, added to a pool of potential GTAs that may then be called upon at various points during the 2024-25 academic year for short hourly-paid engagements.

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.

For further details and to apply please click the 'Apply' button.

Closing date: August 14^th 2024, 23:55.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview in early-September (provisionally September 13th & 16th).

If you have any queries about the process to apply for this role please email the CSM Resourcing Team at: jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk.

If you wish to have a discussion about the specific requirements of the role, please do feel free to contact Kira Salter, Course Leader - BA Graphic Communication Design, at: k.salter@csm.arts.ac.uk.

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.

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