Lecturer in Fine Art

About this role

The School of Arts at UWE Bristol provides unique settings and inspiration for our staff and students. Based in one of the most significant creative hotspots in the U.K., our community benefits from the huge variety of artistic, cultural and media organisations and events that Bristol has to offer.

Our specialist maker spaces, studios and production facilities at Bower Ashton are part of City Campus which also accommodates two international contemporary arts centres: Spike Island and Arnolfini.

We have an excellent reputation for high quality learning, teaching and research.

This full-time role sits within our Fine Art team.

UWE Fine Art students make bold new work, host lively exhibitions and events and work flexibly across our City Campus. Students benefit from Bristol’s unique creative networks, excellent careers support, and opportunities to connect with innovative research.

The successful applicant will make a significant teaching contribution to our BA (Hons) Fine Art, in particular. This is an established programme with a strong reputation.

The School of Arts plans to increase opportunities for our Fine Art students to work with students on other creative programmes.

We are seeking a recognized contemporary art practitioner keen to develop a career within our School of Arts community, and in Bristol.

About you

You hold a postgraduate qualification or equivalent industry experience in contemporary Fine Art and are committed to teaching and learning, research, enterprise, partnership and collaboration.

You are excited to join an experienced and ambitious Fine Art team and to teach students working across a very wide range of media and approaches.

You have the expertise and experience required to teach and assess on degree-level programmes and to work collaboratively within a School of Arts community.

With excellent communication skills, you are committed to inspiring and supporting students, and promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity. You are innovative and responsive to fast-changing Higher Education and arts sector needs, and you have a commitment to cross-disciplinary practice and collaboration. You are enthusiastic to deliver innovative learning experiences and facilitate students’ practices and learning in diverse settings.

Why UWE Bristol?

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian or racially minoritised and female candidates, as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact Mike Ricketts on mike.ricketts@uwe.ac.uk

This is a permanent post and is full-time working on a 1.0 FTE contract. This post is available on a job share basis.

This role is campus based for all your teaching, although it might be possible for some remote working for some research or administrative activities.

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