Location: | London |
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Salary: | £55,040 to £61,322 per annum pro rata |
Hours: | Part Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 29th August 2025 |
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Closes: | 18th September 2025 |
Job Ref: | 091-25 |
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is the world’s leading university of art and design, dedicated to advancing education, research and knowledge exchange in the creative and cultural industries. We are seeking an outstanding practitioner and researcher in Contemporary Art Practice (CAP) to join the School of Arts & Humanities as a Tutor (Research). This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a globally influential programme at the forefront of critical art practice, research and pedagogy.
About the School of Arts & Humanities
The School provides transformative learning experiences across postgraduate degrees from MA to PhD, integrating studio-based practices with innovative approaches in the humanities, fine and applied arts. We foster a culture of intellectual curiosity, critical debate and peer-to-peer learning within a vibrant community of researchers and practitioners. Students collaborate across the RCA and with London’s leading cultural institutions, developing work that responds to contemporary social, cultural and ethical dynamics. Graduates go on to shape creative practice, cultural institutions and critical discourse worldwide.
About Contemporary Art Practice
CAP is internationally recognised as the leading postgraduate fine art course, known for its post-medium, critically engaged approach. It offers three pathways—Critical Practice, Moving Image, and Public Sphere—where students work across installation, film, performance, publications, sound, VR, writing and techno-aesthetics.
Students address pressing global questions concerning the environment, politics, culture and society. Many expand the role of the artist as activists, publishers, educators, urban researchers and community organisers. The programme provides a discursive and experimental environment of tutorials, crits, seminars and lectures, encouraging students to situate their practice within the wider contemporary world.
The Role
We are seeking a dynamic academic with a strong research profile and enthusiasm for teaching to contribute to the development of CAP and the wider School. You will:
About You
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
A first degree in a relevant field is essential. A doctorate or equivalent professional/artistic achievement is desirable. If supervising research students, you should already have, or be willing to complete, research supervision training within two years of appointment.
Join Us
This is an opportunity to shape the future of contemporary art practice within one of the world’s most influential postgraduate environments. If you are an artist, academic and researcher who thrives on collaboration, critical debate and working with emerging practitioners, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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