Reader in Performance Design

As a Reader, you will play a key role in your appointed field of research and be expected to make major research contributions to your field of expertise and the College’s research environment, as well as support research activities and outcomes.

You’ll be joining Wimbledon College of Arts at a key moment in the development of its research expertise, building upon our performance design curriculum strengths in set design, costume, prop making, art direction, and visual effects.

You will actively seek to attract external research funding, participate in academic debates nationally and internationally, deliver high quality research outputs, and contribute to research-informed learning and teaching and to UAL events.

Based at Wimbledon College of Arts, which is part of the School of Art and Performance, you will provide research expertise that enhances our curriculum strengths in performance design and contribute to our research ambitions.

About you
You have an in depth understanding of performance design and performance technologies, and be at the forefront of developments in how they interact. You will have experience of enhancing the student experience through research informed learning.

You'll have experience of applying for and achieving funding from external sources, and leading on international and externally facing networks and collaborations. Joining a small team, you'll have excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Jayne Knowles, Dean of Art and Performance / j.knowles@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk.

Should you have any questions about the application process, please contact ccw.staffrecruit@arts.ac.uk.

If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please contact ccw.staffrecruit@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

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

Closing date: 15 March 2026 23:55.

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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