Lecturer in Art History

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The Role
Fine Art at Newcastle University seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Art History who will contribute to the delivery, development and administration of Art History modules on the Fine Art BA undergraduate programme, the MA in Contemporary Art History and Curating (CAHAC) and the MA in Fine Art. You will lead on our Histories of Photography undergraduate module, contribute to our team-taught BA stage 1 modules, the BA stage 3 dissertation module, as well as CAHAC modules. You may also be asked to contribute to our MA Fine Art Exhibition Practice module. You will undertake other academic roles such as personal tutoring, commensurate with the role and subject to discussion with head of subject. This is a fixed-term post to cover maternity leave.

We are looking for someone who can complement one or more of our existing strengths in: art in the USA post-1945; art-science relations and the medical humanities; socially engaged art practices; feminist and queer art histories; art and ecology. We especially welcome applications from those working on histories of photography and lens-based media, global art histories and visual culture, and/or decolonial approaches to art history. We are looking for an art historian who would enjoy working collaboratively to contribute to broader team-taught modules across programmes, and dissertation supervision.

Applicants should be responsive to the particular nature of teaching Art History to students specialising in the practice of Fine Art. We are looking for an innovative and inclusive approach to the teaching of art history, and you should be able to demonstrate an awareness of contemporary critical issues in the field globally.

Applicants must evidence a commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and widening participation in teaching, and university life.

This post is for 3 days per week (0.6 FTE), most likely Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and is for 10 months from September 2026 to end of June 2027.

Informal enquiries about this post may be made to the Head of Fine Art: andrew.burton@newcastle.ac.uk.

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