About this role
Job Location: Gateway House
Employee Weekly Hours: 37.00
Job Description:
Main duties and responsibilities
De Montfort University (DMU) is an ambitious, globally-minded institution with a relentless focus on delivering quality teaching and learning, and a campus-wide focus on providing a sector-leading student experience. A culturally rich university with a palpable commitment to the public good, it strives to maintain a stimulating and inclusive environment where staff and students can thrive. The university is a vibrant, multicultural hub of learning, creativity and innovation that never surrenders to convention. Our success is built on a fantastic student experience coupled with award-winning teaching and world-class facilities that help students develop the skills and attitudes employers’ demand.
Faculty/ Directorate
Fine Art at De Montfort University sits within the Visual Arts Subject Group in the School of Creative Industries and Culture, in the Faculty of Technology, Arts and Culture. Consisting of three distinct but inter-related areas - Photography, Fine Art and Foundation in Art and Design, we are well equipped to foster dynamic cross-disciplinary dialogue and practice.
Role
The School of Creative Industries and Culture is seeking to appoint a lecturer to cover maternity leave who will contribute teaching to all levels of the Fine Art programme. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates who have teaching experience in interdisciplinary practice-based, professional practices, and art historical and theoretical topics.
Main responsibilities will include year leadership, module leadership, delivery of lectures, tutorials, workshops, assessment, student attendance monitoring and related administration. All activities will be delivered on the Leicester DMU campus.
Ideal Candidate
We are seeking talented people who are specialists in a wide range of fine art disciplines can deliver teaching in practical, art historical/theoretical, and professional practices in all areas of fine art as expanded practice. Potential primary teaching areas include but are not limited to: painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, community engaged practice and digital art.
This is a fixed term, Maternity cover role.
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Contact
For further information regarding the role, please contact Haley Morris-Cafiero, Subject Leader for Creative and Visual Arts via [email protected]
Skills
Communication Empathy Critical Thinking Time Management Leadership Adaptability Collaboration Honest and Compassionate Innovative and Creative Community Minded Organisation Teamwork
Education: Masters Degree