Job Description

Job Information Organisation/Company

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Research Field

Arts

History

Philosophy

Religious sciences Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

First Stage Researcher (R1) Country

United Kingdom Application Deadline

31 Jan 2024 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract

Other Job Status

Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

About us

UCL History of Art is a successful medium-sized department, based within the Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences, with a very high international reputation. Academic staff have a wide range of approaches to the history of art, working across an expanded geography with particular interests in image cultures, the materials and materiality of art, and visual technologies of all kinds.

The Department\'s research was ranked 1st in London for Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory by REF 2021 (overall GPA rankings). The Department has a large and productive research-student community, with an average of 30-40 research students registered in any one year, and a thriving MA History of Art programme.

In 2023 we launched a new MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art & Media at UCL East, a new campus in east London\'s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Undergraduate programmes include a single honours History of Art degree and several combined honours programmes. As part of the single honours degree, students can choose to follow a unique route in History of Art, Materials and Technology.

About the role The History of Art Department is seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Contemporary Art. This post provides an opportunity to develop teaching and research that will complement and enhance the Department\'s existing expertise. The successful appointee will have a relevant PhD and a track record of publications and research excellence in their field. The position will begin on 1 September 2024.This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. Please visit for more information.

About you

We are looking to attract a scholar whose work centres on visual, theoretical and aesthetic questions as well as recent and contemporary art practices. We are particularly interested in scholars who engage in critical debates around racism and racialisation; migration and diaspora; cross-cultural and cross-regional interactions; and/or ecologies and environmental politics. However, we encourage applications from all candidates interested in innovative conceptual approaches, who are able to connect their areas of expertise to larger intellectual and methodological frameworks.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which include 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days), defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE), Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan, On-Site nursery, On-site gym, Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay, Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service and Discounted medical insurance. This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa. We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

How to Apply

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. When you are ready to apply select the \'Apply Now\' button and complete the form. Please attach an academic CV and a covering letter addressed to the search committee which clearly demonstrates how you meet the criterion of the person specification. If you submit a comprehensive covering letter you may just write \'see covering letter\' in the section of the application questionnaire which requests a personal statement. Please do not include additional attachments, e.g., writing samples, copies of certificates, references are not required at this stage.

The advert will close on Wednesday 31st January 2024 at 23:59 GMT.

This will be a two-stage recruitment process. Long-listed candidates will be invited to attend an online interview on Wednesday 21 February 2024. Candidates shortlisted from the first interview will be invited to attend an in-person interview on Monday 18 March 2024.

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Georgina Bolton (until 31 December 2023) at and Eleanor Day (from 1 January) at.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London\'s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world\'s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL\'s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here :

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Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Country United Kingdom City London (Greater) (GB)

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Contact City

London (Greater) (GB)

STATUS: EXPIRED

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