UCL Department / Division: Slade School of Fine Art
Location of position: London
Grade: Professorial
Hours Full Time (Job share considered)
Salary
(inclusive of London allowance): Competitive
Duties and Responsibilities
The Slade School of Fine Art is an art school where staff and students approach contemporary art practice, and the history and theories that inform it through experimentation, imagination and research-oriented practice.
We are inviting applications for the full time post of Professor in Fine Art and Head of the Doctoral Programme. They will lead the Slade PhD programme: provide direction and vision, maintain and develop its cross-disciplinary ethos, and ensure its smooth running as central to the School, staff research and Slade research priorities.
This appointment is available from October 2021 and we are open to a January 2022 start.
Key Requirements
The successful candidate will have a national and international research profile and be a practising artist engaged with the practices and discourses of fine art in its broadest sense.
They will hold a PhD in Fine Art or have equivalent doctoral supervisory experience. They will have a commitment and enthusiasm for supportive and enabling teaching which fosters a positive learning environment. They will be actively engaged in debates concerning non-canonical approaches to art practice, the decolonisation of thought and art practice and diversity within contemporary art. They will have experience of academic leadership with a proven ability to lead, develop and motivate colleagues.
Further Details
To apply for the vacancy, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
If you have any questions about the vacancy or the application process, please contact Kate Rowlands, Department Manager (katherine.rowlands@ucl.ac.uk).
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s academic talent, from local to global. 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 currently underrepresented in UCL’s academic, research and teaching workforce. These include: people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled-people; LGBTQ+ people and women.
We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.
We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
Closing Date: 12 Aug 2021
Latest time for the submission of applications: 23:59
Interview date: 10 September 2021
