Associate Lecturer in Fine Art

The School of Arts is a place where talent thrives and ambitions are realised. Our impressive facilities range from our producing and learning theatre, photography lab, purpose-built studios and a huge variety of creative spaces.

We are a creative community that is supportive in helping students shape their individual identities and styles. Our courses focus on graduate employability and helping establish our students as artists and practitioners.

Join us to work with leading artists and educators in developing student creativity through experimentation with media, materials, and ideas to emerge as a confident, practising creatives in the field. Our dynamic and ambitious staff team are highly respected and internationally renowned artists, researchers, and educators. Resident in the Britannia Mill campus, our studios offer scope for students to develop experimental and critically informed work.

The BA (Hons) Fine Art programme within the School of Arts at the University of Derby offers students the potential to develop  critical and creative approaches to Fine Art practice. With a focus on independent, experimental, collaborative, and interdisciplinary practice, the programme allows students to emerge as confident practising artists. 

In this role, you will deliver and support teaching within the Fine Art Department for undergraduate level students on a sessional contract basis. You will be responsible for both solo and collaborative teaching, which will include preparation and assessment responsibilities. You will work within the department team as a valued colleague and directed by the programme leader. This includes teaching within a variety of settings including workshops, individual tutorials, seminars, and lectures.

The ideal candidate will have a first and second degree in Fine Art of Fine Art related practice and vibrant engagement as a practicing artist evidenced with a portfolio of work. They will understand the symbiosis of practice and research and demonstrate experience related to educational activities, teaching, and public engagement contexts.

1. Formal scheduled delivery of Teaching, Lectures or Workshops.
2. Preparation of teaching materials required in the delivery of the above.
3. Preparation of Reading Lists.
4. Responsibility for keeping of University records, reports or returns as appropriate including marks and notes are submitted to the module leader for assessment boards.
5. Contribution to assessment design as appropriate.
6. Marking, moderation and electronic submission of marks as required.
7. Responsibility for tutorials.
8. Student Support.
9. Independent Studies supervision.
10. To comply with the requirements of Health & Safety, other relevant legislation and University documentation.