[Hiring] Lecturer (Module Leader) MA Fine Art Online @Falmouth Careers

Role Description

Falmouth University’s MA Fine Art (online) is looking to recruit a Lecturer to work on a permanent basis during Study Block 1 each year, and lead our module 'Informing Contexts.'

Informing Contexts runs annually September – January and addresses:

• Art writing and research skills
• Historical and contemporary contexts and theory

The curriculum aims to support students to contextualise their individual practice within contemporary discourse.

Over 12 weeks, students:

• Research, analyse and critically interrogate their own positionality
• Develop a thesis, submitted in December as a written essay or recorded lecture

The Module Leader curates the curriculum and collaborates with colleagues – a small team of Online Tutors – as Academic Lead.

Each person on the module team supports a Tutor Group, facilitating students’ engagement in:

• Asynchronous activities
• Providing formative feedback via student Journals and Falmouth Learn (our online VLE)
• Assessing submissions in weeks 13 – 15

Teaching staff lead live weekly ‘webinars’ addressing topics within the curriculum and providing a space for students to share writing and research in progress.

The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues to deliver and develop this module, enabling online students to innovate and realise their ambition and potential. Module delivery is primarily asynchronous, bar scheduled webinars and staff meetings.

Qualifications

• Educated to Postgraduate level
• Experience supporting students to develop critically engaged writing and artistic practice in HE
• Experience of developing a curriculum at postgraduate level
• Excellent communication and digital skills
• Passion and commitment to deliver an inclusive online learning experience for students

Requirements

• An understanding of the principles and practicalities of online learning (asynchronous and synchronous)
• A professional contemporary art, writing and/or curatorial practice
• Experience of research-led teaching
• Excellent digital literacy
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills

Benefits

• Employer Pension Contribution up to 12%
• Life Assurance
• 35 days + 8 days bank holiday
• Annual salary increments (Until top of grade reached)
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker)
• Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme

Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page www.falmouth.ac.uk/jobs.