Associate Lecturer in Sculpture

Associate Lecturer - Sculpture (0.12fte - fixed term to 31 August 2027)

Date advertised

9 July 2026

Closing date

31 July 2026

School/Area

School of Arts & Humanities

Programme/ Department

Sculpture

Required hours

Part Time

Site

Battersea, London, United Kingdom

Salary

£49,533 - £53,609 per annum pro rata

Associate Lecturer in Sculpture

School of Arts & Humanities

0.12 FTE | Fixed-term until August 2027

Shape the future of contemporary sculpture at the world's leading university for art and design.

The Royal College of Art is seeking an inspiring Associate Lecturer in Sculpture to join our internationally renowned School of Arts & Humanities.

The MA Sculpture programme is an expansive, responsive and critically engaged environment where students explore contemporary approaches to thinking, making, presenting and challenging sculpture. Our programme embraces diverse practices, from material experimentation and installation to social practice, public art, performance and conceptual approaches, alongside emerging technologies including robotics, AI, sound, moving image and immersive media.

We are looking for an accomplished practitioner whose work critically engages with the evolving relationship between sculpture, digital technologies and material practice. You will bring expertise that supports students working across the expanded field of sculpture, with knowledge of areas such as digital fabrication, VR/AR, robotics, AI, spatial computing, computational design, motion capture or other innovative approaches to making.

Equally, we welcome candidates whose practice explores the wider cultural, social and environmental implications of these technologies through perspectives such as ecological practice, sustainable and circular making, new materialisms, decolonial approaches or more-than-human relations.

As an Associate Lecturer, you will contribute to high-quality postgraduate teaching through tutorials, seminars, workshops and group teaching, providing academic guidance and constructive feedback that enables students to develop ambitious and critically informed practices. You will contribute to teaching materials, participate in assessment, support programme activities and help foster an inclusive, collaborative and intellectually stimulating learning environment.

You will have an active contemporary artistic practice, experience of teaching or tutoring students through individual and group learning, and an understanding of current professional contexts within contemporary sculpture. Experience of online and blended learning is essential, together with a commitment to equality, inclusion and continuous professional development.

A Master's degree in a relevant discipline and experience of teaching or supervising at postgraduate level are desirable.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the world's leading postgraduate art and design institution, helping to shape innovative sculptural education while inspiring the next generation of artists working across physical, digital and hybrid practices.

Join the Royal College of Art and help redefine what sculpture can be.

Closing for applications at 11.59pm on 31^st July 2026

Interview are expected to take place w/c 10 August 2026

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The Royal College of Art (RCA) aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected.

We recognise the broad range of experiences that a diverse staff and student body brings and how this strengthens our research and enhances our teaching. In order for RCA to remain a world-leading institution we are committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles throughout all of our processes, from application through to appointment.

Please tell us if you need any assistance in applying or if you need the information in a different format. In your message to resourcing@rca.ac.uk include:

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Shape the future of contemporary sculpture at the world's leading university for art and design.
The Royal College of Art is seeking an inspiring Associate Lecturer in Sculpture to join our internationally renowned School of Arts & Humanities.
The MA Sculpture programme is an expansive, responsive and critically engaged environment where students explore contemporary approaches to thinking, making, presenting and challenging sculpture. Our programme embraces diverse practices, from material experimentation and installation to social practice, public art, performance and conceptual approaches, alongside emerging technologies including robotics, AI, sound, moving image and immersive media.
We are looking for an accomplished practitioner whose work critically engages with the evolving relationship between sculpture, digital technologies and material practice. You will bring expertise that supports students working across the expanded field of sculpture, with knowledge of areas such as digital fabrication, VR/AR, robotics, AI, spatial computing, computational design, motion capture or other innovative approaches to making.
Equally, we welcome candidates whose practice explores the wider cultural, social and environmental implications of these technologies through perspectives such as ecological practice, sustainable and circular making, new materialisms, decolonial approaches or more-than-human relations.
As an Associate Lecturer, you will contribute to high-quality postgraduate teaching through tutorials, seminars, workshops and group teaching, providing academic guidance and constructive feedback that enables students to develop ambitious and critically informed practices. You will contribute to teaching materials, participate in assessment, support programme activities and help foster an inclusive, collaborative and intellectually stimulating learning environment.
You will have an active contemporary artistic practice, experience of teaching or tutoring students through individual and group learning, and an understanding of current professional contexts within contemporary sculpture. Experience of online and blended learning is essential, together with a commitment to equality, inclusion and continuous professional development.
A Master's degree in a relevant discipline and experience of teaching or supervising at postgraduate level are desirable.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the world's leading postgraduate art and design institution, helping to shape innovative sculptural education while inspiring the next generation of artists working across physical, digital and hybrid practices.
Join the Royal College of Art and help redefine what sculpture can be., RCA Benefits available here: https://www.rca.ac.uk/more/work-at-the-rca/staff-benefits/
The Royal College of Art (RCA) aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected.
We recognise the broad range of experiences that a diverse staff and student body brings and how this strengthens our research and enhances our teaching. In order for RCA to remain a world-leading institution we are committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles throughout all of our processes, from application through to appointment.
Please tell us if you need any assistance in applying or if you need the information in a different format. In your message to resourcing@rca.ac.uk include

£49,533 - £53,609 per annum pro rata