Tutor (Research)
Royal College of Art, Battersea, Greater London
Tutor (Research)
£54263-£60459
Royal College of Art, Battersea, Greater London
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 16 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: c76fb089759a4de8a5f591ae07232655
Full Job Description
The Jewellery & Metal (JaM) MA programme, situated within the Applied Arts cluster alongside Ceramics & Glass, fosters a material-led approach to research and practice. Our students and staff explore the evolving relationships between people, materials, and the wider world-moving beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries to embrace innovation and critical engagement with the past, present, and future of object-making. Through experimental methodologies, conceptual exploration, and an acute sensitivity to the politics and poetics of materiality, JaM challenges assumptions and redefines the language of jewellery, metal, and the broader applied arts. We are now seeking to appoint a Tutor (Research)-a practitioner-researcher with a strong research profile and an innovative, critical approach to material-led practices. The successful candidate will have a wide grasp of the theories and philosophies that underpin contemporary approaches to jewellery, metalwork, and applied art more broadly. You will demonstrate a clear and sustained contribution to your field through both your research and practice, with evidence of outputs at a minimum of 3
- REF quality. You will be an inspiring educator with a commitment to postgraduate teaching and a desire to foster intellectual, creative, and cultural exploration in your students. The role will involve supervising and supporting MA students through seminars, lectures, tutorials, workshops, and critiques, and contributing to the wider academic life of the School and College-including initiatives such as Urgency of the Arts and AcrossRCA. As part of the team, you will collaborate closely with colleagues to shape curriculum development and deliver research-informed, innovative teaching. You will also be expected to pursue external funding for your research and to lead or participate in collaborative projects that contribute to the vibrant research culture of the School of Arts & Humanities. We are looking for someone with a strong sense of collegiality, a willingness to engage in programme administration, and an eagerness to act as an advocate for the programme, its students, and the RCA more broadly. This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-leading institution at the forefront of material-led research, and to work within a creative and interdisciplinary environment that values experimentation, intellectual rigour, and public impact. Please see the information pack for more details.
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is the world's leading art and design postgraduate institution, renowned for the excellence of its teaching and research. The School of Arts & Humanities brings together a dynamic range of programmes where critical thinking, material engagement, and cultural analysis intersect across fine and applied arts, curating, writing, and the history of design. Our close links with internationally respected galleries, museums, theatres and cultural institutions ensure that our work is both publicly engaged and critically relevant., 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
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