Associate Lecturer Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media UCL (0.6 FTE)
Listing Start Date: September 14, 2025Expires: October 12, 2025n
We are seeking to appoint a part-time Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in the Conservation of Contemporary Art & Media to cover the maternity leave of a member of academic staff from 1 January 2026 for 12 months. The position is offered at 0.6FTE (equivalent to 21.9 hours per week).
Based at the UCL East campus in Stratford, East London, the postholder will teach on the MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art & Media . The focus of the programme is on contemporary sculpture, installation art, complex mixed media works and time-based media works of art and contemporary design.
About the role
The postholder will offer teaching focused on contemporary materials, and the examination, analysis and conservation of contemporary sculpture, installation art and design objects.
About you
The postholder will offer teaching focused on the conservation of contemporary sculpture, installation art and design objects. As a member of teaching staff you will work closely as part of the Programme Team to deliver the MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art & Media, based at UCL East.
You will be a dynamic and established practitioner with a strong track record of practice in your area of specialism (for example, the conservation of contemporary art, design, modern materials). Committed to critically assessing and developing new approaches to the conservation of contemporary art, you will be able to equip students with the necessary practical, decision-making and communication skills for conservation practice in a wide-range of settings; enable students’ investigation of the theoretical and ethical dimensions of the conservation of complex contemporary artworks, and encourage experimental, collaborative and inclusive approaches to learning.
Joining a thriving Department with strong teaching and research interests in modern and contemporary art and culture, close links to London’s museums and gallery networks and a university with its own important collections, you will also be knowledgeable about the professional framework, practices and policies of conservation, in the UK and internationally. As a part-time role, this position would suit a conservation professional with a foothold in practice.
If you wish to discuss the role please don’t hesitate to contact the Programme Director, Professor Pip Laurenson via email on p.laurenson@ucl.ac.uk