Position at University College London

Lecturer in the History of Art and Material Studies
University College London

The History of Art department is seeking to appoint a full-time
lecturer in the History of Art and Material Studies. UCL offers a
unique single honours History of Art and Material Studies degree
with a strong component of lab-based/workshop orientated work for
students wishing to explore issues of materiality, technique,
technical analysis and object based enquiry as well as associated
theoretical, historical and ethical questions.

We welcome applications from people with a PhD or equivalent, as
well as significant experience in some aspect of the areas described
above. Applicants from the fields of conservation (of any medium
including architecture and the built environment), technical art
history and material analysis, would be particularly welcome. An
interest in developing lab-based/workshop orientated teaching in
these areas is essential. Additional experience in collection
management, curatorial practice, studio practice or cultural
heritage would be an advantage. The successful candidate would join
a thriving department with close links to London's museum and
gallery networks and in a university with its own important
collections. They would contribute to teaching, take on
administrative responsibility, be research active and generate
research income by actively pursuing and applying for appropriate
research grants.

Information about the History of Art Department: UCL's Department of
History of Art is a successful medium-sized department with a very
high international reputation both for its scholarship and research
(it was rated in the top five departments in the UK in the 2008 RAE
research assessment exercise) as well as for its teaching at
undergraduate and graduate levels (the Department scored the maximum
(24/24 points) in external teaching quality assessment). Academic
staff  have a wide range of approaches to the history of art,
including technical art history and the history of printed
materials,  the history of western art in global contexts and
engagement with the art of Africa, the Middle East, Latin America
and Asia; in terms of period coverage we have concentrations of
expertise in modern and contemporary art, in European art since
circa 1750, in Italian art from circa 1400 to circa 1700 and in
early modern studies.  We have a large and productive
research-student community with an average of 30-40 research
students registered in any one year. We offer undergraduate and
masters programmes in History of Art of the western tradition since
circa 1400, including an engagement with global cultural relations
of this tradition and courses in Contemporary Art. Undergraduate
programmes include a single honours art history degree, a range of
combined honours degrees and a degree in the History of Art with
Material Studies (HAMS); for programme descriptions, see
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/art-history/degrees. The HAMS degree currently
has an intake of c. twelve undergraduates each year taking a range
of specific HAMS courses including in the first year 'Technologies
of Vision' and 'Methods and Materials of the Artist; in the second
year 'The History, characteristics and analysis of paint' and 'The
Care and Conservation of works of art' and in the third year a half
year work placement and a HAMS Project Paper.

Salary will be on either the UCL scheme Grade 7 (UKP35,557 -
UKP38,594 inclusive of LW of UKP2,806 per annum) or Grade 8
(UKP39,668 - UKP49,501 inclusive of LW of UKP2,806) depending on
experience.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on 6 February 2012.
Interviews will be held on 12 March in London at the UCL History of
Art Department.

Queries may be forwarded to:

    Jessica Dain
    +44 203 108 4012
    j.dain<-at->ucl<.>ac<.>uk

Online applications accepted only:

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