Lecturer in Children's Illustration

About the School

Goldsmiths' Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies is one of the longest established departments for teaching and researching media in the world. Housed in the award-winning Professor Stuart Hall Building, it has an internationally outstanding reputation for creative and radical thinking and practice. We are committed to a vibrant teaching and research programme that combines theory and practice with interdisciplinary engagement with the latest developments in media, communications and cultural studies. The Department is currently ranked 12th in the world (and 2ndin the UK) for communication and media studies (QS World Rankings by subject 2022) and second in the UK for research assessed as 3 and 4 - with 96% of our research evaluated as 'world leading or internationally excellent' in the latest Research Excellence Framework (2021).

About the Role

You will be responsible for teaching across the MA Children's Book Illustration programme, developing and delivering lectures, seminars and workshops on children's book illustration and writing. You will supervise and support student projects, offering guidance on technical aspects, storytelling and industry best practice as well as organising and taking part in study trips both home and abroad. You will also contribute to curriculum development, while maintaining strong connections with the children's book publishing industry.

There is one full time role available and two 0.5fte positions. Please indicate on your application if you are interested in full time or part time.

About the Candidate

We are looking for a candidate with a deep knowledge of children's picture book practices who has previously taught in Higher Education. You will have a master's degree or above in illustration/fine art or appropriate related discipline. You will need a solid background in professional practice and be familiar with the current children's publishing landscape. It's essential that the applicant has a substantial record of current published children's picture books. Preferably as both author and illustrator. Experience in developing and delivering teaching material across a range of modules and can demonstrate how your professional experience and industry knowledge has contributed to curriculum development.

Benefits

We have generous benefits - an agile working environment, 28 days' annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development, and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives.