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The RCA was named the world's leading university of art and design in the QS World Rankings 2023 for the ninth consecutive year.

A small, specialist and research-intensive postgraduate university based in London, the RCA provides over 2,000 students with unrivalled opportunities to deliver art and design projects that transform the world.
Offering MA, MPhil, MRes and PhD programmes across the disciplines of architecture, arts & humanities, design and communications, the RCA's approach is founded on the premise that art, design, creative thinking, science, engineering and technology must all collaborate to solve today's global challenges.

The College employs around 1,000 professionals from all over the world to teach and develop students in 30 academic programmes; exposing them to new knowledge in a way that encourages experimentation.
InnovationRCA, the university's centre for enterprise, entrepreneurship, incubation and business support, has helped over 78 RCA business ideas become a reality that has led to the creation of over 800 UK jobs.

Education

Royal College of Art

The world’s leading Art & Design University.

You need a relevant degree, strong hands-on experience in art/design techniques, knowledge of health and safety regulations, and excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

You will provide technical support, assist student skill development, maintain equipment, promote safety, manage bookings, and aid in sourcing new technologies.

Design

Education & Teaching

London

<div></div><div><div><p>The Royal College of Art is the world&rsquo;s leading institution for postgraduate art and design education. With a focus on fostering innovation, creativity, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, the RCA attracts the most talented individuals in the arts and design fields. The Graduate Diploma programme offers students a unique opportunity to explore and develop their creative practice across a range of media and disciplines. The Graduate Diploma Making facilities include equipment for working with wood, metal, plastics and fabric. The team also provides training and support in a variety of software such as Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere. We expect significant knowledge in a variety of these areas and ideally a good working knowledge across all.</p><p><b>
Main Purpose of the Role:</b></p><p>
The Technical Instructor will support the Lead Technical Instructor as part of the team responsible for the daily operation of the Making Space&mdash;the dedicated technical facility for the Graduate Diploma programme. This hands-on role offers technical support and instructional guidance across a broad range of physical and digital processes, helping students integrate diverse methods into their creative projects. You will contribute to the effective running of the Making Space, ensuring the availability of resources and workspaces that support academic delivery, student learning, and Research Knowledge Exchange and Innovation (RKEI) activities.</p><p><b>
Key Responsibilities:</b></p><p>
Student Support and Instruction:</p><ul><li>
Provide technical advice, support, and demonstrations on a wide range of physical and digital processes relevant to art and design practices within the Making Space.</li><li>
Assist students in developing technical skills at introductory to intermediate levels, empowering them to realise their creative projects using various fabrication techniques.</li><li>
Offer problem-solving support to students and staff, helping to develop integrated technical solutions.</li><li>
Promote a learning environment based on guided autonomy, encouraging students to develop their own technical skills and problem-solving abilities.</li><li>
Create and maintain learning resources that support student engagement with technical processes.</li></ul><p>
Workshop Operations and Maintenance:</p><ul><li>
Ensure the effective operation and maintenance of tools and equipment within the Making Space.</li><li>
Monitor student activity to uphold high standards of health and safety and housekeeping at all times.</li><li>
Manage daily digital booking systems to ensure fair access to technical support and facilities for all students.</li><li>
Support the procurement, research, and implementation of new equipment and services, keeping up with emerging technologies and industry trends.</li><li>
Assist the Lead Technical Instructor in updating risk assessments and COSHH reports, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.</li></ul><p>
Key Requirements:</p><ul><li>
A relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification in Art and Design or a related field.</li><li>
Strong practical experience in art and design technical support, including both physical and digital fabrication techniques.</li><li>
A solid understanding of health and safety regulations, risk assessments, and COSHH guidelines.</li><li>
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance multiple queries and projects simultaneously.</li><li>
A proactive and adaptable approach to teaching and supporting student development.</li></ul><p>
Why Join The Royal College of Art?</p><p>
As a Technical Instructor at RCA, you will work in a dynamic, world-class environment at the heart of cutting-edge art and design education. You&rsquo;ll have the opportunity to work with inspiring students and contribute to a diverse range of creative practices. The role offers plenty of opportunities for professional growth, collaboration, and a chance to be part of a vibrant, forward-thinking institution.</p></div></div><p></p>

The Royal College of Art is the world’s leading institution for postgraduate art and design education. With a focus on fostering innovation, creativity, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, the RCA attracts the most talented individuals in the arts and design fields. The Graduate Diploma programme offers students a unique opportunity to explore and develop their creative practice across a range of media and disciplines. The Graduate Diploma Making facilities include equipment for working with wood, metal, plastics and fabric. The team also provides training and support in a variety of software such as Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere. We expect significant knowledge in a variety of these areas and ideally a good working knowledge across all.
Main Purpose of the Role:
The Technical Instructor will support the Lead Technical Instructor as part of the team responsible for the daily operation of the Making Space—the dedicated technical facility for the Graduate Diploma programme. This hands-on role offers technical support and instructional guidance across a broad range of physical and digital processes, helping students integrate diverse methods into their creative projects. You will contribute to the effective running of the Making Space, ensuring the availability of resources and workspaces that support academic delivery, student learning, and Research Knowledge Exchange and Innovation (RKEI) activities.
Key Responsibilities:
Student Support and Instruction:
Provide technical advice, support, and demonstrations on a wide range of physical and digital processes relevant to art and design practices within the Making Space.
Assist students in developing technical skills at introductory to intermediate levels, empowering them to realise their creative projects using various fabrication techniques.
Offer problem-solving support to students and staff, helping to develop integrated technical solutions.
Promote a learning environment based on guided autonomy, encouraging students to develop their own technical skills and problem-solving abilities.
Create and maintain learning resources that support student engagement with technical processes.
Workshop Operations and Maintenance:
Ensure the effective operation and maintenance of tools and equipment within the Making Space.
Monitor student activity to uphold high standards of health and safety and housekeeping at all times.
Manage daily digital booking systems to ensure fair access to technical support and facilities for all students.
Support the procurement, research, and implementation of new equipment and services, keeping up with emerging technologies and industry trends.
Assist the Lead Technical Instructor in updating risk assessments and COSHH reports, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
Key Requirements:
A relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification in Art and Design or a related field.
Strong practical experience in art and design technical support, including both physical and digital fabrication techniques.
A solid understanding of health and safety regulations, risk assessments, and COSHH guidelines.
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance multiple queries and projects simultaneously.
A proactive and adaptable approach to teaching and supporting student development.
Why Join The Royal College of Art?
As a Technical Instructor at RCA, you will work in a dynamic, world-class environment at the heart of cutting-edge art and design education. You’ll have the opportunity to work with inspiring students and contribute to a diverse range of creative practices. The role offers plenty of opportunities for professional growth, collaboration, and a chance to be part of a vibrant, forward-thinking institution.

Technical Instructor in Art & Design - Graduate Diploma - Royal College of Art

Technical Instructor in Art & Design - Graduate Diploma

You should have strong research aligned with the programme, teaching experience, a commitment to inclusivity, industry connections, and teamwork skills in teaching and events.

You will deliver lectures and workshops, shape the curriculum, develop support structures for students, and engage in high-level research and collaborative projects.

Architecture & Urban Planning

<div></div><div><div><h4 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Programme: MArch Design Practice</b></h4><p><b>
About the Programme:</b></p><p>
This is an exciting opportunity to join and shape a new Masters programme in the School of Architecture at the Royal College of Art. The MArch Design Practice supports students through research-led training towards delivering just transition. The programme engages with the complex and global consequences of construction to produce rigorous design and policy propositions that aim to transform the built environment. With climate as a central focus, students consider how economics, politics, and identity intersect with design to produce sites of opportunity and innovation, developing spatial practices towards a more just and flourishing world.</p><p>
Through a flexible structure of core modules in the School of Architecture and electives across the Royal College of Art, students are invited to craft postgraduate journeys to fit their own learning and career ambitions. This interdisciplinary programme is enriched as a result, creating an exciting pedagogical environment in which students bring concepts, methods and ideas drawn from arts and humanities, design, communication, and creative education, into dialogue with architectural and spatial practices.</p><p><b>
Why Join Us?</b></p><ul><li><p><b>
Climate-led pedagogy:</b> Contribute to a programme that tackles crucial climate-driven issues including the ethics of material specification and provenance, carbon based economies and possible alternative futures, labour relations in the built environment, housing and social reproduction, urgencies and possibilities within the &lsquo;wastelands&rsquo; of global capital</p></li><li><div><b>
Innovative Curriculum:</b> Engage and develop innovative design pedagogies that contend with the implications of construction and its aftermath, incorporating analysis of reuse, materials, supply and labour chains, waste, risk and catastrophe, carbon and post-carbon futures into your teaching</div></li><li><p><b>
Interdisciplinary Environment:</b> Work alongside leading practitioners and researchers from across the Royal College of Art</p></li></ul><p><b>
The Role:</b></p><ul><li><p>
Deliver lectures, workshops, and seminars based on your own research and expertise, and support the oversight and administration of the programme</p></li><li><div>
Contribute to shaping the curriculum and develop teaching and assessment methods informed by the programme themes and good practice</div></li><li><div>
Develop and contribute to support structures and network-building opportunities for study and career development, including mentorship, portfolio and CV development</div></li><li><p>
Pursue high-level research and collaborative projects, contributing to a robust research culture</p></li></ul><p><b>
What We Seek:</b></p><ul><li><p>
Strong, innovative research practice with research interests aligned with themes of the programme</p></li><li><div>
Experience in teaching and supporting research projects at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level</div></li><li><div>
Commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse curriculum and learning environment</div></li><li><div>
Well-networked with connections in academia and practice, particularly in architecture and climate justice</div></li><li><p>
Ability to work well with colleagues in teaching, administration and organizing exhibitions and events</p></li></ul><p>
Join us in shaping this innovative new programme forging new paths in architectural education. Apply now and contribute to the Royal College of Art's mission to deliver renewable and equitable futures.</p><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Apply Today!</b></h3></div></div><p></p>

Programme: MArch Design Practice
About the Programme:
This is an exciting opportunity to join and shape a new Masters programme in the School of Architecture at the Royal College of Art. The MArch Design Practice supports students through research-led training towards delivering just transition. The programme engages with the complex and global consequences of construction to produce rigorous design and policy propositions that aim to transform the built environment. With climate as a central focus, students consider how economics, politics, and identity intersect with design to produce sites of opportunity and innovation, developing spatial practices towards a more just and flourishing world.
Through a flexible structure of core modules in the School of Architecture and electives across the Royal College of Art, students are invited to craft postgraduate journeys to fit their own learning and career ambitions. This interdisciplinary programme is enriched as a result, creating an exciting pedagogical environment in which students bring concepts, methods and ideas drawn from arts and humanities, design, communication, and creative education, into dialogue with architectural and spatial practices.
Why Join Us?
Climate-led pedagogy: Contribute to a programme that tackles crucial climate-driven issues including the ethics of material specification and provenance, carbon based economies and possible alternative futures, labour relations in the built environment, housing and social reproduction, urgencies and possibilities within the ‘wastelands’ of global capital
Innovative Curriculum: Engage and develop innovative design pedagogies that contend with the implications of construction and its aftermath, incorporating analysis of reuse, materials, supply and labour chains, waste, risk and catastrophe, carbon and post-carbon futures into your teaching
Interdisciplinary Environment: Work alongside leading practitioners and researchers from across the Royal College of Art
The Role:
Deliver lectures, workshops, and seminars based on your own research and expertise, and support the oversight and administration of the programme
Contribute to shaping the curriculum and develop teaching and assessment methods informed by the programme themes and good practice
Develop and contribute to support structures and network-building opportunities for study and career development, including mentorship, portfolio and CV development
Pursue high-level research and collaborative projects, contributing to a robust research culture
What We Seek:
Strong, innovative research practice with research interests aligned with themes of the programme
Experience in teaching and supporting research projects at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level
Commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse curriculum and learning environment
Well-networked with connections in academia and practice, particularly in architecture and climate justice
Ability to work well with colleagues in teaching, administration and organizing exhibitions and events
Join us in shaping this innovative new programme forging new paths in architectural education. Apply now and contribute to the Royal College of Art's mission to deliver renewable and equitable futures.
Apply Today!

Royal College of Art

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