Practices Tutor: Typography - BA Graphic Communications Design

UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading arts university in London is seeking an experienced GCD Practices Tutor for a 0.6 fixed-term contract to teach Typography within the BA Graphic Communication Design course. This role involves delivering workshops and seminars while supporting student engagement and assessment. Candidates should have an undergraduate degree in a related field, innovative teaching skills, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. The position requires strong organizational skills and a collaborative approach. Closing date for applications is 4th January 2026.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Family friendly policies

Staff Support Networks

Qualifications

• Experience teaching and assessing in higher education.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Organized and resourceful, with effective workload management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver workshops, seminars, and taught sessions.
• Provide feedback and support through assessments.
• Monitor student engagement and attendance.

Skills

Teaching in higher education

Curriculum development

Innovative pedagogy

Collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree in Graphic Communication Design or related field

Higher-level qualifications (MA, PhD or equivalent)

Job description

The opportunity

Central Saint Martins is seeking an experienced educator to teach GCD Practices: Typography within the BA Graphic Communication Design course on an 18-week 0.6 fixed-term contract providing parental leave cover.

You will be working within a collaborative and supportive course team who see the course as a space for us - a community of students, tutors, and practitioners - to explore and interrogate the vast and ever-expanding field of Graphic Communication Design together.

As a GCD Practices Tutor, you will play a key role in delivering a sequence of units to all students on BA Graphic Communication Design across UG levels 4, 5 and 6. You will contribute to teaching, curriculum development and ongoing scholarship across the course, with a particular focus on Typography.

You will deliver teaching and learning activities that support students' engagement with typography as a practical and critical discipline, incorporating digital typesetting and letterpress, layout, grids and typographic systems, typographic detail, editorial design, form, and language within your teaching.

This role involves planning and delivering workshops, seminars and taught sessions, as well as supporting students through formative and summative assessment and providing clear, timely feedback. You will maintain responsibility for progress tutorials for allocated student groups, monitoring their engagement, attendance, and overall development, and ensuring that records are accurate and up to date.

This is a 0.6 role with a work pattern of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdays. Interviews are currently planned for Monday 12th January 2026, if you apply, please hold this date in your diary. The start date for the role will be Monday 2nd February 2026.

Additionally, we will be recruiting an Associate Lecturer during this period to also teach in typography. Please let us know if you would also like to be considered for this role.

About you

You will bring an undergraduate degree in Graphic Communication Design (or a related field) and experience teaching and assessing in higher education. You take an innovative, reflective approach to pedagogy and embed equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your practice.

You are committed to understanding and supporting the diverse experiences of students. You will contribute to the discipline through research, knowledge exchange or professional practice aligned with the goals of the Programme, College and University.

Organised and resourceful, you plan and manage your workload effectively, and you work collaboratively and respectfully with colleagues across a wide range of professional groups. Higher-level qualifications (MA, PhD or equivalent research degree) are desirable.

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Closing date: 4th January 2026, 23:55.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn - a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.