The School of Art, Design and Architecture, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, at the University of Plymouth, invites applications for two Doctoral Teaching Assistantship positions.
The School of Art, Design and Architecture is advertising for two Doctoral Teaching Assistantships to join its postgraduate research community of 100 researchers who work across a variety of disciplines recognised as world-leading. We have diverse centres of research excellence in digital technologies (i-DAT, Smart Cities, and Design Fabrication), Transtechnology Research, Photographic Research, Practice-led Research in the Arts, and research in Architecture and the Built Environment. Plymouth has long been a national leader in fostering creative industries practices and the study of interdisciplinary research. Research students in the School benefit from a collegiate research environment, and ever-increasing international partnerships (in USA, China, Middle East, South America, India and South East Asia).
These are detailed on the webpages of the relevant disciplines for Staff profiles and areas of research expertise.
In addition to a full-fee waiver for 4 years (full time MPhil/PhD), you will be trained to undertake teaching within a relevant subject area alongside our Undergraduate Programme team as well as participating in our research activities. You will not be expected to teach more than a maximum of 6 hours per week across a calendar year (factoring for 8 weeks holiday entitlement, equivalent to 264 hours). This will be paid at Grade 6 on the University's pay spine circa GBP 5,960 per annum. Research training will be supported through the University's Doctoral College and the School's Research Training programme, where you will be required to attend and pass various 'research skills' modules.
You will pursue a full-time PhD degree supported by world class research teams and gain professional teaching experience within one of the following areas across the School. From the list below please make sure you identify one Research area where you feel your research project will predominantly fit and one Teaching programme where your expertise and skills could be utilised best.
Research areas:
Photographic ResearchLand/WaterMoving ImagePractice-Led Artistic ResearchArt and SoundDigital Art and Technology (i-DAT)Transtechnology ResearchSmart CitiesCritical UrbanismSustainable ArchitectureEnvironmental Building Research
Teaching areas:
BA PhotographyBA Media ArtsBA Film and TV Production BA Fine ArtsBA Digital Media DesignBA 3D DesignBA Game Arts and DesignBA Graphics, Communication & TopographyBA IllustrationBA ArchitectureBA Architectural TechnologyBSc Architectural EngineeringBSc Building Surveying and the EnvironmentBSc Construction Management and the EnvironmentBA Publishing.
You are required to have a good honours degree (1st Class or an Upper 2:1) and likely a Masters degree in a relevant subject (completed with Distinction or a High Merit), and a strong wish to pursue a PhD in a relevant topic. You will also be interested in a career in the Higher Education Sector, specifically in teaching, and thus need to possess excellent communication and team working skills. You are highly encouraged to identify possible PhD supervisors in the School, and are invited to contact them in advance of making applications. Please see our Postgraduate Research page for research areas and staff expertise.
Interviews for these posts are expected to take place early May 2018.
These roles are only open for UK/EU citizens.
If you have any question regarding the process of application then please contact Dr Sana Murrani (Associate Head of School of Art, Design and Architecture for Graduate Affairs) at:sana.murrani@plymouth.ac.uk
Please use the Apply Online button at the bottom of this page to submit an application.
Important notes for applications:
Applications should include the following:* A completed and signed application form as per Human Resources.* A cover sheet (please see form attached) to provide a summary of the research project and the potential Director of Studies/research team you wish to work with, and a brief outline of the teaching expertise in which UG programme(s) would be situated. The following attachments must be uploaded along with the application form and the cover sheet (all attachments must be in PDF format) and the corresponding tick boxes on the form must be ticked:* Candidate's 3-page CV, detailing your education and employment history, publication, etc.* A Research proposal (no more than 4 pages). The research proposal must include: a title, a clear synopsis of the field of research, a research question/proposition/problem, and a clear suggested methodology, all must be contextualised with appropriate literature and attached with a list of references at the end.* A selection of portfolio of work (max 15 pages). Please note that if you wish to include films then please provide web-links within your portfolio.* Two academic references (signed and on Institutional headed paper).* Evidence of qualifications (certificates and transcripts for Masters or Bachelor degrees, plus any relevant professional qualifications).* Proof of financial sponsorship, if applicable.
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