Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the department

In the School of Art we specialise in making, curating and writing about contemporary art in a dynamic, critical and interdisciplinary environment. We have a world leading reputation, and work with a network of artists, curators, galleries and museums both in London and internationally to create an inspiring and dynamic place in which to study and develop an artistic practice. Many of our graduates are among the most recognised names working in art today.

About the role

The School of Art is looking for an artist or art historian with experience of working in HE art education to teach on the Critical Studies course on its sector leading BA Fine Art. The post involves teaching across three years, delivering individual and group tutorials, lectures and seminars. You will take responsibility for a year group, do academic administration associated with teaching and assessment, and take part in interviewing of applicants to the programme. The course runs across three years, comprising lectures and seminars in the first year; research based courses on a range of subjects in the second and a 7,500 word dissertation in the third. The post will require an average of two days of teaching per week during term time (Mondays and Wednesdays).

About the candidate

You will be an artist or art historian with a professional record of international standing, will have experience of teaching in HE Fine Art and be responsive to the varied and specific needs of those on this strongly student-centered course. The School expects that you will have an active and internationally recognised research profile, and that you will produce research outputs to be submitted to the REF. You will demonstrate a serious engagement with your own practice, and an understanding of current and emerging theories, concepts and debates within the field of contemporary art. The Department encourages applications from Black and Global Majority and LGBTQ+ candidates. Goldsmiths, University of London is passionate about advancing equality and celebrating diversity.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus six paid closure days (four at Christmas and two 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 such as staff choir, running club, staff networks and creative writing classes.

Closing Date: 28 Aug 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £44,753 to £49,738 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting
Part time

What makes Goldsmith's unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the Department

Goldsmiths’ School 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 School is currently ranked 11th in the world (and 2^nd in the UK) for communication and media studies (QS World Rankings by subject 2023) 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

The post-doctoral research associate will work on the international project ‘State-tech relations in the datafied welfare state: Examining the computational transformation of the European Social Model [STATETECH]’ led by Prof Lina Dencik and funded by an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. The project explores the relationship between digital technology providers and European welfare states in the context of data-driven innovation. The candidate will oversee the work package on ‘infrastructures’ that examines the features and ecosystems of platforms and AI applications that are used by different governments. The candidate will be expected to work collaboratively to map data infrastructures and have the ability to use some data science methods. 

About the Candidate

The successful candidate must have a PhD in infrastructure studies, data science or related fields, and have experience mapping data infrastructures. We are particularly looking for someone who has a good understanding of the technical features of platforms and AI and who is able to use some data science methods to collect and visualize data on government data systems in Europe. 

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 such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes. 

Closing Date: 05 Aug 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £44,753 to £49,738 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting
Fixed Term