Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is the world’s largest community of postgraduate art and design students. It is also the oldest art and design university in continuous operation and has been ranked as the world's number one art and design university for a remarkable ten consecutive years, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 – the worldwide survey of academic and industry opinion. School: School of Communication Programme: MA Animation Grade: 8 FTE: 0.2 Tenure: Fixed Term Responsible to: Senior Tutor, Head of Programme, or Dean Overview: The School of Communication at the Royal College of Art interrogates the fundamental ways in which communication shapes our lives. By exploring new ways of communicating, the School aims to develop experimental and sometimes radical communication practices. Students and researchers have the opportunity to develop their careers as artists, communicators, curators, designers, and writers. They are encouraged to deeply focus on their work while being exposed to diverse positions within the School and broader societal, environmental, economic, and cultural issues. Associate Lecturers (ALs) at the Royal College of Art (RCA) contribute high quality, postgraduate teaching and tuition to complement and enhance core teaching delivery of Programmes across Schools and Directorates. ALs bring leading industry expertise and specialism, often from diverse disciplines and sectors, ensuring students receive depth and diversity in their Programme learning, and multi-disciplinary input during their studies. Depending on the specific scope of your employment you will be required to fulfil elements of the following as appropriate, directed by your Senior Tutor, Head of Programme, or Dean. For more information on the role please see the Info Pack.