Watts Gallery is now recruiting their next Curatorial Fellow – a two-year position that in recent years has helped the post-holder move quickly onwards in their careers.

The current Fellow, Chloe Ward, is leaving to take up a lectureship in the History of Art at Queen Mary University.

Full details and application on MuseumJobs.com

The annual Big Draw Festival runs from 1-31 October, kicking off with a National Launch two weeks earlier. This year’s Launch takes place across Oxford on 19 September. We’re looking for keen volunteers to support the activities planned for the Bodleian’s Weston Library on that day, which are partly a response to the Marks of Genius exhibition, which closes the day after.

 Volunteering Details

Saturday 19 September,
Volunteers start with a briefing session at 9.30 and finish at 5pm Every Drawing tells a Story Oxford Launches the 2015 Big Draw Festival Open to the public from 11am-4pm

Complete a free Walk & Draw Trail connecting Oxford’s treasures old and new with creative workshops at each stop. Join leading artists, scientists and illustrators in a programme designed to expand your ideas about drawing.

Draw Together with Philip Pullman and Chris Riddell before trying digital and robotic drawing at the Bodleian Libraries, X-ray drawing at the Museum of the History of Science, extreme drawing at the Story Museum, and much more besides.

Philip Pullman and Chris Riddell, the new Children’s Laureate, will launch the 2015 Big Draw Festival in the Weston Library, to be followed by a programme of activities across Oxford. We would be grateful for help to set up, distribute materials and clear away at 4pm. Read full post

The Birkbeck Centre for Contemporary Theatre is inviting expressions of interest from artists and producers in relation to the Fellows scheme for 2015-16.

In this scheme, up to 20 Fellows are invited to participate in and contribute to Centre activities.  The Centre’s aim is to provide a space for artists to gather to exchange ideas and develop work in a supportive context.

Events provided include one dedicated Fellows meeting per term involving discussion, presentations of work in progress and refreshments, and the Centre’s public Theatre Conversation and symposium events.  Fellows may also request membership of theLibrary, meetings with academic staff and access to in-kind resources (subject to availability) as part of research and development towards projects.  Fellows’ contributions to the Centre may include giving public talks about their work, or organising workshops or events.

For 2015-16, we are seeking a limited number of artists and producers to become fellows of the Centre. Fellows will be chosen on the basis of the synergies between the artist or producer’s work and the Centre’s research interests and theme for the year; and the complementariness of their work to the work of existing and new members.

To express interest in this opportunity, please complete the application form and return it with a copy of your CV to birkbeckcct@gmail.com by Thursday 2 July 2015.

*An affiliate of New York University*

Part Time Lecturer- Liberal Studies Program:  Expository Writing Core Module (Cover)

NYU in London is seeking a part time lecturer to teach on a first-year, expository writing course commencing in the fall term, September 2015 for one academic year.

New York University is a Global Network University with courses and programs offered at 13 academic centres on six continents. NYU in London is an undergraduate study abroad program of exceptional quality with teaching strengths across the curriculum. Our UK faculty, drawn mainly from local universities, has an excellent record in teaching and research. Classes are held at the NYU London centre at 4-6 Bedford Square, WC1.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Writing I & II are core elements of the Liberal Studies curriculum that focus on expository writing, the presentation of argument, and elements of research.

Writing I introduces students to the essay genre and complicates their understanding of its varied forms and functions. The course offers occasions to practice essay writing across disciplines and in several modes, including personal, critical, academic, and journalistic. It also exposes students to writing, reading, and critical thinking skills and introduces them to some of the interdisciplinary and theoretical bases for such practices. The course engages global issues and perspectives through its texts, reading and writing assignments, as well as through experiential learning outside of the classroom.

Building on Writing I, Writing II introduces students to advanced reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. The course also introduces the research and research management skills necessary for academic work and writing beyond academic contexts, and culminates with a capstone project that involves substantial intra- or inter-disciplinary research.

For more curricular details:
http://liberalstudies.nyu.edu/object/core.writing

TEACHING & LEARNING EXPECTATIONS

Approaches to teaching will vary, but an emphasis on workshops, in-class writing, and discussion (as opposed to lecture) is used to foster students’ abilities to closely, critically, and creatively think, read, and write.

The course also fosters students’ abilities to rigorously revise. Workshops use a combination of small group work, large group work, and individual student-instructor conferences. The course makes use of formal and informal writing, with an emphasis on the process of writing and revising drafts. All student work is to be marked and commented upon by the instructor.

The course requires students to consider the local and global aspects of experiences outside the classroom and harness those experiences in their writing. Instructors structure at least one extra-classroom activity that makes use of the local setting and design an assignment or series of assignments around that activity; such assignments encourage students to recognize-and address in their writing-the global implications of what they observe.

EXPECTATION OF HOURS:

The semester is 15 weeks and classes meet once a week for 2.5 hours (Day & Time TBD). In addition to the time required for course preparation, classroom instruction, and marking, the instructor is required to hold a minimum of one set 60-minute “office hour” at NYU London per week, during which time she or he will be available to meet with students.

FACULTY QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants should have a PhD in a related field.  It is expected that the post-holder will have a minimum of 2 to 3 years teaching at the university level and experience teaching expository writing ; American undergraduates and/or first year students is helpful.

APPLICATIONS:

Terms and conditions will be discussed with the successful applicant.

Applicants should be EU national or currently hold a UK work permit at time of application. Applications, in the form of a C.V. and letter of interest, should arrive as soon as possible and in any event not later than June 22 by e-mail to Luke Harper at luke.harper@nyu.ac.uk.

The National Gallery, London
Application deadline: Jun 11, 2015

[1]
THE NATIONAL GALLERY CURATORIAL TRAINEESHIPS

The post is a twenty-two month traineeship, designed to introduce someone who has a good scholarly art historical background and an interest in pursuing a museum career to the responsibilities of curatorship in both the National Gallery and a partnering regional institution. The Curatorial Trainee will receive an initial period of training of six months in the National Gallery, followed by a placement in the regional institution. The traineeship will offer opportunities to be actively involved in a full range of curatorial practice and to gain experience of a variety of curatorial issues. The placement will include responsibility for carrying out a specific collections-based project.

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THE SIMON SAINSBURY CURATORIAL ASSISTANT, PAINTINGS

The post is a twenty-two month traineeship, designed to introduce someone who has a good scholarly art historical background in European painting and with an interest in pursuing a museum career to the responsibilities of curatorship in a national collection. The Curatorial Assistant will have the opportunity to be involved in a full range of curatorial practice and to gain experience of a variety of curatorial issues. The post will focus on Netherlandish and Italian paintings in the period before 1500, and on at least one special project.

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MYOJIN-NADAR CURATORIAL ASSISTANT, 1600-1800

The post is a twenty-two month traineeship, designed to introduce someone who has a good scholarly art historical background in European painting and with an interest in pursuing a museum career to the responsibilities of curatorship in a national collection. The Curatorial Assistant will have the opportunity to be involved in a full range of curatorial practice and to gain experience of a variety of curatorial issues. The post will focus on paintings in the period 1600- 1800.

For all further information about the National Gallery Curatorial Traineeships please visit the website

Reference / Quellennachweis:
JOB: 3 National Gallery Curatorial Traineeships, London. In: H-ArtHist, Jun 2, 2015.