Research Fellow, Inclusive Art for Wicked Problems

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Contract type: Fixed Term (until 01/09/28 to complete specific time limited work)

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have an established background in participatory research? Do you want to further your career in one of the UKs leading research intensive Universities?

We are pleased to offer this opportunity for a participatory researcher to join the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies.

The research project, Inclusive Art for Wicked Problems, is funded by UKRI via a Future Leader Fellowship and will be delivered in collaboration with inclusive arts organisation Pyramid. It will use an arts-based systemic action research methodology to mobilise the expertise and creativity of learning disabled and neurodiverse artists across societal challenges, like care, support, and education. This includes a methodological work package to generate new ways of working that bridges inclusive arts practice and systemic action research, an international collaboration between the UK team and a researcher and art museum professionals in Brazil, and a locally embedded systemic action research project led by Pyramid artists across the Leeds City Region tackling the urgencies and issues with affect them.

The post-holder will work under the supervision of Dr Jade French. They will be engaged in a variety of activities including developing the methodology by working with artists, reviewing literature and policy, supporting artist’s enquiries as part of the systemic action research, organising stakeholder engagement, communications, and reporting in a variety of ways.

While most of the work will be located in Leeds across the university campus and Pyramid’s studio (Holbeck, Leeds), the post will involve travel across the Leeds City Region and occasional travel to Brazil. There will be opportunities to develop skills and knowledge including internal and external training.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr. Jade French, Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Arts Practice & Museum Studies and Futures Leaders Fellow

Email: J.French2@leeds.ac.uk

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