Associate Professor in Art and Material Cultures of Britain

The UCL History of Art Department is seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer (Grade 8) or Associate Professor (Grade 9) specialising in British art and material culture in its global and colonial contexts, c. 1650-1900. UCL History of Art has a long, distinguished engagement with the politics and aesthetics of British art and empire, as well as histories and theories of material culture, broadly understood. The successful appointee will have a relevant PhD and a track record of publications and research excellence in their field. The position will begin on 1 September 2025.

About you

We are seeking a scholar whose research engages with current critical and theoretical debates in the discipline, and whose teaching and research will complement and enhance the Department’s existing expertise. We particularly encourage applications from scholars with interests in issues such as migration, mobility and diasporas; imperial and colonial histories and legacies; cross-cultural and cross-regional interactions; materiality and making; gender and sexuality; visual technologies; ecology and the environment; race and racialisation; or class, poverty and inequality. We welcome applications from candidates with regional specialisms outside of Europe whose research examines colonial, commercial and cross-cultural exchanges with Britain, as well as from those whose work is in dialogue with London and its collections. However, we encourage applications from all candidates invested in innovative conceptual approaches, who are able to connect their areas of expertise to lar ger intellectual and methodological frameworks.

For further information about the department visit our website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/art-history/

How to Apply

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The application deadline is 23:59 Tuesday 22 April 2025, UK time.

This will be a two-stage recruitment process. Longlisted candidates will be invited to attend an online interview in mid-May. Candidates shortlisted from the first interview will be invited to attend an in-person interview in early June.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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