Senior Teaching Technician - Printmaking

About this role

Our School of Arts has a strong reputation for highly successful practice-based, professionally focused Under-graduate and Post-Graduate Programmes.  You will join UWE Bristol’s thriving, vibrant and collaborative, inclusive, creative community.

This is an opportunity to assist in the running of a well-equipped Printmaking facility and be part of a team of talented technical and instructing staff.  You will be working collaboratively with experienced technical and academic colleagues from a variety of programmes, to plan and deliver workshop instruction and individual student project support in a technical centre with facilities that encompass a breadth of Printmaking practice and output.

About you

You are a skilled Printmaker with excellent practical knowledge and experience of screen printing and associated technologies on a variety of substrates. You will have an in-depth knowledge of water based ink, paper stocks and print design workflows from conception through to production.

You are a motivated, passionate educator with a desire to innovate, mentor and develop talent in young adults in an inclusive culture.

You have demonstrable experience in an education or training context and able to design and deliver engaging learning opportunities for students.

You are keen to engage in Continuing Professional Development including developing your own teaching skills with UWE.

You are a team player, thrive in a demanding yet rewarding environment, and will make an enthusiastic contribution to the educational life of the University.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our City Campus in Bristol city centre which comprises of Bower Ashton Studios, Arnolfini, Spike Island and Watershed and is home to UWE Bristol's creative and cultural subjects. Through a combination of University sites and partnerships with creative and cultural organisations in the city, we have developed a network of cultural and creative spaces. These enable our students and staff to develop their professional practice in inspiring learning environments as well as provide opportunities for creative collaboration and networking.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol , one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Richard Falle on 0117 328 4727 or email: [email protected]

Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Bower Ashton week commencing 15th April 2024.

This is a part-time, permanent post working 30 hours per week Mon-Thurs.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for all of your time.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.