About The Courtauld Institute of Art

The Courtauld Institute of Art is the UK’s leading institution for teaching and research in art history and the conservation of paintings. It is also home to one of the finest small art museums in the world.

Teaching Fellow in Curating

The Courtauld wishes to appoint a Teaching Fellow to a fixed-term position of 15 months to provide cover for permanent teaching staff on the MA Curating programme and other modules on MA and BA programmes.

Role Details

Contract type: Fixed term, 15 months
Contract dates: August 2026 – October 2027
Hours: Part-time, up to 0.5FTE, dependent on modules
Salary: Up to £23,753 per annum (pro-rata, dependent on modules)

Teaching Responsibilities

This role would include teaching on the following MA Curating modules:

Two Seminar groups for Practice of Curating (Autumn)
MA Curating Elective: Working with Artists (Autumn)
Group Exhibition Project (two groups, Spring and Summer)

The postholder will also be expected to:

Supervise up to 12 MA Curating Dissertations
Act as personal tutor for up to 15 BA History of Art students

Workload and Support

Teaching Fellow contracts include an allocation of time for preparation, teaching, tutorials, and marking in line with the weight of each module. In addition, the role includes:

An administrative allowance of 1 hour for every 3 hours of teaching
An allowance of time for scholarship at 1 hour for every 3 hours of teaching
Additional preparation time for independently taught modules

Please see the attached Module Outlines document for an overview of the teaching pattern and outline of the module types listed above

A Workload Allocation Model will be shared with the successful candidate.

Induction and Training

If you have not taught at The Courtauld before, you will be required to attend the 2026 New Teacher Induction Session on Thursday 18 June (online) and Friday 19 June (in person). If you have taught at The Courtauld previously, you may optionally attend session and you will be expected to attend the whole faculty teaching refresher in September.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit:

A CV
A supporting statement of up to 500 words outlining their teaching experience and their area of specialism, addressing their ability to teach both MA and BA modules
Contact details for two referees

The Courtauld is unable to sponsor applicants for this post and you will need to have the appropriate right to work in the UK for the duration of the fixed term contract when applying.

About The Courtauld Institute of Art