The Ruskin invites expressions of interest from practising artists, with experience of teaching at degree level, in providing hourly-paid teaching on its Bachelor of Fine Art and/or Master of Fine Art programmes from October 2025. 

For the BFA, the School is looking to take on one or more tutor for the 2025-26 year to provide tutorials to up to 5 undergraduate tutees, 3 times per term across each of the university’s three terms (Oct-Dec; Jan-Mar; April-June); and to facilitate one group crit per term. 

The BFA tutor(s) will be entitled to 4 days’ pay per term, comprising one day (7.5 hours at £32 per hour) for each of the 3 sets of 5 tutorials and one day for each group crit, making a total of 12 days across the academic year. A further 1 day per year is payable for writing termly reports on tutees. Additional duties may be assigned during the course of the year by mutual agreement, but there is no requirement to provide any duties beyond the tutorials and group crits. 

The MFA tutor(s) will be entitled to 4 days’ pay per term, comprising one day (7.5 hours at £32 per hour) for each of the 3 sets of 5 tutorials, making a total of 9 days across the academic year. A further 1 day per year is payable for writing termly reports on tutees. You may also be asked to contribute to occasional group seminars and studio walk throughs. A single day of pay (7.5 hours) is payable for each seminar and walk through and, in the case of seminars, preparation time will be payable if appropriate.

Tutors will be appointed to a 1-year casual teaching appointment. One hour is payable for each day commute for tutors who live more than 25 miles from Oxford (a maximum of 12 across the year (for BFA tutorials) and 9 across the year (for MFA tutorials), unless additional duties are assigned). Holiday time at 12.07% is payable for each hour worked (i.e. £32 * 0.1207 = £3.86).

Expressions of interest (EoI) for BFA and/or MFA tutor roles should include a CV and brief cover note (max 500 words) outlining your commitment and approach to teaching, relevant teaching experience, and interest in teaching for the Ruskin School of Art in particular. Your EoI should be sent to richard.sykes@rsa.ox.ac.uk by not later than 01 September 2025. You should state clearly whether you are interested in teaching on the BFA, the MFA, or both.

 

For BFA teaching, any questions about the role should be addressed to jesse.darling@rsa.ox.ac.uk . 

For MFA teaching, questions about the role should be addressed to graduate@rsa.ox.ac.uk

Please be aware that responses may be delayed due to vacation leave and research and studio priorities during the summer period.  

In the subject line of your email please use the following wording:

[for enquiries or expressions of interest in the BFA]: ‘BFA Tutor Role’

[for enquiries or expressions of interest in the MFA]: ‘MFA Tutor Role’

If you wish to submit an expression of interest for both the BFA and MFA tutor roles, please send a separate email for each with the appropriate subject line wording.

Expressions of interest (EoI) should include a CV and brief cover note (max 500 words) outlining your commitment and approach to teaching, relevant teaching experience, and interest in teaching for the Ruskin School of Art in particular. Your EoI should be sent to richard.sykes@rsa.ox.ac.uk by not later than 01 September 2025.