Work at NUA
  • Work at NUA

    Current job vacancies at Norwich University of the Arts Join a thriving academic and professional community at a university that’s renowned for outstanding teaching quality, industry-standard facilities and high rates of satisfaction among the 2,000+ students currently studying a wide range of arts, design, architecture and media subjects.

    Our mission

    Our ambition is to be the best specialist university for arts, design, architecture and media in Europe. Our overriding commitment is to our students and staff, exemplified through the excellence of our teaching, the rigour and ambition of our research and scholarship, and the quality of our resources.

    Our location

    We are located in a unique campus in the heart of the city of Norwich, Norfolk. 

    Our commitment

    Norwich University of the Arts is committed to being an inclusive community that offers equality of opportunity and enables our staff and students to flourish and succeed, regardless of their background or personal circumstances. Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded in everything that we do. We celebrate the diversity of our backgrounds, cultures and actions, promoting art and design as a catalyst of social change. As such, we are champions for the creative arts; empowering all of our students to be valued and productive members of society, with ambitions to change the world.

    If you require any further information regarding our vacancies please contact Human Resources:

    jobs@nua.ac.uk
    +44 (0)1603 610561
    @NUAjobs

    Our history

    Tracing its history back to 1845 and the Norwich School of Design, NUA is one of the great British art schools. We were granted university status in 2012, with the late Oscar-nominated actor, Sir John Hurt, serving as NUA’s first Chancellor.

    NUA alumni have contributed to some of the most iconic companies, brands and designs of the 20th and 21st centuries. Our celebrated alumni include painter Sir Alfred Munnings, Turner Prize nominee Glenn Brown, Bob the Builder creator Keith Chapman, Oscar winning Production Designer Stuart Craig OBE, and Rastamouse creator Genevieve Webster.

    Design graduates have founded some of the most successful agencies in the country, including Hat-Trick and Carter Wong. Other students have gone on to work in creative roles in major organisations such as Blitz, BBC, The Sunday Times, Pearlfisher, Design Bridge, Sony, Crytec and Tate Modern.

    Former NUA teaching staff include artists Leslie Davenport, Lucian Freud and Michael Andrews.

    Our campus

    Take a tour of our campus and you’ll find industry-standard tools, studios and creative spaces in 10 buildings, nestled between the cafes, bars, independent galleries and shops of Norwich’s cultural quarter. You’ll discover medieval buildings with 21st century media labs, and revitalised Victorian factory buildings fitted out with contemporary technology.

    NUA was one of three universities shortlisted by the 2018 Guardian University Awards for “Buildings that Inspire”.

    Our city

    Norwich sparks with creativity. Home to a flourishing music and cultural scene, the city’s compact centre houses six theatres, a permanent six-day market, the vintage and independent shops of the ‘Lanes’, two shopping malls and four cinemas. In 2012, UNESCO named Norwich as England’s first City of Literature, recognising a celebrated literary tradition that spans Booker and Nobel prize winners.

    Our leadership structure

    Strategic Management Group
    The Strategic Management Group includes the Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Ofield-Kerr, joined by Professor Larra Anderson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic); Angela Beckett, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience) and Academic Registrar; Jeremy Smeeth, Chief Operating Officer; Professor Hilary Carlisle, Dean of Creative Education; and Professor Louis Nixon, Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange.

    Senior Management Team
    The Senior Management Team includes the members of the Strategic Management Group, Director of Innovation and Engagement Sarah Steed, Director of Human Resources Lynne Warwick, Director of External Relations Sarah Hamilton, and Director of Finance and Planning Stephen Belderbos.

    Top 10 for
    Teaching Quality

    by the Times and Sunday Times 2022

    Top Two UK
    Creative Arts
    University

    by The Complete University Guide 2023

    Uni of
    the Year

    for Student Retention -
    The Times and Sunday Times 2020

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