Diagnostic and Progression Lecturer in Fashion and Textiles

The opportunity

We are looking to recruit a Diagnostic and Progression Lecturer in Fashion and Textiles (0.6 FTE) to teach in the Fashion and Textiles curriculum area on the UAL foundation course based at Archway and Lime Grove. This role is fixed term maternity cover for the academic year 2024/25.

You will teach groups of students specialising in Fashion and Textiles, preparing for and delivering structured learning experiences including classes, tutorials, workshops, and studio critiques. As part of the course team, you will participate in formative and summative assessment. You will contribute to course development and quality assurance processes through engagement in course planning meetings and will maintain effective communication with your line manager, colleagues, and students. We are expecting the new staff member to work three days a week and are looking for a start date in June 2024.

About you

You'll be a highly creative and motivated individual who is active in your specialist field, specifically Fashion Design, and preferably has experience of delivering high quality learning experiences within Further and/or Higher Education. As an effective communicator, confident in your ability to deal with a large and diverse student cohort, you'll be good at working collaboratively in a team, bringing ideas and new approaches to teaching and learning to support excellent pedagogy.

You will possess an academic background in fashion design or will be currently practicing in the fashion industry.

DBS checks will be required for this role.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: 16th April 2024 at 23:55.

If you have questions about this role, please contact the Recruiting Managers Tim Meara, Curriculum Leader for Diagnostic Studies Access & Progression, at t.meara@csm.arts.ac.uk and Yvette Blundell, Curriculum Leader for Fashion and Textiles, at: y.blundell@arts.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact the CSM Resourcing Team at jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk

Our culture

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

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