Assistant Professor in Interior Architecture and Design (x2 posts)

This position is for 2 posts:

• Undergraduate and Postgraduate

The School of Art and Design is seeking to recruit two enthusiastic and ambitious design practitioners to join our team of academics delivering programmes in Interior Architecture and Design. We have two posts open to applications, with one prioritising undergraduate provision and the other focussed on our growing postgraduate programme. Applicants will be considered for both roles, but candidates are welcome to specify a preference should they wish.

The successful candidates will lead in the development and delivery of teaching and learning on our undergraduate or postgraduate programmes, and contribute to the developing profile of the discipline across levels.

Applicants should demonstrate a wide range of design experience, with evidence of engagement of HE teaching in design contexts and ideally supporting learning in industry settings.  They should have a proven track record of leading and delivering a first-class student experience within Higher Education. Experience of education innovation would be advantageous. 

Candidates should be able to demonstrate an impressive engagement of work and/or professional creative practice. The post-holder should be actively engaged in research, professional creative practice and/or income generation and must have a proven track record of exploring new and emerging modes of practice and scholarship.

Applicants should be qualified at least to Master’s Level (or of equivalent professional status) and be able to relate the key debates framing the location and transformation of interior design in contemporary culture and to UK Higher Education.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate high level digital fluency and a continuing engagement with professional, scholarly and pedagogic development. Those without a teaching qualification will be required to undertake Coventry University’s PGCHE or secure a HEA fellowship. 

Coventry University is committed to providing our employees with the very best opportunities for both career and personal development. We offer a wide choice of development and training courses to all staff as well as generous holiday allowances, pension and flexible working options.

The School of Art and Design is an internationally recognised, award-winning School, with a tradition of innovation since 1843 and our alumni inform, create and shape the world around us. The School is a vibrant environment which embraces innovation in teaching, research and professional practice and offers exciting undergraduate and postgraduate courses including, automotive and product design, fine art, illustration, interior and graphic design, fashion and architecture.

The School of Art and Design is part of Coventry University’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities – a vibrant community of scholars, researchers and practitioners with a global profile and a heritage of quality built up over 150 years. We believe that arts and humanities have a transformative effect on our lives and that critical thinking, creativity and innovation produce solutions for some of the world’s most deep-rooted social and cultural problems. Our schools promote distinctive and innovative approaches to their disciplines, facilitating collaborative working and high levels of specialism, supported by excellent resources in response to the challenges of increasingly complex future workplaces and Creative careers.

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