Lecturer in Fashion Management and Marketing

Location: Dubai – United Arab Emirates

Hours: Full time (40 hours worked flexibly)

Contract type: 5 years (renewable)

Closing date: 18 June 2023 

De Montfort University Dubai (DMU) is a globally-minded institution with a focus on delivering quality teaching and learning, and a focus on providing an outstanding student experience.

De Montfort University has a long history in the provision of transnational education and DMU Dubai is a milestone in our global strategy. Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2021, we are proud to be developing our presence and delivering our academic programmes in Dubai.

Faculty / Directorate 

The Faculty of Business and Law is the largest faculty by size, and home to a diverse range of courses at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. The faculty equips students with the skills and specialist knowledge to prepare and develop entrant industry professionals with the knowledge and expertise to make a significant difference to the world of business that they live and work in. We pride ourselves in preparing responsible leaders for the future, who are able to take on the challenges of the business workplace in today’s every changing landscape. 

Role 

We are looking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Management and Marketing. Successful candidate will be appointed as the Programme Leader of the Postgraduate programme in Fashion Management and Marketing.

You will be required to provide overall leadership to the faculty, specifically to develop and provide programme level leadership, support teaching teams involving more junior colleagues and adjunct staff where engaged and contribute in the overall development of the subject area.

Providing excellent teaching to the university in the relevant areas of expertise, your teaching duties will include preparation and delivery of lectures and seminars, including the work required to ensure the module(s) and programme(s) under your leadership are administered with excellence. You may be required to teach on other programmes – both at UG and / or PG level.

There will be opportunities to be an active citizen of the subject group and the Faculty, to pursue your passion in any area of your interest beyond you assigned teaching duties, in engaging in research and scholarship, international collaborative partnerships, support on corporate/executive education and to work closely with local business communities.

You will engage with the preparation and delivery of teaching material, in conjunction with our colleagues and counter parts in DMU Leicester, UK. You will be expected to make a substantial contribution to the academic and reputational development of the faculty.

Ideal Candidate 

You will hold a PH. D in Fashion Management/Fashion Retailing, or equivalent, have experience of teaching and assessment in Higher Education, and extensive knowledge and expertise related to Fashion Design, Fashion Management, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Retailing, and other related areas. You should also be able to teach other marketing modules cross discipline.

We are looking for an innovative leader to complement our team of industry specialists and add to our existing expertise to develop and enhance our student experience.

To apply: Applications should be submitted to the DMU Dubai Careers Team via careers.dubai@dmu.ac.uk, with the subject title: FMM Application.

Please send your: CV detailing your qualifications and employment history. A covering letter indicating your suitability for this post, and supporting documents.

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