Lecturer in Fashion and Textiles Design

Job summary

You will be joining an ambitious and dynamic Art School that offers a broad range of courses across Design, Media, and Fine Art disciplines at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The School is a vibrant, creative environment where studio practice enjoys a close relationship with theoretical and contextual study, together with emphasis on professionalising practice through the creative futures curriculum.

The school aims to develop graduates who can thrive in the creative economy, equipped with knowledge, passion and self-confidence. The School is focussing its provision to support students in developing strong digital competencies, working practices compatible with sustainability agendas, and equipped with effective enterprise skill sets.

Our BA (Hons) Fashion & Textile Design course supports students who wish to specialise in either discipline but equally enables hybrid practice and collaboration in the development of fashion products.

Your experience will be within Fashion & Textile Design and ideally you will be a Fashion Designer with a clear understanding of sustainable practice in the development of fashion and textile products together with fashion manufacture knowledge. You will be committed to delivering learning experiences that will support the development of strong employable graduates who are confident, socially engaged, critical, and enterprising.

You will have an awareness of not only the theoretical and practical strategies of the discipline, but also its function and potential as an educational and cultural force. You will have evidence of your academic expertise and professional practice to contribute to the continued development of the Fashion and Textile Design course, maintaining currency and innovating within teaching and learning practice and through identified research interests.

The University has recently established a new and energetic research strategy, and it is envisaged that the successful applicant will be eligible to apply to and contribute to the research profile and practice of the art school over time.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check. For more information visit: www.mygov.scot/basic-disclosure

Grade 7 Salary Scale: £39,355 - £45,163
Grade 8 Salary Scale: £46,485 - £55,755

Salary on appointment will be dependent upon experience.

Candidates with limited or no prior experience as an academic will be placed on the first point of the Grade 7 scale. Consideration will be given to offering an Academic Attraction Payment (adjusted annually) for those candidates who have specific industry knowledge, skills or, expertise which are required for the position.

Please see the job attachments for further information regarding the Grade 7 and Grade 8 criteria. Further guidance on Academic Attraction Payments can be found here.

In keeping with RGU's commitment to work/life balance you will have the opportunity to work from home for a portion of the working week, but you must be in a position to deliver teaching on campus to meet the requirements of the course. You also will benefit from a generous pension scheme, 46 days annual leave, onsite nursery, sports centre as well as a range of voluntary health and travel benefits.

As per the UKVI immigration rules, this role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship under this route is dependent on factors specific to the applicant and if tradeable points can be used under the rules.

If you would like to make an informal enquiry, please contact Annette Murray, a.murray5@rgu.ac.uk.

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