Lecturer in Service Design & DesignLabs Civic Lead

Who We Are

The National College of Art & Design is Ireland’s leading provider of art and design education. Our campus on Thomas Street in Dublin’s historic city centre is home to a student population of 2,000 full and part-time students engaged in a wide range of study and research across the disciplines of Art, Design, Education and Visual Culture.

The National College of Art and Design has been the most significant provider of Art & Design education in Ireland for over 250 years. NCAD is ranked 53rd in the world, 16th in Europe and 1st in Ireland for Art & Design, QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2026. NCAD is a Recognised College of University College Dublin (UCD). 

Background

The School of Design within the College comprises of 3 departments:

• Product Design (BA Product Design, BA and MA Interaction Design, MSc Medical Device Design and MA Service Design)
• Communication Design (BA Graphic Design, BA Illustration, BA Moving Image Design and MA Graphic Design)
• Design for Body and Environment (BA Fashion Design, BA Jewellery & Objects, BA Textile & Surface Design and MA Circular by Design).

The aim of the School of Design is to create a design culture engaged in ongoing debate on all aspects of design; a culture that thrives on new ideas, new ways of doing things and new areas of exploration. We encourage our students to experiment and take risks in order to carve new aesthetic paths and make technical innovations within, and beyond, their design discipline. We have extensive links with Industry, and students regularly work on live projects within a commercial, social or cultural context. The College seeks to ensure that our design students develop the necessary creative, technical, thinking and interpersonal skills to become highly employable graduates, entrepreneurs and thought leaders.

The Role:

The Product Design department has five-degree programmes, each of which has a lead who is responsible for oversight and development of the relevant programme. The department has a shared commitment to design for positive impact, interdisciplinary studio-based learning and making. The department team represents a wide range of academic and industry experience. The successful candidate for this role will operate within the department, working both as Programme Lead (see appendix one) for the MA Service Design and Lead for DesignLabs: Civic.

Selection Criteria

Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post. Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Mandatory Criteria

• A significant track record in Service Design in industry and/or Higher Education.
• Post-graduate degree in Service Design or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ideally a minimum of 3 years industry and/or teaching experience with a focus on human-centred design for Services.
• Experience leading academic programmes and/or service design related industry teams.
• Experience in developing and delivering high-quality teaching within a higher education environment.
• Commitment to engagement with emerging research, design methods, technology and tools.
• Proficiency in Service Design methodologies and workflows.

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