Specialist Technician (Learning and Teaching) Garment Technology

The opportunity

Do you have the expertise to share your specialised knowledge in Garment Technology within an innovative and technically focused educational environment? Join the team at London College of Fashion as a Specialist Technician, where you will play a key role in advancing the technical skills of the next generation of fashion professionals.

As a Specialist Technician, you will provide expert guidance and contribute to teaching and learning activities across the College. You will provide students invaluable manual/digital technical instruction in garment construction, pattern cutting, and the application of garment technology, ensuring that industry standards and innovative methods are upheld. 

Your extensive experience in garment construction processes, knowledge of pattern-cutting most recent technologies will enable you to deliver highly specialised workshops. You will demonstrate and teach physical and digital technical skills in garment construction and the use of specialist machinery, preparing students to thrive in a fast-paced industry.

You will adapt your communication and teaching style to meet the diverse needs of the student body, ensuring that every individual gains the education and skills required to succeed in a rapidly evolving fashion industry.

This position includes working evenings and weekends.

About you

To excel in this role, you should hold a relevant degree or equivalent qualification in fashion technology, or possess substantial industry experience in garment construction, a comprehensive understanding of manual/digital pattern cutting and fashion and key fashion technology tools for both womenswear and menswear. 

We are looking for candidates with a strong track record of applying effective teaching methods or professional practices that support excellence in teaching, learning, and inclusivity.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

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Closing date: 12 November 2026 at 23:55.

Interview Dates: Thursday 3rd December 2026: Interview Q&A and Presentations

Wednesday 9th December: Practical Skills Test

If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please contact lcf.staffrecruit@arts.ac.uk 

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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