Lecturer in Fashion Promotion and Communication

The Role

This is an opportunity to join the BA (Hons) Fashion promotion and Communication team as part of the Fashion Department at Kingston, which is home to successful and well-respected undergraduate and post graduate fashion courses, nationally and internationally. The Department of Fashion is located within Kingston School of Art (KSA) and you’ll be joining an experienced team to deliver the programme through a range of academic and professionally rooted activities, ensuring industry ready graduates. Working closely with the Head of Department and the course leader you will have the opportunity to contribute to the direction of the department through your experience of fashion promotion and communication, with specific contribution to creative practical outputs such as Visual Communication, Photography, Styling and Art Direction.

You will have experience of delivering teaching and learning in Higher Education within the Fashion promotion and communication area and/or extensive and appropriate industry experience. You will be expected to support activities which relate to tangible outputs in both physical and digital spaces which in turn, will be translated into teaching and learning practices on the course.

As part of the community of educators, practitioners and researchers you will have a role in retaining our reputation and enhancing our teaching and learning experience. You will contribute to the research and pedagogic development of the discipline and commit to your own continuing professional development.

The Person

We are looking for an exceptionally talented and enthusiastic lecturer with an inspiring approach to teaching fashion promotion and communication to undergraduate Fashion creatives. We believe that our courses are ambitious and nurture students’ skills through both the theoretical and the practical to fully prepare them for professional careers in Fashion. We are looking for a person to join our growing academic team to help retain the quality and enhance the experience of students and staff within the department.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate that they meet the Kingston University standards in learning and teaching, and research. By the end of the probation period, you must have achieved the relevant level of UKPSF recognition (if this has not already been obtained). For those new to teaching, this will be through our accredited Introduction to Learning and Teaching and for those experienced in teaching, through our Kingston Academic Practice Standards Framework.

The Faculty

Kingston School of Art (KSA) has a strong heritage. Since its origins in the late 19th century it has established an exceptional reputation and become one of the UK’s leading art and design educational institutions.

The Faculty combines a dedication to creative risk-taking, innovation and experimentation with a commitment to working with numerous local, national and global partners and collaborators to lead and shape the future of the creative and cultural industries. As an Art School within a university, KSA fuses the benefits of an art and design-focused identity with the ability to be at the forefront of exciting cross-disciplinary developments in diverse areas such as health, business, engineering and the humanities and social sciences.

Ranked in the top five per cent of the world for art and design education by QS Top Universities, KSA produces globally celebrated alumni, high performing courses, impactful research performance and regularly achieves industry and student awards while engaging with the latest thinking from industry practitioners.

The Faculty works with leading brands and institutions forging exciting partnerships with organisations like the ICA, the Design Museum and the BFI. More recently, the Faculty has expanded its international presence through partnerships with the Indian Institute of Art and Design and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, America.

With a wide variety of disciplines taught within the Faculty, KSA offers opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration in research and teaching – providing both exceptional choice for students and a stimulating environment for academics in the creative fields.

Further Information

This is full time, permanent position with a starting salary of £43,187.00 per annum.

Interviews are expected to be held on Friday 31 May 2024.

For informal enquiries, please contact Tony Bednall, Head of Department of Fashion & Associate Professor.

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students’ identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

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