Diagnostic and Progression Lecturer in Fashion and Textiles

The opportunity

We are looking to recruit a Diagnostic and Progression Lecturer in Fashion and Textiles (0.6 FTE) to teach in the Fashion and Textiles curriculum area on the UAL foundation course based at Archway and Lime Grove. This role is fixed term maternity cover for the academic year 2024/25

You will teach groups of students specialising in Fashion and Textiles, preparing for and delivering structured learning experiences including classes, tutorials, workshops, and studio critiques. As part of the course team, you will participate in formative and summative assessment. You will contribute to course development and quality assurance processes through engagement in course planning meetings and will maintain effective communication with your line manager, colleagues, and students. We are expecting the new staff member to work three days a week and are looking for a start date in June 2024.

To learn more about the course please click on the following link: Foundation Diploma in Art and Design | UAL (arts.ac.uk)

About you

You'll be a highly creative and motivated individual who is active in your specialist field, specifically Fashion Design, and preferably has experience of delivering high quality learning experiences within Further and/or Higher Education. As an effective communicator, confident in your ability to deal with a large and diverse student cohort, you'll be good at working collaboratively in a team, bringing ideas and new approaches to teaching and learning to support excellent pedagogy.

Having studied fashion design, or currently practicing in the fashion industry is essential.

DBS checks will be required for this role.

Please download the job description/person specification for the role and read the full list of requirements and selection criteria before applying as this will be the criteria on which your application will be assessed.

To apply click on “Apply” at the bottom of the page. Please upload your CV (max 2 pages) and your Personal Statement (max 2 pages) in a word or PDF format.

Please submit your application by 16th April 2024 at 23:55pm.

If you have questions about this role, please contact the recruiting managers Tim Meara, Curriculum Leader for Diagnostic Studies Access & Progression, at t.meara@csm.arts.ac.uk and Yvette Blundell, Curriculum Leader for Fashion and Textiles, at: y.blundell@arts.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact the CSM Resourcing Team at jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk

What we offer

To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

▪ at least 31 days of annual leave in addition to bank holidays.

▪ equal parental leave offering up to 6 months full pay for maternity and paternity.

▪ 2 days of paid volunteering leave for a UK registered charity.

▪ generous defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS/TPS}.

▪ discounts including gyms, nursery and private healthcare insurance.

▪ learning and development opportunities including free Short Courses.

▪ season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, free counselling and more!

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world. 

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.