Lecturer MA Design for Industry 5.0

The opportunity

The Product, Ceramic and Industrial Design programme at Central Saint Martins invites applications for a part time lecturer (0.6FTE) to join our course team for MA Design for Industry 5.0.

We welcome applications from experienced educators from the fields of Industrial Design, Engineering, Applied Sciences, Manufacturing, socially driven entrepreneurship, the Circular Economy, Service Design and/or Matters of Care, with a demonstrable commitment to the principles of Industry 5.0.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with expertise in the following areas:

• Industrial design and manufacturing-oriented social entrepreneurship
• Social anthropology in relation to industrial design and manufacturing
• Software, hardware, IoT and robotics in design and manufacturing
• Applied sciences in cyber-physical technologies
• User-centred design, circular economy, and planetary concerns
• Social entrepreneurship and ethical design-led business.

You will work closely with students and be responsible for designing and delivering unit content, teaching, learning and assessment, and pastoral care. You will work with the course team, including hourly paid lecturers, and will liase with relevant support services.

About you

Successful candidates will be expected to:

• Take a student-centred approach to learning and teaching on the MA Design for Industry 5.0
• Work collaboratively to deliver academic units, including both staff-led and student-initiated project briefs, which may involve partnerships with industry
• Provide constructive and considered feedback on student work and conduct assessments that are rigorous, clear and fair, in line with University and College policies
• Contribute to reducing student attainment gaps, and reflect on teaching practice through the lenses of ethics, anti-racism, the climate emergency and social justice
• Foster a positive and caring team dynamic among both staff and students, with a collaborative and friendly attitude

About You

This role is open to candidates with degree-level qualifications in Product and Industrial Design, Design engineering, or an equivalent. We also welcome applications from candidates with relevant disciplinary backgrounds, such as the Applied Sciences and Humanities, whose practice and/or teaching relates to Industry 5.0 principles and technologies.

Prior experience and awareness of teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level is required. This could include the delivery of workshops, guest lectures and/or conferences talks and keynotes. Industry experience in relevant fields is desirable.

If you wish to have a discussion about the specific requirements of role, please do feel free to contact Assa Ashuach, Course Leader MADI5: a.ashuach@csm.arts.ac.uk and Kim Bagley, Acting Programme Director PCID: k.bagley@csm.arts.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the process to apply for this role please email the CSM Resourcing Team at: jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk

About MA Design for Industry 5.0 (MADI 5)

At the forefront of new industry, this course centres people and planet in the future of design, technology and manufacturing. Industry 5.0 is a future in which the traditional drivers of efficiency and productivity give way to the ethics of care and human-centred design, while respecting environmental circularity and planetary production limitations. MA Design for Industry 5.0 foregrounds people and planet to explore the entrepreneurial opportunity presented by the fourth industrial revolution. The course goes beyond designing functional objects to innovating object ecosystems, exploring their entrepreneurial and regenerative potential.

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:

▪ 39 days of annual leave and 2 days off to volunteer plus bank holidays
▪ Flexible and Dynamic working options available from the first day
▪ Discounted Medical Insurance including Digital GP service, therapies, in-patient and day-case treatment
▪ Free counselling and advice via our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
▪ Sector-leading Equal Parental Leave policy (6 months full pay for both parents) 
▪ Teachers Pension scheme
▪ In-house training and development including apprenticeships and free places on creative courses
▪ Interest free loans on travel and tech, discounts on gym memberships, nursery fees, eye care and much more
▪ Various opportunities to attend student shows and exhibitions

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.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That's why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.