Associate Lecturer – MA Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures
7153
Fixed Term - tba
Hourly paid - tba hours per week
3 August 2021 23:55
The opportunity
The MA Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures is recruiting Associate Lecturers to join a transdisciplinary faculty of creative practitioners and activists. We are looking for educators with a student-centred, imaginative and participatory approach to teaching, with experience/expertise in one or many of these areas:
_ Research methods for eco-social design and innovation
_ Design for eco-social sustainability
_ Pluriversal, just and sustainable design futures
_ Participatory design and design activism
_ History of design, critical theory and cultural studies
_ Philosophy, poetry and the arts
You will be joining a vibrant and community of practice, made up of an interdisciplinary and international group of students and practitioners. Our course is an ever-evolving learning environment that embraces horizontal and imaginative approaches to teaching. We encourage lecturers to bring their creative identity and research interests to the role. Learning and teaching are delivered via a range of online and offline experiences.
Your main responsibilities will be designing and delivering learning, as well as administration and assessment of student work. Working closely with other academic staff, including the Programme Director and Course Leader, you will make a significant contribution to the quality of learning and the support our students receive,
For further information, please visit our course homepage:
About you
We are looking for candidates whose research and/or practice is founded in imaginative applications of design – or related disciplines – to eco-social justice and sustainability. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work challenges the design/cultural canon, with expertise in decolonial, feminist, queer, indigenous, (…), approaches to research and design-led inquiry.
You may have a background in one or more of the following fields: design research, more-than-human design, design for eco-social sustainability, bio-design, the arts, philosophy, economics, the post-humanities, postcolonial studies, queer theory, critical theory, cultural studies.
Experience with any combination of these topics in research/practice is essential. Previous experience teaching at MA or BA level or running workshops is desirable. If you feel you might be a suitable candidate but have doubts about the job description, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We strongly encourage candidates from less obvious and non-traditional backgrounds to apply.
If you have any specific queries about this role, please contact the course leader Anna Schlimm – a.schlimm@lcc.arts.ac.uk
For general queries contact Lesley Wilkins – lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk
What we offer
We are UAL
London College of Communication is a pioneering world leader in design and media education. With the communications sector constantly evolving at a rapid speed, we work at the cutting edge of new thinking and developments to prepare our students for successful careers in the creative industries of the future. Our course provision reflects the breadth of expertise housed within the most diverse creative agency including: journalism, advertising, PR and publishing; photography; film, television and sound; communications and media; graphic communication; spatial communication; design cultures; and interactive and visual communication.
We offer excellent hourly rates for lecturing part-time, either during daytime or evenings. This is a teaching role without comparison offering you the opportunity to work with some of the finest students in your field. You will also have the chance to freshen up your own thinking, to learn in an environment supportive of everyone's development, and to enhance your career.
Our culture
This opportunity is closed to applications.