A permanent academic post in Fashion Design (Digital and Realisation)
The School of Textiles and Design delivers a wide range of design-led programmes, including interior architecture, digital design, design management, and textiles. It now wishes to add to and complement its skills portfolio with the development of Digital Fashion in line with the future direction of the School. It seeks to recruit an enthusiastic and creative individual who has the ability to lead/contribute to the development of digital pattern and garment development processes.
This is an exciting role where the successful candidate will work collaboratively across design teams to embed specialist digital fashion expertise and develop pedagogy relevant to a new curriculum, alongside making an active contribution to existing courses across design, pattern cutting, and garment construction courses in the Fashion discipline (BA Hons Fashion and MA Fashion).
You will possess a strong understanding of contemporary practice, digital fashion futures, sustainability, and current debates across the wider fashion industry. This will underpin your passion for enhancing your own practice and will inform your knowledge of the skills and attributes required by graduates for future employability.
You will be experienced in learning, teaching, and assessment at HE level. An enthusiastic and visionary academic who will support and encourage students to achieve their full potential. You will demonstrate a willingness to engage creatively in the wider activities of the School.
You will be highly professional and a committed team player, flexible in approach with excellent communication, timekeeping, and organisational skills and be willing to adapt to the duties associated with the role.
Our indicative areas of teaching may include such subjects as creativity and design development, digital fashion, sustainability and innovation, and supervision of SCQF level 10 and 11 projects, amongst others.
Our indicative focused areas of research may include such subjects and fields as fashion technology and innovation, sustainability, and digital fashion, amongst others.
Full Time, normally 35 hours/week
Salary: £46,485 to £55,295 per annum (Grade 8)
The deadline is Friday 31 January 2025 at 23:55.
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