Fellowship Opportunity: Fashion Technologies
2 months ago
Manchester Fashion Institute is a leading global fashion school making contributions in teaching and research across fashion disciplines that include design, cultures and heritage, communication, business and technology. We are leading the way in research across a range of fashion technologies to explore applied solutions to the sustainability challenge. Our research activity in this space includes the world leading Robotics Living Lab (RoLL), design for circularity, closed loop manufacturing, digital design, reshoring of manufacturing/supply chain and sustainable consumption. We bring together talent and industry, creativity and technology, experience and intuition.
The research group in Manchester Fashion Institute aims to advance critical fashion thinking and practice around cutting-edge topics such as ethics, diversity, sustainability, digital innovation, supply chains, and consumption, with a focus on fashion as a force for good in society at large. The Fashion research group is made up of 3 broad thematic priorities, with cross-cutting themes of sustainability, digital, and EDI, with groups of researchers primarily working on:
- Fashion Technologies
- Fashion Cultures and Narratives
- Fashion Business and Consumption
About the role:
- To undertake world-leading and internationally excellent research using latest and innovative methodologies, as relevant in your area of research.
- To prepare, present and publish research outputs through the appropriate forums e.g. research workshops, conferences, seminars, exhibitions, portfolios, academic journals etc.
- To develop ideas for generating income to ensure the continued success and growth of research portfolio.
- To disseminate findings of research widely to further the institution’s standing in the HE and research community and strengthen the impact of the research.
- To engage in scholarly activities conducive to a long-term successful academic career that will support and enhance the research culture within the Department/ School, Faculty and University.
About the candidate:
You will join the coalesced around the Robotics Living Lab and/or further into the broader sustainability theme with a view to leading on complementary areas of research. With a deep understanding of robotics and cobot developments and new fashion technologies, you will have established networks across industry. You will also have insight and understanding of the reshoring and/or sustainability policy agenda.
Requirements:
- Doctoral level qualification in a related research area.
- Possess breadth or depth of specialist knowledge and demonstrate potential for research independence.
- Excellent track record of relevant research outputs.
- Significant research experience in the chosen field of research, which should include where appropriate:
- leading the work of a team, co-ordinating effort and resources to meet objectives
- developing partnerships with internal and external agencies
- preparing funding proposals and applications to external bodies
- using initiative, creativity and judgement to develop appropriate approaches to research
- synthesising complex data from different sources and communicating findings via written reports and articles
- presenting at national and/or international research meetings
- supervising student work and providing appropriate support and feedback.
- Experience of managing and monitoring performance of research projects in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Ability to manage projects involving academic institutions and funding bodies.
Please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification for a full list of essential & desirable criteria.
Academic Contact: Prof Liz Barnes (l.barnes@mmu.ac.uk) to discuss the fellowship opportunity in detail.
Closing Date: 29 May 2024
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on researchfellowships@mmu.ac.uk
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£46,974 to £54,395 (Grade 9)
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