Lecturer in Sustainable Design

1 month ago

Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, United Kingdom Kingston University Full time

We are looking for an enthusiastic lecturer to join us to deliver teaching and contribute to curriculum design within the MA Sustainable Design course. This is an opportunity to work with a creative team within the 3D Department, Kingston School of Art. You will contribute to the teaching, professional engagement, and research activities of the department. You will be expected to teach L7 (Masters level) students in the first instance. The course is part of the Design School's Postgraduate Framework programme, sharing some modules with the Product & Furniture Design MA. You will be expected to teach on both the Sustainable Design modules (course specific) and the Postgraduate Framework (shared modules).

The Sustainable Design MA is an established, multi-disciplinary course that welcomes students who want to direct their existing design practice towards ambitious visions of a more sustainable, inclusive and equitable society. It explores innovative, practical, provocative, speculative and radical ways to help realise sustainable visions through design. It expects students to think critically, holistically and sensitively about the diverse agendas that sustainability addresses, and the intersectional challenges it presents. Students think through making, testing, questioning, and imagining. It asks students to contribute their global perspectives and diverse experiences to our collective thinking and understanding of sustainability. The course is collaborative. We work with external partners and students on other courses within the Design School.

The 3D Design Department is one of the four departments in the highly successful Kingston School of Art's Design School. The ethos of the department is Thinking Through Making. We are a close-knit community, with good industry links, excellent research, and an enterprise culture. Our graduates are sought after, with many winning awards for their graduate projects at prestigious forums such as RSA Awards, Creative Conscience and New Designers. Many of our staff are well established industry practitioners.

We are looking for an exceptionally talented and enthusiastic lecturer, with an inspiring approach to teaching sustainability to postgraduate design students. We are looking for a person with core knowledge in – the key principles and perspectives of sustainability in relation to design practice; and design innovation that imagines and facilitates more sustainable futures for society. We aim to grow our digital capability and develop further new technology and material innovation use in the subject, and as such we would be additionally interested in expertise in areas including biomaterials / emerging technology / AI / speculative practices.

Ideal Attributes:

  • A degree in Design and/or related discipline or industry experience.
  • A critical approach to professional practice, teaching and/or research in Design, and how this intersects with the sustainability agenda.
  • A thorough understanding of contemporary national and international design practice and appetite to innovate in the field.
  • Experience and understanding of how to effectively support diverse cohorts of students is essential.
  • Evidence of good networking skills and awareness of future direction of this specialist subject area and key scholars in the field.
  • Sound practical/technical expertise in Design.

You will be joining an environment that values equality and diversity and we aim to support all members of staff to excel and feel supported. We are committed to providing a fully inclusive environment for our students and staff. To ensure consistent and holistic support for our whole community, we welcome applications from under-represented groups.

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