Lecturer in Fashion and Textiles Design

You will be joining an ambitious and dynamic Art School that offers a broad range of courses across Design, Media, and Fine Art disciplines at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The School is a vibrant, creative environment where studio practice enjoys a close relationship with theoretical and contextual study, together with emphasis on professionalising practice through the creative futures curriculum.

The school aims to develop graduates who can thrive in the creative economy, equipped with knowledge, passion and self-confidence. The School is focussing its provision to support students in developing strong digital competencies, working practices compatible with sustainability agendas, and equipped with effective enterprise skill sets.

Our BA (Hons) Fashion & Textile Design course supports students who wish to specialise in either discipline but equally enables hybrid practice and collaboration in the development of fashion products.

Your experience will be within Fashion & Textile Design and ideally you will be a Fashion Designer with a clear understanding of sustainable practice in the development of fashion and têxtile products together with fashion manufacture knowledge. You will be committed to delivering learning experiences that will support the development of strong employable graduates who are confident, socially engaged, critical, and enterprising.

You will have an awareness of not only the theoretical and practical strategies of the discipline, but also its function and potential as an educational and cultural force. You will have evidence of your academic expertise and professional practice to contribute to the continued development of the Fashion and Textile Design course, maintaining currency and innovating within teaching and learning practice and through identified research interests.

Grade 7 Salary Scale: £39,355 - 45,163
Grade 8 Salary Scale: £46,485 - 55,755

Salary on appointment will be dependent upon experience.

Please see the job attachments for further information regarding the Grade 7 and Grade 8 criteria. Further guidance on Academic Attraction Payments can be found here.

In keeping with RGU's commitment to work/life balance you will have the opportunity to work from home for a portion of the working week, but you must be in a position to deliver teaching on campus to meet the requirements of the course. You also will benefit from a generous pension scheme, 46 days annual leave, onsite nursery, sports centre as well as a range of voluntary health and travel benefits.

As per the UKVI immigration rules, this role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship under this route is dependent on factors specific to the applicant and if tradeable points can be used under the rules.

**RESPONSIBLE TO**: Principal Lecturer

**RESPONSIBLE FOR**: No supervisory responsibility

**PURPOSE OF POST**: Contributes or leads, where appropriate, in the design, delivery and development of the Fashion & Textile Design course and actively engages in research/consultancy activities.

**PRINCIPAL DUTIES**:

- Carries out designated teaching (e.g. via lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, field trips, studio work etc) and assessment duties in areas of expertise, or as otherwise required.
- Participates in the design, development and preparation of teaching materials.
- Provides tutorial and personal support for students.
- Supervises undergraduate and post-graduate projects.
- Participates in curriculum development and new methods of teaching and learning.
- Undertakes appropriate administrative and leadership responsibilities, as per school/ course requirements (e.g. course leadership, and/or year tutor, and/or stage co-ordination, and/or module co-ordination, student selection, assessment organisation, placement organisation, timetabling, maintaining attendance records etc).
- Assists in the supervision and visiting of students during their periods of work experience.
- Promotes and markets the School and its courses to local, national and international clientele (including student recruitment).
- Maintains working relationships with other Schools/Departments/Units within the University, as necessary, for the smooth operation and continued development of the School and its courses.
- Actively participates in and suggests relevant staff development activities.
- Actively pursues research / scholarship activities (e.g. writing for publication, developing own research, supervising research students, establishing externally funded research projects, presenting at conferences, etc).
- Engages with other staff, wherever possible, in consultancy activities relevant to the School.
- Establishes and maintains relevant professional and industrial links, as necessary, for the effective operation of the School’s courses (e.g. engagement in work of external bodies, educational and professional).
- Represents the School on relevant University committees and the School and