Research Assistant in Sustainable Textiles

1 week ago


Leeds, United Kingdom University of Leeds Full time

**Research Assistant in Sustainable Textiles**:
**Are you a researcher with proven abilities to carry out research in garment recycling? Are you able to use your expertise to support or complement our existing strengths in fibre technology and sustainable têxtiles?**

As a Research Assistant in garment recycling you will be a part of the wider Future Fashion Factory project. The Future Fashion Factory creative R&D partnership is a £5.4 million programme of ambitious research and development funded by the Industrial Strategy Challenge fund via the Creative Industries Cluster Programme that seeks to create the world’s first designer-led, digitally enabled creative design and technical innovation platform for high value, luxury goods. The Future Fashion Factory Programme is situated within the School of Design and is one of the centres of excellence within the newly established Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC), a collaborative, multi-disciplinary research institute addressing global challenges in colour, fashion and têxtiles through research and innovation, as well as teaching. We are particularly focused on the development of innovative science and technology, materials, methods and processes. Technology-driven sustainable development is a major part of our work, hosted by the School of Design at the University of Leeds, the School is a world leading research centre with a focus in creativity and developing innovative materials and manufacturing solutions with interdisciplinary researchers and industrial partners.

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