Post Doctoral Research Fellow: Digital Fashion Technologies

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The opportunity

To support the Principal Investigator (PI) in the fulfilment of project deliverables and tasks required of the UAL research team contributing to the three-year technical assistance project “From Design to Production: Digital Transformation of Apparel Sector in Turkey” funded by Multi-annual Operational Programme “Competitiveness and Innovation Sector” for Community Assistance from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II) for the Socioeconomic and Regional Development Policy Area in Turkey through the call for tender EuropeAid/140070/IH/SER/TR managed by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology, DG for EU and Foreign Affairs, Directorate of EU Financial Programmes acting as Contracting Authority for the tender implementation.

You will support the Principle Investigator in project activities related to the capacity building of academic staff at Istanbul Moda Akademi (Istanbul Fashion Academy) including the development of Service Delivery Manuals for new Digital Fashion Design training packages created by the UAL Team, identification and selection of trainers to partake in Digital Fashion Design training, assessment of the current and post-training knowledge level of trainers, delivery of trainings to IMA staff and SMEs, and the organisation of a study-visit to the UK.

About you

You will have a track record of utilising co-design tools and methodologies within a workshop setting and be confident in supporting the facilitation of co-design and co-creation activities eliciting stakeholders and end-user feedback. You will also possess theoretical understanding of fashion and textile design and the fashion and textile manufacturing supply chain and ecosystem and fieldwork practices, and strong analytical skills needed to collect and process heterogeneous qualitative/quantitative data. You will be able to work collaboratively and to manage your work autonomously and to agreed deadlines. You will have an emerging track record of publications and presentations appropriate to your career stage, and you will be able to communicate effectively with non-academic stakeholders.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Senior Resourcing Adviser via email at RKEEstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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