Interim Senior Lecturer Textile Design – Professional Development

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The opportunity

We are seeking a creative academic practitioner to teach on BA (Hons) Textile Design in the Design and Material Practices Programme within the Design School, Chelsea College of Arts. The post-holder will work collaboratively within a course team, deploying specialist expertise to deliver teaching that supports employability / entrepreneurial skills within the curriculum in innovative ways. The successful applicant will be expected to embed curriculum content that stimulates thought and practice to challenge the boundaries of textile design with the aim of promoting diversity and inclusivity and contributes to developing responsible and ethical textile designers of the future. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the course’s future design through the re-approval process in 2023/24. 

About you

You will have an undergraduate qualification appropriate to Textile Design or associated subject, including relevant experience gained through industry/practice or education. A postgraduate qualification is desirable. Experience of course administration, pedagogic innovation, assessment processes and procedures are essential. You will have a broad approach to textile design education and experience of working in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary practices. We are interested in candidates with Textile Design expertise in two or more of the following: inclusive and social design, embedded and emerging technologies, sustainability and ethical practices, digital / craft practices for materials, regenerative and biomaterials, design for health and wellbeing or public engagement, teaching skills in professional practice and employability. The role will support industry collaborations, live projects and professional practice development.

To inspire students and staff, you must be a practitioner / educator and be familiar with the latest industry developments.  You will maintain strong links with design practitioners from a wide range of professions, subjects and disciplines and build collaborative links with a range of institutions and employers.  You will have confidence in managing large groups and communicating in a range of learning environments, including teaching in large and small studio and seminar spaces, lecture theatre and online platforms.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Caryn Simonson, Programme Director, Design and Material Practices / c.simonson@chelsea.arts.ac.uk.

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Christine Crouch, Resourcing Advisor at jobs.ccw@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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