Lecturer Diploma in Professional Studies

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The opportunity

The Design School at London College of Communication is looking for a well-qualified Lecturer to join a growing DPS academic team, who will play a key role working with students from nine academic design BA Courses, to support the bridge between design education and professional practice, nationally and internationally.

A key aspect of the role involves working closely with students individually preparing, supporting and empowering them to experience various ways of working and learning in their various potential professional futures.

DPS is an optional, year-long experiential learning opportunity which enables students to develop their professional skills by undertaking an academic year of relevant professional experience through exploration of various ways of practicing. Supported throughout the year by academics, students build on the knowledge they gain on their BA courses, practicing with new agency and graduating with networks and new knowledge and an additional Diploma qualification in Professional Studies.

Exciting opportunities exist to work with multidisciplinary students, the national and international creative industries, local partnerships and research organisations to ensure that our students experience the most inclusive, innovative, speculative and enterprising opportunities in an interdisciplinary manner, defining a creative industry for the future.

About you

We’re looking for a dedicated, driven individual, interested in both entrepreneurial pedagogies and the future of the creative industries who takes pride in their strong professional and organisational skills and has expertise in creative mentorship. Ideally, they’ll have experience in their own independent creative practice, in creative innovation, problem solving, entrepreneurship, in planning and managing educational resourcing.

We’re seeking someone with knowledge of the collaborative nature of design with a vision of how the creative industries could evolve in the UK and internationally in the future, ensuring that our students exemplify that potential.

They’ll have excellent communication skills, experience of relationship management including communicating with diverse groups of stakeholders and be committed to inclusive and accessible ways of working.

We’re seeking a candidate who is comfortable taking risks and speculating, who enjoys working independently, prioritising their workload and driving initiatives, who is keen to work with Design Course leaders in the development of their discipline post-graduation. We’re looking for someone with excellent attention to detail and a passion for transformative education who has experience in collating and reporting on a range of information and data and communicating with the creative industries.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London is a world top-two University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2023. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better and more sustainable world and championing race equality.

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Closing date: 23:55, 12th December 2023.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk or telephone: 02075147985.

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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