Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise

The opportunity

We are looking for a talented academic to assume responsibility for teaching, curriculum development, unit management and on-going scholarship on the Product and Innovation programme at London College of Fashion (LCF).

Based in the Fashion Business School, you’ll apply your teaching and learning skills to the area of fashion enterprise and entrepreneurship, helping to provide a high-quality education that will prepare students for a diverse and rapidly changing fashion industry. This will involve managing the planning and delivery of enterprise sessions, units and year groups, stimulating thought and best practice that challenges the canon of enterprise and entrepreneurship.

You’ll help expand the delivery of enterprise across LCF, whilst maintaining a flexible approach to meet the diverse needs of our students. You’ll be responsible for a year group of undergraduate students’ pastoral support, progress and attendance, maintaining records and liaising with colleagues as appropriate.

Working closely with the course team, you’ll also deploy specialist expertise to develop pedagogy and the curriculum in innovative and critical directions, expanding the capacity of the course design to enhance teaching and learning.

If you have any queries about this role, please contact the recruiting manager Nicole Dunlop at n.dunlop@fashion.arts.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact the Resourcing Team at vacancies@fashion.arts.ac.uk

About you

We’re looking for a lecturer with a strong academic background, including an undergraduate degree in Fashion Business/Management or an associated subject.

With a flexible teaching style and a friendly demeanour, you will possess previous HE teaching experience and can demonstrate a passionate, inquiring and innovative approach to your teaching.

You will also need evidence of research, knowledge exchange and/or professional practice that contributes to the advancement of enterprise and is relevant to the goals of the Programme, College and University.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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