Lecturer in Fashion Management Research Methods

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced academic to play a key role on our Leadership and Management Programme at London College of Fashion (LCF).

Based in the Fashion Business School, the Lecturer in Fashion Management: Research Methods will be responsible for teaching, curriculum development, and on-going scholarship on the BSc Fashion Management, MSc Strategic Fashion Management and MBA Fashion Management courses.

These courses seek to equip students with a solid understanding of fashion management, and as a Lecturer, you will play a leading role in refining the skills and expertise of future business leaders and innovators in fashion.

Working collaboratively with the undergraduate and postgraduate course teams, you will deploy your specialist expertise to develop pedagogy and the curriculum in innovative and critical directions, expanding the capacity of the course design to stimulate learning and to develop qualitative and quantitative research skills and applications.

Your profile

You will be educated to at least a higher degree level (e.g. MSc, MBA) in a relevant subject area and will possess experience of teaching and assessment in a Higher Education environment or the equivalent relevant experience.

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

Strong communication, organisation and teamwork skills will also be essential for success in this role.

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.

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

Application process

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