Professor: Fashion Business

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The opportunity

Join the forefront of fashion innovation as Professor in Fashion Business at the world-renowned London College of Fashion. Take on a strategic role in shaping the future of fashion and lifestyle business with the opportunity to lead and support the development of a cutting-edge portfolio of research.

At this exciting time in the growth of the London College of Fashion, you’ll have the opportunity to be a driving force behind the development of a new UAL Research Centre for Fashion Business. Your wealth of international research excellence and proven track record of securing external funding will be instrumental in realizing the College’s strategic objectives.

As a thought leader in the field, you’ll inspire and guide the next generation of fashion business researchers through your contributions to the school’s REF submission and your role as Director of Study for research-led teaching. Your dedication to advancing the field will be evident in the research active academic staff and research degree students you support and mentor.

In addition to your teaching and research duties, you’ll also have the opportunity to secure funding for the College through the initiation, planning, and direction of external funding bids as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator. You’ll also play a key role in building cross-UAL linkages and international academic and industry partnerships, further elevating the profile of the College on a global stage.

Make your mark on the fashion business world and join the London College of Fashion as Professor in Fashion Business.

About you

You will be considered as a leader in your field of research, with a recognised and respectable international research active profile. You will demonstrate innovative and dynamic approaches utilising experiences of your own research and how they are applied to your teaching, learning and professional practice. 

We expect you will be highly qualified, educated to PhD level within the field of fashion business and/or innovation. Possessing extensive research experience, you will also demonstrate knowledge of managing a research community, with an ability to enthusiastically lead and motivate others. Evidencing involvement at a senior level with relevant professional bodies, you will also exhibit experience of REF/Impact delivery, as well as developing and writing research proposals and funding bids.

We welcome applications from all candidates within the broad discipline of business and management as applicable to the fashion and lifestyle industries.

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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