Job Description
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Senior Lecturer/Lecturer BA (Hons) Fashion
The Northern School of Art, Higher Education Campus, Hartlepool
Permanent
Full Time & Part Time options available
Salary Point dependent on experience (Senior Lecturer / Lecturer Scale dependent)
Lecturer FTE – £30,093 – £36,358/Senior Lecturer FTE – £38,861 – £46,388
The Northern School of Art has a 150-year heritage delivering high quality education for the creative industries. The higher education campus, based in the vibrant North East, offers a true Art School community where students and students collaborate across disciplines. We are industry focussed with a learning environment that fosters creativity and personal development.
We are expanding our staffing on our brand-new BA (hons) Fashion degree. The Fashion programme has been designed to give graduates the tools to become innovative fashion practitioners and communicators, incorporating entrepreneurship, modern craftmanship and contemporary practice to establish their own personal design identity, cultivating both the creative and practical skills.
We are seeking a dynamic degree level Senior Lecturer or Lecturer (Creative Practitioner) to join our dynamic team and support the development of the programme direction and growth. The person we appoint will work in the Visual Art faculty. Skills will involve industry experience from a relevant fashion sector i.e. Trend, Fashion Business, Design and garment construction, Styling, Marketing, Brand development and communication.
Essential to this role are excellent administrative, planning, and organisational skills, as you will take responsibility and lead in areas such as module leadership, assessment of student progress and attendance. You will collaborate with colleagues on the implementation of assessment procedures, contributing towards the growth of the programme.
We are looking for someone with relevant industry experience and contacts, as well as knowledge of contextual research and the current professional practice within the global fashion industry.
Higher education academic experience would be desirable.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications:
Sunday 5th May 2024
To download the application pack, see our website https://northernart.ac.uk/careers/
Please submit your application form to jobs@northernart.ac.uk
What will you get if you join us?
- Work for an institution that supports work-life balance, and cares for the wellbeing of staff;
- Staff development opportunities;
- Generous annual leave;
- Free confidential counselling service and physiotherapy;
- Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses for VDU use;
- Free IT products including Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud;
- Professional fees paid by the School;
- Staff recognition awards
- Free car parking and access to other staff benefits; and
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension scheme (with significant employer contributions).
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