Associate Lecturer (0.2 – 1.0 FTE)
MDes Design Futures Programme
Royal College of Art
Academic Year –26
The MDes Design Futures programme at the Royal College of Art invites applications for Associate Lecturer positions ranging from 0.2 to 1.0 FTE across the –26 academic year. These roles offer an exciting opportunity to teach postgraduate students and contribute to the delivery of electives and core units within a forward-thinking, interdisciplinary design programme.
We are seeking candidates who bring both theoretical and practical expertise in design futures and have experience teaching postgraduate students in one or more of the following areas:
1. Design ethics: exploring ethical considerations in design practice, behaviour change, and the social and environmental impacts of design decisions
2. Design for resilience: addressing sustainability, future forecasting, systems thinking, leverage points, and emerging technologies
3. Design innovation: focusing on models and strategies for change, entrepreneurship, and business model innovation across private, public, and third-sector contexts
This is an opportunity to influence the next generation of designers, researchers, and innovators within a prestigious institution renowned for its creative excellence.
Application deadline: Monday 25 August