Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design (XPU) (Leicester, GB, LE1 9BH)
Job Reference: 325 Job Title: Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design (XPU) Job Location: Gateway House Full-time/Part-time: Full-time Employee Weekly Hours: 37.00 Salary: £44,746.00 - £56,535.00 Closing Date: 30/01/2026
Main duties and responsibilities
Faculty / Directorate
The School of Design Innovation at De Montfort University (DMU) is seeking to recruit a Senior Lecturer for its dual award BA Fashion Design/ BA Apparel Design with Xi'an Polytechnic University (XPU). XPU is based Xi'an, once known as Chang'an (Eternal Peace), a large city and capital of Shaanxi Province and the departure point of the Silk Road. The post holder will be part of a team of DMU academics responsible for the delivery of the DMU Fashion Design content at XPU.
Role
The post holder will be based at both institutions for extended periods of time each year. Fashion and Textiles at DMU is well established with a recognised profile within the UK fashion education sector. Housed in a dedicated Arts & Design building the School incorporates undergraduate and postgraduate study with excellence in teaching, research and design consultancy with a commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Ideal Candidate
Our search is for a creative individual who has a broad fashion and textile knowledge. An individual with a multi-disciplinary approach who can contribute to the DMU aspect of the programme at XPU and contribute to the delivery the DMU fashion and textile content at levels 4, 5 and 6. We are looking for someone who specialises in the design research and concept development with an understanding of 2D to 3D to support sample development. An understanding of working with stretch fabrics for product that contours the body would be desirable.
Our ideal candidate will have a degree and appropriate industry experience, an excellent understanding of the subject area and a thorough knowledge of the fashion and textile design processes.
They will have undergraduate teaching experience, with in country teaching experience an advantage and good experience of delivering content in an engaging and dynamic way to students. While it is intended that all teaching is undertaken in English, a working knowledge of Mandarin (or willingness to learn) will also be advantageous. Most importantly we are looking for someone who will embrace this opportunity to live and work overseas for a parts of the academic year. The post holder will be based at XPU for 12 to 16 weeks during each of the two semesters in the academic year. The post holder will benefit from free accommodation on campus whenever based at XPU. These will be the minimum requirements and further visits maybe required.
You will be joining a successful School with the opportunity to contribute to our growing reputation as we embrace contemporary global challenges and will be expected to make a substantial contribution to the academic and reputational development of the subject area and to engage in scholarly research.
For an informal discussion about the posts, please contact Deputy Head of School, Associate Professor Buddy Penfold by email
Please note, this role is based in China at XPU in Xian. This role is fixed term for 3 years.
To view the job description and person specification, please click here .
For more information, please contact Buddy Penfold Associate Lecturer, Deputy Head of the School of Design Innovation
Skills
Communication
Empathy
Critical Thinking
Time Management
Leadership
Adaptability
Collaboration
Honest and Compassionate
Innovative and Creative
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