Overview
Are you an academic who is passionate about marketing and the fashion industry? This position seeks a Lecturer to support or complement existing strengths in Fashion Marketing, Management, Enterprise and Communication. The main duties include teaching and supporting students, contributing to research and administration, and developing your research agenda.
As a Lecturer, your main duties will include:
* Undertaking teaching at all levels of our taught programmes, including assessment and examinations, contributing towards module design, review and quality assurance mechanisms;
* Providing support and guidance to students, providing timely feedback, acting as a personal academic tutor, resolving issues and/or referring to specialist parties, where appropriate;
* Pursuing and maintaining a record of high-quality publications and original research publications suitable for inclusion in the School\'s submission to the Research Excellence Framework (REF);
* Developing bids for grant capture to underpin high quality research activity and to support a developing research agenda;
* Promoting the integration of your own research area with other research interests within, and, as appropriate, outside the School and Faculty;
* Contributing effectively to the administrative processes and committee structures of the School, Faculty and University;
* Providing research supervision and helping to attract PhD students to the University.
These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.
We are looking to appoint a Lecturer in Fashion Marketing, who can contribute to the design and delivery of research-led teaching in fashion marketing across UG and PGT levels. You will be an innovative and pro-active academic, who is research active, and engaged in the latest developments of the area. You will have a PhD in either Fashion Marketing, Marketing and Communication, or Management, and a developing record of either research, pedagogy, or commercial and industrial collaboration commensurate with the level of the post. You will have an in depth understanding and relevant personal experience of the relationship between higher education and the industry, both nationally and internationally. Creative, highly motivated and flexible, you will be a committed teacher and outstanding communicator able to contribute to teaching and administrative activities across the School of Design.
You will contribute to a dynamic learning environment and share your knowledge and expertise in fashion marketing. You will be forward thinking with excellent digital communication and team working skills, as well as possess the capacity to teach in a multi-disciplinary environment. This appointment to a role in a dynamic and growing School of Design offers considerable potential for personal initiative and fulfilment.
* A PhD in a field related to either Fashion Marketing, Marketing and Communication, or Management;
* Expertise and research interests related to the field of fashion marketing;
* A track record of research outputs commensurate with career stage, with publications already completed and a clear indication of future plans and the potential to achieve the very highest standards of research in the field of fashion marketing;
* A developing track record of teaching in a University environment, with an enthusiastic approach to teaching and the ability to interact with students in ways that will enhance the student experience;
* Experience of proactively developing new and innovative teaching and assessment approaches and materials;
* The ability to work with a team of colleagues and to manage commitments in a timely and strategic manner;
* The ability to contribute to management and administrative processes and structures;
* Excellent communication and IT skills to support and enhance teaching and research.
Desirable
* Have experience and/or knowledge of contemporary strategic marketing and branding theory and practice.
* Demonstrable experience of securing funding for research, commensurate with your career stage.
* Adept at using Adobe Creative Cloud.
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