The Role
We are seeking an inspiring and knowledgeable Senior Lecturer in Design to join the School of Design at Kingston School of Art. You will contribute to teaching, curriculum design, and research and/or knowledge exchange (KE) with a focus on sustainable and inclusive design practices across the school.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive academic team, supporting our ambition to lead design education in shaping a regenerative, circular, and inclusive future. You will play a key role in expanding our teaching and research/KE activities aligned to pressing global agendas, working collaboratively across the School’s four departments (3D Design, Fashion, Illustration Animation and Graphic Design), and supporting future-facing curriculum and enterprise development.
The post will contribute directly to interdisciplinary teaching and collaborative projects and support our work with business and industry through knowledge exchange. The role sits within the 3D Department for line management purposes but is positioned strategically across the School of Design.
The Person
We are looking for a committed and imaginative design practitioner and/or educator who is passionate about using design to tackle real-world challenges. This includes creating solutions across products, services, systems, and experiences that respond to issues such as climate change, public health, education, economic inequality, and/or material innovation.
We are particularly interested in individuals with knowledge and/or experience in areas such as:
1. Design for Planet / Net Zero
2. Circular economy and regenerative design
3. Inclusive, equitable and decolonised design practices
4. Collaborative and/or interdisciplinary design pedagogy
5. Knowledge exchange and enterprise in sustainability-led design
You may be new to teaching in higher education, and we welcome applicants who are transitioning from professional practice. You should be able to demonstrate some experience of teaching or mentoring, or show a clear interest in developing this aspect of your practice. What matters most is your ability to apply your design expertise to real-world challenges and to support students in developing their own practice. Experience of interdisciplinary working and engaging with external partners is highly valued, along with a commitment to inclusive, reflective, and forward-thinking approaches to design education.
The Faculty
Kingston School of Art (KSA) has a strong heritage. Since its origins in the late 19th century it has established an exceptional reputation and become one of the UK’s leading art and design educational institutions.
The Faculty combines a dedication to creative risk-taking, innovation and experimentation with a commitment to working with numerous local, national and global partners and collaborators to lead and shape the future of the creative and cultural industries. As an Art School within a university, KSA fuses the benefits of an art and design-focused identity with the ability to be at the forefront of exciting cross-disciplinary developments in diverse areas such as health, business, engineering and the humanities and social sciences.
Ranked in the top five per cent of the world for art and design education by QS Top Universities, KSA produces globally celebrated alumni, high performing courses, impactful research performance and regularly achieves industry and student awards while engaging with the latest thinking from industry practitioners.
The Faculty works with leading brands and institutions forging exciting partnerships with organisations like the ICA, the Design Museum and the BFI. More recently, the Faculty has expanded its international presence through partnerships with the Indian Institute of Art and Design and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, America.
With a wide variety of disciplines taught within the Faculty, KSA offers opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration in research and teaching – providing both exceptional choice for students and a stimulating environment for academics in the creative fields.