Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Fashion Business) - Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Are you looking for an ambitious, exciting, supportive and inclusive fashion school community within which to further develop your research and teaching?

Based in one of the UK's largest fashion hubs, in the heart of a great global city, Manchester Metropolitan University's Fashion Institute (MFI) has an established reputation within the higher education sector, we align ourselves with elite fashion schools worldwide.

About the role:

As part of the University's significant investment in the delivery of the Manchester Fashion Institute's new and ambitious strategic vision, we are looking for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Fashion Business to join our dynamic and growing team.

You will be an experienced academic who contribute to our ambitious research and education targets.

We have ambitious plans to grow our postgraduate provision, notably postgraduate research and those appointed could play a key part in supervision of PhD students.

We want to further improve our graduate outcomes and reduce our award gaps. We want to increase our focus on funded research and publication of high-quality outputs.

If any of these are areas that you believe you can contribute too, we would love to hear from you.

You will be an experienced academic who will play a significant role in the development of best practice (including, for example, peer observation and teaching mentoring initiatives) enhancing the quality of the teaching of others, and consequently student outcomes.

About you:

Essential Skills:

A good first degree together with a PhD in a relevant discipline or equivalent qualifications.
Substantial experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching in Higher Education
A PGCE, Certificate of Education, PGCLTHE or membership of the Higher Education Academy (or commitment to obtain within three years of appointment
Successfully publish results of research to the REF, in peer reviewed journals or monographs, or publish/exhibit professional practice.
Expertise in the latest development in supply chain management
Evidence of programme/ curriculum management responsibilities

Desirable:

Membership of relevant Professional bodies, demonstrating professional standing.
Experience of research or professional practice within a field of digital fashion supply chains and a level of competence in using transparent retail platforms would be desirable.