Senior Teaching Fellow in Fashion Marketing with Management

Senior Teaching Fellow in Fashion Marketing with Management

Introduction

Winchester School of Art is proud to be one of the UK’s leading art Schools and part of the world-renowned University of Southampton, a founder member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Our research-intensive environment and international student body provide a rich ground for interdisciplinary thinking and making at the nexus of art, science, technology, and culture.

Department of Fashion & Textiles

The Department of Fashion & Textiles is the school’s largest department, offering design, leadership & strategy, and marketing education, at undergraduate, taught-postgraduate, and doctoral levels. The department supports one of the largest international student communities in Europe studying fashion leadership, marketing, management, and strategy programmes, whilst sustaining a long-held reputation for the nurturing of high-level design practice and craft-based skills.

The role

This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) Senior Teaching Fellow position with 0.6 FTE allocated to the Programme Leadership role. The role leads on one of our key programmes within the department and requires someone who has strong organisational skills and can effectively manage the day-to-day operational tasks of the programme across all three levels. A strong strategic outlook will be required, as well the ability to deliver high quality education that complements the school and university's broader strategy. You will be required to ensure the programme maintains its relevance within the fashion space and is able to attract a diverse cohort of students, demonstrating a clear understanding of the discipline from both an academic and industry perspective. The programme is in the final stages of an academic renewal process and will require the successful candidate to see the programme through this process.

About You

You will have a proven track record of developing and delivering an excellent standard of teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as being able to develop a variety of learning and teaching approaches to deliver an excellent level of education. Become a part of a dynamic group of academics that are leading the way in fashion leadership. Both relevant academic and industry experience is welcomed.

What we can offer you

Working at the University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our core benefits include pension scheme membership; a generous annual leave allowance (supplemented by University closure days, public holidays) and excellent family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption, parental leave).

As a university, we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect, and equality of opportunity.

Committed to supporting our teaching and research community, we are open to flexible working. With an understanding that there is a need to be on campus for teaching duties, we are open to a hybrid approach. We give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly including part-time and those who have taken a career break. Proud to be a founding signatory of the Athena Swan gender equality charter, we hold an institutional Silver award.

If you wish to discuss the role in more detail, initially please contact the administrative lead for this position, Brigitte Mayne Reed: b.mayne-reed@soton.ac.uk

We believe equality, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to making the University of Southampton a welcoming, vibrant, and successful organisation. Having a diverse workforce, inclusive of people of all ages and beliefs, from different racial backgrounds, educational and social backgrounds opens up a wealth of possibilities, makes us more creative, and accelerates our impact on society. We welcome applicants that value diversity of our community and are willing to play their part in supporting the mission of inclusivity.