BA Fashion: Womenswear Pathway Leader

Central St Martins - King's Cross

Why choose us?:
The Central Saint Martins King’s Cross site is an innovative building situated in a historic part of Central London with facilities designed around the creative needs of students, as well as to enable our teachers to deliver outstanding tuition. This exciting educational environment will be ideal for anyone who wants to be a part of a new chapter in the story of Central Saint Martins, and a new era in arts education

The role:
We are looking for a dynamic and ambitious academic practitioner/researcher to jointly lead the BA Fashion: Womenswear Pathway and to play a significant role in the BA Fashion team. You will build on the international reputation of Fashion Design at CSM and play a key role in leading the development of undergraduate study in the discipline. In addition, you will contribute to the delivery of the course through your provision of inspiring and supporting learning opportunities as well as your effective management of resources, providing a stimulating and nurturing environment for students and colleagues alike.

The Pathway Leader will enhance professional, academic, and research partnerships to ensure that the course anticipates the changing needs of the global fashion design industry, commerce, and society.

Your profile:
As a sophisticated and innovative Fashion Design practitioner/researcher and academic, you will be regarded as a leading authority within your own area. You will have an in depth understanding and personal experience of the relationship of fashion education with the fashion industry, both nationally and internationally. Creative and highly motivated, you will be able to take up the challenges of enabling diverse student cohorts to explore the discipline of Fashion Womenswear Design, to reach their full potential and to foster new approaches to Fashion Design practice and research. You will have the ability to lead and to work as part of a team, sharing your knowledge with colleagues and students alike.

In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, a final salary pension and a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity. Relocation assistance is available.

Closing date: 29 May 2015.

University of the Arts London aims to be an equal opportunities employer embracing diversity in all areas of activity and UAL positively welcomes applications from black and minority ethnic staff who are currently underrepresented at this level.

Apply link: https://ual.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/appcentre-1/candidate/postings/865