Specialist Technician (Learning and Teaching) Print and Dye

The role
Are you passionate about sharing your expertise in print for fashion within a vibrant educational environment? Join us at London College of Fashion as a Specialist Technician and play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of fashion professionals.

Working in a supervised studio space, you'll leverage your industry knowledge to guide and inspire students, teaching them silk screen printing and processes, dye techniques and other applications like sublimation print. Your experience with these production methods in print for fashion will allow you to offer creative solutions to technical challenges in both workshop settings and teaching environments.

Adapting your teaching approach to support a diverse student body, you will ensure every individual receives the tailored education they need to thrive.

About you
To excel in this role, candidates should hold a degree or equivalent qualification in print for fashion or possess substantial experience in the field. Your expertise should include a solid working knowledge of silk screen printing and processes and heat press techniques including transfer inks, foil, flock and fabric dye techniques.

Candidates should demonstrate a proven track record of running workshops and employing effective teaching and learning practices or professional practices to support excellent teaching, pedagogy, and inclusivity.

We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: 12 August 2024 23:55.

If you have any queries about this role, please contact the Recruiting Manager Sophie Jelinek at s.jelinek@fashion.arts.ac.uk.

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact the Resourcing Team at vacancies@fashion.arts.ac.uk.

Our culture
UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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