University Teacher in Textiles Design

Full-time and Fixed Term until 31 July 2025

The School of Design and Creative Arts requires a new colleague to teach within the Textile Design programme. This is a teaching role on the highly regarded undergraduate degree programme in Textile Design. This is an intensive teaching post that will deliver a variety of skills, specialist knowledge and procedural practice in support of project briefs and assessment tasks to significant student numbers. The post holder will work closely with Academic and Technical staff in developing high quality pedagogic approaches in facilitating the taught programmes, and to ensure outcomes of high standard. Particular areas of expertise sought are experimental and technical weave, jacquard, and/or technical fibre testing. 

The Textile Design programme based in the School of Design and Creative Arts at Loughborough has an excellent reputation both nationally and internationally, with outstanding graduate prospects and a good recruitment track record. The well-established team has a commitment to high quality teaching and the programme has topped the national ranking in the Guardian League table 2021-2025 Fashion & Textiles category, as number 1 in the UK. 

The programme has many associations with the Textiles field via external projects, industry links, staff research, exhibitions and work placements. The Textiles Programme is committed to understanding and progressing Textiles practice through combining traditional and new technologies and through collaborative projects. Expertise encompasses a diverse range of traditional and non-traditional approaches, and our research develops from a fundamental understanding and core knowledge of materials and specialist processes. 

Please note that the role is fixed Term until 31 July 2025.  

Our Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance up to* 44 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days)
• Competitive pension schemes
• A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
• We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
• BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan scheme
• On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles
• Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available

For informal enquiries, please contact Jennifer Dranttel, J.M.Dranttel@lboro.ac.uk. 

For more details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Application closing date: Thursday 2 January 2025