Lecturer in Digital Fashion

Job Category: Academic and Research

The full-time starting salary is normally £42,860.00 per annum. This will be pro-rated in line with your working arrangement of 14.8 hours per week at 0.4 FTE. 

Two-year part time contract.

Birmingham City University (BCU) are seeking a Digital Fashion Design Lecturer to teach and contribute to curriculum development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; initiate, lead and participate in research, and other scholarly activities leading to publications in refereed journals and/or exhibitions; and undertake academic and departmental administrative duties within the College of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles. Join our team under new management with an exciting vision for the future. 

The post requires someone with specific expertise in fashion design skills with a fundamental grounding in innovative digital design approaches. Applicants should have practical industry experience, and be research active within the realms of digital innovation in fashion (digital fashion sketches, 3D design techniques, AI design development, digital garment prototyping, CAD, digital textile development, etc.) The candidate must be able to demonstrate fashion technology in extended reality (metaverse and avatar creation and interaction design such as virtual showroom) including digital applications for augmented reality, mixed reality, or other related design areas in fashion; or other related areas in fashion design technology; you will be constantly responding to the  evolving global digital landscape and enrich the programmes with cutting edge, innovative digital design techniques to prepare our students for successful careers in the creative industries of the future. 

Within The College of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles we are committed to supporting a rich diversity of culture that reflects our local communities and student body. Therefore, we particularly welcome candidates from black, brown, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds.  

About You   

We are looking for a creative, self-motivated person who can contribute to the digital landscape and innovative design approach across our BA and MA Fashion Design courses. You should have a qualification within the relevant area and/or have significant experience in an area related to digital design.  

The successful applicant will have: 

• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud software
• Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign (essential) 
• Premiere, After Effects and Lightroom (highly desirable)  
• Blender/Cinema 4D / Rhino (desirable)  
• ClO3D or equivalent software experience (Style3D, Gerber, Browzwear etc.)  
• Flat pattern cutting skills
• Garment construction knowledge
• A focus towards craftsmanship  
• Excellent fabric knowledge  
• Global and diverse approach to fashion design   
• Understanding of contemporary fashion design, print or textile processes  
• Understanding of digital landscapes and augmented realities  

You will be someone who:

• Demonstrates a commitment to professional and academic development. 
• Has externally published or presented practice-based research (highly desirable) 
• Research practice interests aligning to subject and teaching. 
• Has experience of leading research funding proposals (desirable)  
• Has experience in developing and delivering teaching and student-centred learning, with an extensive knowledge of fashion design practice.  
• Develop and maintain links within the fashion industry to strengthen the teaching programmes, research, and other associated activities. 
• Has an awareness of diversity and ethical issues as they relate to fashion design and higher education practice. 
• A team player and able to work in a transdisciplinary mindset.  

Has an awareness of diversity and ethical issues as they relate to fashion design and higher education practice. 

A team player and able to work in a transdisciplinary mindset.  

With around 24,000 students from 80 countries, Birmingham City University is a large and diverse place to work. We put students at the heart of everything we do, giving them the best opportunities for future success. The University has an enviable reputation for providing quality, student-focused education in a professional and friendly environment. Our superb courses, state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate staff, and focus on practical skills and professional relevance is producing some of the country’s most employable graduates.? 

The College of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles is one of the largest academic departments in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. We are a progressive and creative team working with an exciting new management structure and leadership. You will be joining a diverse community of about 1000 students and 100 staff. We are committed to supporting a rich diversity culture that reflects our local communities and student body. Therefore, we particularly welcome candidates from black, brown, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds. 

The college offers a range of design, media, and business courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. We encourage, research, enterprise, creativity, and ethical awareness and all our courses strongly engage with industry and professional communities. 

For more information, please contact Joe Turvey Course leader BA Fashion Design at Joe.turvey@bcu.ac.uk   

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About Us

At the heart of our Strategy for 2030 and Beyond, it is our mission to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.

Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.

Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.

Apply Before: 17/03/2025, 23:59