Job Description
ECA SCF Lecturer in Fashion Innovation
School of Design / Edinburgh College of Art / CAHSS
UE08 £49,250 - £60,321 per annum, pro rata
Open-ended (permanent)
Part-time: 0.6 FTE (21 hours per week)
The Edinburgh College of Art is seeking to recruit a part-time ECA SCF Lecturer in Fashion Innovation on an open-ended basis.
The Opportunity
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art holds a Joint Partnership with Donghua University, Shanghai International College of Fashion and Innovation (SCF).
As partners, ECA, School of Design currently delivers teaching projects each academic year to SCF Fashion students in all four years of their programme.
SCF Grade 8 Lecturers will have responsibility for representing the work of the University in their specific field within the context of Donghua University (and the wider MoE of China) and will be expected to represent the School of Design, ECA and the University of Edinburgh in appropriate networks and in public activities whilst in Shanghai.
The post-holders will be motivated practitioners, within a discipline pertinent to Fashion with in-depth knowledge of a variety of approaches to creative and innovative practice. These skills will be evidenced by appropriate academic achievement, and, ideally, the post holder will be able to demonstrate an element of international experience. They will also have some experience of teaching in a Chinese context and be able to demonstrate the ability to develop teaching techniques for the delivery of key skills associated with the discipline
The post further involves undertaking citizenship and/or administrative duties in relation to teaching management, student support and/or other university-related activities.
Skills And Attributes For Success
- Educated to PG level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Comprehensive knowledge and expertise of methods and processes relating to Fashion as well as comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a wide range of materials and processes relevant to Fashion
- A strong track record of fashion industry experience and up to date practice based design ability
- Experience of teaching and educational administration in higher/further transnational education
- Evidence of the ability to assimilate theory and practice, through your practice and teaching
- Experienced in a range of methods of teaching and delivery of course content
- Confidence with digital technologies for teaching
- Proven ability to devise and/or manage multiple teaching, learning and assessment activities.
- Skills in managing, motivating and supporting people (students, colleagues)
- Demonstrable commitment to participating fully in academic life, including collaborative working and collegiality both in Edinburgh and Shanghai.
- Confident, clear communicator with obvious passion for the subject of Fashion and its related disciplines
- Empathic and student-focused
- Ability to work successfully as part of an international team
- Display evidence of being able to organise, prioritise and manage time effectively
- Commitment to exceptional student experience and proven ability to foster and embed a strong student-focused transnational culture
- Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace
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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
- A competitive salary £49,250 - £60,321 per annum pro rata
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is
7 February 2025.
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About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Excellence in a School of Design is more than reliance on a strong tradition of creativity in craft and studio-based practice. Here, we work across the breadth of disciplines within the School to develop methods and approaches to people and culture that equip our students with the ability to design excellence into our lives.
We are not just designing artefacts. By understanding the world around us, and understanding where design vision and ideas lie within a global context, we develop challenges and solutions to the way we live. Through a process of collaboration, we provide a supportive framework to encourage students to create a collective philosophy of what design is and what it might become.
To find out more, visit https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/school-design
