Lecturer in Design Strategy and Innovation

The opportunity
The Design School is looking to recruit a Lecturer for the BA (Hons) Design Management course.

The course explores the strategic and cultural value of design theory and practice in the context of diverse organisations. It incorporates design production, process, facilitation, and strategy to tackle social and global challenges and prompt entrepreneurial innovation.

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with strategic insight into design to feed into the design management discipline with a focus on innovation practice and theory. The position invites applicants who are keen to apply visual communication, design thinking and design processes to prompt positive change and foster innovation.

As a Lecturer, you’ll be responsible to the Course Leader for the delivery of the design management units on the course, dedicated to design for change, fostering the relationships with creative industries. You’ll bring research and/or industry and teaching experience at the undergraduate level. You’ll manage and participate in the delivery of student-centred and inclusive teaching and contribute to course development, assessment, quality management and student recruitment.

About you
We are looking for an individual with a qualification at the undergraduate or postgraduate level relevant to strategic design and/or design management. You’ll bring knowledge of delivering entrepreneurial projects in a professional environment and experience in a range of visual communication tools and media, strategic design tools and innovation processes. You’ll also have comprehensive knowledge of learning and teaching for international students.

As an academic, previous teaching experience at the undergraduate level is essential in addition to the experience of research and/or professional practice in strategic design or equivalent design practice. You’ll also be able to cite examples of the design management industry’s future trajectory and engagement with culturally diverse contexts. You should also demonstrate insight into design strategy and innovation as they intersect with social justice, the climate emergency and other global social, cultural, environmental, political and economic forces that are transforming the design discipline.

The successful candidate should possess effective interpersonal skills and be a student-centred teacher focused on promoting diversity and inclusivity while demonstrating strong communication and organisational skills. We are particularly looking for applicants who are keen to work in a diverse team and who can work collaboratively with colleagues to develop the subject area and share expertise.

We are UAL
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.

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Closing date: 23:55 on 2 May 2024.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, [email protected] or telephone: 020 7514 7985.

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.