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Professor / Associate Professor in Fashion / Communication Design - Faculty of Arts, Design and Soci

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Global Academy Jobs
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Nov 3, 2019

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Northumbria University School of Design is seeking to appoint outstanding scholars to join our world leading team in Fashion Design, Industrial Design and Communication Design. We are particularly interested in scholars with research expertise in Sustainable Fashion, Materials and Textiles, Industrial Design, and in Communication Design, who work across disciplinary boundaries and are influential champions of human communications, interactions and experiences.

Northumbria University has an international reputation for design research and innovation. We recognise the potential of design to deliver new products, services, and experiences that transform ways of thinking, making, and living in the future. Our staff have pioneered original approaches for evolving design research practices, especially emerging technologies and craft, co-creation and participatory design, and responsible innovation. The School was ranked 10th in the UK for Design & Crafts in The Guardian University Guide 2020 and has been named one of Europe's top design schools by US Business Week magazine supporting our international reputation for innovation and creativity.

To build on this, the School of Design seeks to appoint candidates who will consolidate our global reputation through research and professional practice; initiate new and impactful research projects individually and in collaboration with colleagues and a range of high-profile institutions and external partners; generate external income; supervise PhD students; contribute to collaborative research community within the School of Design and make a significant contribution to the leadership and development of research and knowledge exchange within the School and wider Faculty. In addition, you will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, enriching the curriculum through your research and expertise.

The successful candidates will hold a PhD or equivalent, with an international reputation in their field of expertise, with a consistent record of excellent research outputs (either through scholarly publication or practice) and evidence of national and international collaboration across different disciplines. The candidates will demonstrate

For informal enquiries about this post please contact: Dr Heather Robson, Head of the School of Design h.robson@northumbria.ac.uk

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now', and submit a covering letter, CV including research / education statements, and grants and publications list. Please highlight your highest quality research outputs (please indicate a rank from 1 to 5) up to a maximum of 5, since 1 January 2014. In addition, candidates are asked to provide copies of the top 2 research outputs (Journal / book chapter / practice-based portfolio). Where possible candidates are asked to combine all of these documents into a single file.

Northumbria University takes pride in, and values, the quality and diversity of our staff. We welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality and is a member of the Euraxess network, which delivers information and support to professional researchers.

Please note this vacancy will close on 03/11/2019

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