graphic designer Portsmouth, South East England, England
University of Portsmouth
Full Time
Portsmouth, South East England, England
41931 - 38474 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries
School of Art Design & Performance
Fixed Term or Hourly Paid Sessional Teaching Fellow in Graphic Design, Fashion, Fashion Marketing and Illustration
Employment type: Fixed-term contract
Employment basis: Part-time/Full time
Salary: Fixed Term Sessional Teaching Fellow: £38,474 - £41,931 per annum pro rata
Hourly Paid Sessional Teaching Fellow: £19.94 - £21.73 per hour
Date published: 14 July 2023
Closing date: 28 July 2023
Interview date: 07 August 2023 & 10 August 2023
We seek to appoint part-time hourly paid lecturers/tutors to contribute to the delivery of our undergraduate and/or post graduate curriculum. The number of hours worked is flexible and by negotiation. The rate of pay will include remuneration for all work done in connection with teaching, preparation, setting and marking of work and examinations, related course administration and holiday pay accrued.
We are seeking to recruit part-time hourly paid lecturers to support teaching in several areas across the School of Art Design and Performance. As well as good general subject knowledge, applicants should demonstrate specialist experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Illustration: For example, a broad range of skills in drawing, editorial and book design, graphic novels, zines and book arts. It is preferred that the applicant has a highly visible and respected professional profile. It is essential that applicants are up to date with the latest image making software and technology. Specialism in all areas is not required but knowledge of the history and theory of illustration is desirable. Professional experience in the industry is essential.
- Fashion Marketing: for example, a broad understanding of fashion marketing communications and practice in the fashion sector including creative and strategic skills, global fashion retail and fashion design management, consumer insight and customer experience, social media marketing, and fashion branding. (NB for a number of these areas industry experience is highly valued).
- Graphic Design: An inspirational ability to communicate well with and guide students' projects. Share valuable insights into professional practice, self promotion,branding, identity and industry with a respected public profile and excellent portfolio of work and/or UX design, with ability to teach Figma
- Fashion Design: A broad understanding of garment cutting, construction and printing processes. Experience of professional practice within the fashion industry and/or fashion education. Knowledge of contemporary practices such as Clo3D and Adobe Software. A broad understanding of sustainable design approaches.
If you have experience of teaching and assessment within an HE setting in a relevant subject and are keen to use those skills to enhance our current provision, we would be interested to receive an application from you.
Successful candidates will be appointed to the Art Design and Performance bank of Sessional Teaching Fellows staff and offered hours as required to cover staff shortages.
Sessional Teaching Fellows are entitled to pro-rata annual leave allowance which is included within their contracts.
Sessional Teaching Fellows are expected to follow and deliver the established curriculum and contribute to assessment activities including marking, moderation of assessments and dissertation supervision. Although a certain amount of independence in planning and delivering of teaching and assessment is expected, post holders will need to communicate well with other staff (both academic and professional services) and work effectively as part of a teaching team.
We’re actively committed to looking for all kinds of talent to build a diverse staff team in the School of Art, Design and Performance. We understand creating and maintaining a work environment in which all social groups are represented and moreover, feel safe and respected, is something we must work at. We do not take this for granted. We see anti-racism and anti-discrimination more broadly as a life-long commitment. We’d particularly welcome applications from people of the global majority and people with disabilities as they’re currently underrepresented at the University of Portsmouth.
We’re working towards removing all barriers that staff, applicants and students may experience. Steps taken include having gender-balanced and racially diverse panels, undertaking anti-racism training with external partners Shades of Noir in addition to the core E&D training delivered to all UoP staff, and considering all candidates against a clear, realistic and well-defined person specification.
For informal enquiries about the posts, please contact [email protected]
To find details about the University of Portsmouth and this role, visit https://port.engageats.co.uk and apply online. It is the policy of the University to only accept applications submitted using the University’s application form.
All applications for this position will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time.
Before applying please check you can demonstrate or obtain a suitable right to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please note our offer of employment is conditional upon you obtaining it.
We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community. As an Athena SWAN and Race Equality Charter award holder, a member of Stonewall and a Disability Confident Employer we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people. In addition, we want our workforce to be representative of our diverse student population. Please see our EDI Framework and objectives.
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