Foundation Lecturer

Victoria College of Arts and Design

Manchester

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 60,000

Full time

32 hours ago

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Job summary

Victoria College of Arts and Design in Manchester seeks a Lecturer to deliver high-quality, research-informed teaching and to design, deliver and assess undergraduate and/or postgraduate modules. The role emphasizes contextual studies, fashion narratives, market and cultural change, with a focus on student mentoring and academic support.

The successful candidate will engage in curriculum development, quality assurance, and professional development, while contributing to departmental initiatives

Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information to a class.
Experience delivering undergraduate and/or postgraduate modules.
Knowledge of higher education teaching standards in England.

Responsibilities

Plan, develop and deliver lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops.
Design and assess coursework, including essays and presentations.
Provide timely and constructive feedback to students.
Advise and mentor students, supporting their academic and professional growth.
Collaborate to develop curricula reflecting industry and academic trends.
Engage in quality assurance and continuous improvement processes.
Perform administrative duties related to timetable, module coordination and assessment.
Contribute to departmental goals and outreach activities.

Skills

Communication

Teaching experience

Digital platforms

Enthusiasm for subject

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm (with one potential late start to teach evening class)

Overview

As a Lecturer at the Victoria College of Arts & Design, you are expected to play a key role in delivering high-quality, research-informed material while maintaining, and continuously enhancing the high standards of teaching, mentoring, and academic support that we aim to provide for our students. You will play a key role in designing, delivering, and assessing undergraduate and / or postgraduate modules and programmes. This position is ideal for someone who is an academic practitioner and passionate about contextual studies and the relationship between fashion narratives, market, audiences and cultural change.

Key Responsibilities

1. Teaching and Module Delivery:

Plan, develop, and deliver high-quality, student-centred lectures, seminars, tutorials, and workshops for assigned modules.

Integrate theoretical, practical, and critical approaches to support student creativity and innovation across design and marketing contexts.

Utilise a range of best-practice teaching methods to support various learning styles, fostering engagement and inclusivity.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of subject areas, ensuring course content is relevant, current, and aligned with contemporary industry practice and research insight.

2. Assessment and Feedback:

Design, manage and assess formative and summative coursework assignments, ensuring flexibility, fairness, transparency, and relevance. This is to include the assessment of written essays and presentations.

Provide succinct, constructive, coherent and timely feedback to students, using written, recorded or written media, designed to aid students in their academic reflection, progress and development of core skills.

Ensure that grading and feedback is in line with best practice and standards across the English Higher Education sector.

3. Student Support and Guidance:

Act as an academic advisor and mentor to students, providing guidance on academic matters and supporting their professional aspirations.

Organise and participate in student engagement activities and additional, non-curricular, learning and academic integrity support sessions.

Address individual student needs, such as reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities, and refer to appropriate support services as necessary.

4. Curriculum and Module Development:

Work collaboratively with faculty, management, students and external stakeholders to develop, modify and enhance curricula so that it always reflects contemporary industry and academic trends. As appropriate, devise, design, manage and deliver the continuous improvement of teaching resources, such as updating reading lists, case studies, practical equipment, practical exercises, and online learning content.

Participate, as appropriate and when requested, in all Academic Development Committees including curriculum review committees, considering such things as the development of new and revised programmes. Integrate practice-based learning and develop an ongoing visiting lecturer programme.

5. Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement

Adhere to all VCAD and Partner institution policies, procedures, and quality assurance standards.

Engage in peer review processes to improve and share good practices across teaching methods.

Participate in teaching observation and evaluation processes to ensure good quality support, development and enhancement of teaching practice across faculty.

6. Professional Development

Participate in professional development activities, keeping abreast of innovations and developments within the field of higher education teaching and learning and regulatory requirements.

7. Administrative and Departmental Responsibilities

Undertake, as required, administrative duties related to teaching, timetable management, module coordination, course management, marking, grading and other associated administrative tasks concerned with the efficient running of the Board, as well as any other appropriate duties reasonably requested by your line manager, including attendance and participation in departmental meetings. Actively contribute to departmental goals and participate in activities such as open days, student recruitment, induction events, knowledge transfer and other outreach work.

Support VCAD initiatives, such as diversity and inclusion efforts, digital learning, and community collaboration.

8. Staff Management Responsibilities

Holders of any Lecturer post will have line management responsibilities as per their various and occasional non-substantive role, such as module or programme leader. These roles will be recognised through such procedures as remission of teaching hours or honorarium payments and will be reasonably negotiated with the Academic Dean and VCAD Director and in keeping with established VCAD policy.

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