Technical Tutor - Printed Textiles - Maternity Cover

Loughborough University; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Campus facilities

Pension schemes

On-site nursery

Hybrid working options

Gym discounts

Job summary

Loughborough University is seeking a Technical Tutor for Printed Textiles on a maternity cover, within the School of Design and Creative Arts. The role involves supporting teaching delivery in a multidisciplinary technical team, focusing on print workshop activities and practical demonstrations.

The post requires experience in teaching and an ability to communicate complex textile printing techniques to students, with flexibility for a part-time arrangement and a fixed-term contract of up to 12

Qualifications

• Experience of providing teaching and learning support to students.
• Demonstrable skills in printmaking, textile dyeing and printing techniques.
• Experience working with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to communicate specialist knowledge in printmaking, textiles dyeing and printing to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and lead own workload and projects.

Responsibilities

• Support teaching delivery within Creative Arts to cover maternity leave.
• Work with the Textiles Print team to deliver practical teaching in the print workshop.
• Assist with workshop supervision, health and safety, and equipment use.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across the School and beyond.
• Communicate specialist knowledge clearly to a range of audiences.

Skills

Teaching support

Printmaking

Textile dyeing

Print workshop

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Job description

The University is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment - to create better futures, together. The diverse backgrounds, characteristics and opinions within our community are our great strength and are key to our pursuit of delivering educational excellence, enterprise, research and professional services. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and minoritized groups as they are currently under-represented within our community.

We recognise the value of a fulfilling and balanced work and personal life which promotes wellbeing. We seek to support colleagues in achieving this balance and have family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements and many roles can be suitable for dynamic working arrangement. This includes considering applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

We are proud to be a Real Living Wage Employer—so much so that we go beyond the standard, providing additional supplementary payments at specific pay points to further support our employees' financial wellbeing. Further information about the Loughborough Real Living Wage Supplement can be found on our HR webpage .

Loughborough University is a UKVI Sponsor. Some individuals may require sponsorship to enable them to apply for a visa to provide them with the right to work in the UK. Please note certain roles are not eligible for sponsorship. For further information and eligibility please visit the UKVI website .

Job details

Job title Technical Tutor - Printed Textiles - Maternity Cover Job reference REQ260584 Date posted 20/08/2026 Application closing date 04/09/2026 Location Loughborough Package Technical and Teaching Specialist grade 6 from £35608 to £46049 per annum. Subject to annual pay award. Job description

School of Design and Creative Arts

Technical Tutor- Printed Textiles – Maternity Cover

Full time and Fixed term contractfor up to 12 months

(Ajob share would be considered so part-time applications are welcome, please mention this in your application).

Loughborough University is an amazing place to work, with an atmosphere of determination, ambition, and desire to make a difference, our collaborative environment inspires both staff and students to be thevery bestthey can be.With over4,000 members ofstaffyou can expecthuge varietyand new opportunities every day.

Here’smore about the role and whatwe’relookingfor:

We have an exciting opportunity to support teaching delivery within Creative Arts in the School of Design and Creative Arts to cover maternity leave. Creative Arts is multidisciplinary and this is an excitingoptionto be part a large technical team delivering specialised teaching.

This role would be within the Textiles Print team supporting specialised practical teaching within the print workshop and working closely with Technical Tutors from across theSchool.

Key Requirements:

• Experience of providing teaching and learning support to students, for example theoretical teaching and practical demonstrations & instruction.

• Demonstrable skills in the techniques, technologies, processes, and applications associated withprintmakingandtextile dyingand print.

• Experience of working effectively and collegiately with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

• Ability and passion for communicating specialist knowledge and complex information in an effective and engaging way to a range of audiences, specificallyin the area ofprintmaking, textiles dying and printing.

• Ability to work independently, apply your own initiative, be self-motivated and lead own workload,projectsand teams.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Head of Operations, Julie Turner , via email to [e-mail] .

For more information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification .

The deadline for applications isFriday 4 th September 2026 at midnight. I nterviews will take place weekcommencingMonday 21st September 2026.

OurBenefits

At Loughborough, ourbenefitsare designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of ourbenefitsinclude:

• Time off - generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with theoptionto buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme
• Where you work – access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523-acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
• Financial wellbeing – competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities
• Support for you and your family – on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options, and a range of family-friendly policies
• Health and wellbeing – discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support
• Travel and sustainability -access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting

Discover more about the full range of rewards andbenefitsat Loughborough University.