Assistant Lecturer in Sustainable and Circular Design

• Dublin, Ireland
• Part-time, Contract

NCAD, changing the world through bold and curious thinking, making and doing.The National College of Art & Design, Dublin is Ireland's leading provider of art and design education. Our campus on Thomas Street in Dublin's historic city centre is home to a community of 1,500 undergraduate, graduate and part-time students engaged in a wide range of study and research across the disciplines of Design, Education, Fine Art and Visual Culture.The National College of Art and Design has been the most s

NCAD, changing the world through bold and curious thinking, making and doing.The National College of Art & Design, Dublin is Ireland's leading provider of art and design education. Our campus on Thomas Street in Dublin's historic city centre is home to a community of 1,500 undergraduate, graduate and part-time students engaged in a wide range of study and research across the disciplines of Design, Education, Fine Art and Visual Culture.The National College of Art and Design has been the most s Show more

School/Unit: Creative Futures Academy / School of Design

Department: Design for Body & Environment

Post Title & Subject Area: AssistantLecturer in Sustainable and Circular Design (FTE 0.5)

Post Duration: Specified purpose contract covering maternity leave starting approx. August 2024

Reports to: Head of School

*Candidates should note that as per Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform guidelines, entry will be at the minimum point of the scale and the rate of remuneration will not be subject to negotiation and may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy. Different terms and conditions may apply if you are a currently serving civil or public servant.

Location: This position is ordinarily based at the NCAD Campus, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8.

Background

NCAD drives radical and creative innovation through excellence in research-led art and design education. It empowers its students to shape the contemporary world through critical practice, studio-based learning, research and engagement.

The aim of the School of Design is to create a design culture engaged in ongoing debate on all aspects of design; a culture that thrives on new ideas, new ways of doing things and new areas of exploration. We encourage our students to experiment and take risks in order to carve new aesthetic paths and make technical innovations within, and beyond, their design discipline. We have extensive links with Industry, and students regularly work on live projects within a commercial, social or cultural context. The College seeks to ensure that our design students develop the necessary creative, technical, thinking and interpersonal skills to become highly employable graduates, entrepreneurs and thought leaders.

This post will be an integral part of the academic staff within the School and College. Lecturing staff actively contribute to the teaching and learning, research and commercialisation/knowledge transfer and internationalisation agendas of the College.

The post is funded through the Creative Futures Academy (CFA). NCAD is the lead partner of the CFA, a ground breaking partnership between three leading creative institutions – the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), University College Dublin (UCD), and the Institute of Art Design + Technology (IADT), and Ireland's creative sector including the Arts Council, Design & Craft Council, Institute of Designers in Ireland, RTÉ and Screen Ireland.

Programme

This role's primary focus is to develop, coordinate and deliver our new part-time MA in Circular by Design, supported by the Creative Futures Academy.

There is a critical need to build the circular innovation capacity of Ireland's design sector, and equip the next generation of fashion and textiles designers with the knowledge, skills and mindset needed to rethink why, what and how we make. Therefore, NCAD is developing a new suite of programmes, for current and future professionals who want to investigate and challenge the current 'linear' state-of-play.

The inaugural MA in Circular by Design is focussed on the fashion and textiles sector. This part-time MA is for those who want to build a deep and nuanced understanding of sustainability and circularity within the fashion and textiles sector, and practically apply that knowledge to their own work or to tackle key ecological and social challenges across the value chain. The programme combines theory and practice and champions collaborative and pre-competitive processes.

Through a combination of taught seminars and workshops and independent study, learners will be invited to question and critique the purpose of textiles and fashion today, and investigate alternative ways of designing, producing, selling, using and disposing of textiles and clothing.

Using their own design practice, research and experience as a guide, learners will develop their own critical perspective on the local and global challenges the industry faces, and begin to shape and articulate their unique role within it, as change makers.

Through live industry-informed and led projects, learners will have the opportunity to collaborate with peers and with external partners such as fashion and textiles brands, retailers and manufacturers, circular innovators, social enterprises and local councils to innovate and test new circular materials, products and services.

Role

This specified purpose contract will develop, co-ordinate and deliver our new part-time MA in Circular by Design launching in September 2024, as well as delivering teaching sustainable, circular and regenerative design principles and practices to students across the College where required.

This role has been established through HCI Pillar 3 funding and is a funded position for the duration of the project.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Assistant Lecturer will be responsible for developing, coordinating and delivering NCAD's new part-time MA in Circular by Design and constituent awards (Prof Cert and Dip) as well as delivering, developing and supporting NCAD's sustainable, circular and regenerative design curriculum. across the College where required.
• Develop and implement new course curriculum including the co-ordination of course content, delivery and assessment.
• Enhance and promote the reputation of Sustainable & Circular Design activities at NCAD by liaising and co-operating with other national and international institutions.
• Ensure Sustainable and Circular Design content reflects and meet with the requirements of related industries, including regularly reviewing and adapting course content and structure.
• Engage in the student recruitment process including interviews, selection, assessments and examination procedures as required to ensure appropriate number and level of student cohort.
• Undertake and publish high quality research and scholarship in your field of expertise/specialist interest.
• Engage with industry and research partners, leading commercialisation projects and knowledge exchange within research.
• Participate in Department/School/College committees and boards.
• Provide students with feedback in relation to assessment performance and evaluate performance in the professional and practical elements of the course.
• Engage in continuing professional development in subject area by research, creative practice and other appropriate means of engagement in the sector.
• Proactively engage with developments within the field including changing and developing technology and techniques.
• Contribute to the general administration of the School.
• Contribute to the academic life of the School and College.
• Contribute to the wider educational community.
• Undertake such other duties as may be assigned by the Appropriate Officer from time to time.

Selection Criteria

Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post. Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

• A track record in sustainable and circular design practice
• Post-graduate degree in sustainable and circular design or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Capacity and enthusiasm for working in a transdisciplinary context within the School and College
• Experience of delivering quality teaching and learning within an higher education environment
• Ability to design, deliver and assess a range of modules in and related to specialist areas of research/professional interest
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A strong understanding of the creative sector and experience of working with designers from creative communities and/or microenterprises to SME's, multinationals and representative bodies
• Experience of working in Higher Education
• Demonstrable record of developing and validating academic programmes
• Experience of working with industry to develop training, education and CPD

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National College of Art & Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer