Teaching Fellow in Fashion Communication and Contextual Studies

Teaching Fellow in Fashion Communication and Contextual Studies

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At Liverpool John Moores University, our students thrive because of the people who teach, guide, and inspire them. Every year, our commitment to exceptional education attracts talented students from across the UK and the world. This growth is fuelled by inspirational academics and professionals who bring vision, passion, and expertise to their disciplines.

Driven by continued growth in student numbers and a commitment to delivering outstanding learning, teaching, and research opportunities, we are expanding our academic community. We are creating key academic positions that will shape our university’s next chapter.

The School of Art and Creative Industries is a pioneering educational partnership that recently marked its bicentenary, celebrating 200 years. With origins tracing back to 1825, the school of art is the oldest in England outside of London.

We are a vibrant, collaborative community where creativity thrives and transcends traditional boundaries between art, design, and screen disciplines.

BA Fashion is an established course with an ever-growing reputation for excellent graduates. The Fashion Programme practices traditional creative art school processes, expecting our students to develop experimental and conceptual work responding to society, art and fashion culture suitable for industry.

The City of Liverpool supports the course as a hub for research and live projects. Students select between two pathways:
Design or Communication.

The Communication pathway focuses on visual and creative skills, encouraging students to experiment across a varied range of topics from fashion photography/filmmaking and styling to fashion branding, events and public relations. The Design pathway encourages creative practice with conceptual thinking, sketching, experimental designing and 3D making skills. Both pathways are underpinned by strong resourcing and digital skills for industry.

Contextual Studies is embedded throughout the programme and across both pathways, ensuring students tap into essential critical thinking assisting the development of studio practice and creative outcomes.

High profile collaborations and competitions are an intrinsic part of the programme alongside a wide range of placements within the fashion sector.

The MA Fashion Innovation is a platform for home and international students to realise their own ambitions in a highly creative interdisciplinary environment. The breadth of the programme encompasses both fashion design and communication, leading and diversifying to a range of disciplines within the fashion umbrella.

We are looking for a dynamic and passionate Teaching Fellow to join our Fashion programme and play a key role in shaping the future of Fashion Communication and Contextual Studies.

In this unique role, your teaching will be split across two areas:

• Fashion Communication – leading studio-based practice, workshops, and tutorials that encourage creativity and innovation.
• Contextual Studies – delivering engaging lectures, seminars, and tutorials that develop academic skills and critical thinking across both Fashion Communication and Fashion Design pathways.

You will contribute to the organisation, delivery, and assessment of elements of the BA Fashion Programme, ensuring students gain the practical and theoretical knowledge they need to thrive in the industry. Alongside teaching, you will have the opportunity to engage in research and pedagogic activity, keeping your practice informed by current scholarship and industry developments.

We are seeking a candidate with a strong academic background and practical expertise in Fashion Communication, supported by a postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience. You should have experience teaching at undergraduate level or delivering professional training in creative studio environments, and the ability to teach both Fashion Communication/Promotion and Contextual…