Royal College of Art
Job title:
Tutor (Teaching) Design Products (0.2FTE, Fixed-term)
Company
Royal College of Art
Job description
Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is the world’s largest community of postgraduate art and design students. It is also the oldest art and design university-level institution in continuous operation and has been ranked as the world’s number one art and design university for a remarkable ten consecutive years, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 – the worldwide survey of academic and industry opinion.We are seeking a Tutor (Teaching) Design Products at the School of Design.ProgrammeDesign Products explores new terrain for designing products aiming to evolve new design disciplines and practices. We question ‘what is a product?’ and the assumption of adding products to uncover critical questioning to inform cutting edge creative practices for designing better futures. Our programme ethos focuses on a range of ideas for exploring these new areas for product design practice including design subtraction, multi-species design, circularity, questions for action, products delimited, design doing, design justice and decolonising design. We anticipate that these areas will evolve and adapt year to year.We work in collaboration with industry but also explore new locations and relationships for designing products: the experiences and impacts they generate whether these are design interventions or working with start-ups, governments, or global agencies. We measure the success of our design impacts against the United Nations Sustainability Development Goal’s and the design territory of products within systems.Purpose of the postWe are seeking an outstanding practitioner in the expanded field of Design Products to contribute towards the ongoing work of the School of Design and the Royal College of Art more broadly.The successful candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm for working with students and alongside colleagues with the high levels of commitment required by a world-leading environment. As well as being able to support and respond to the work of postgraduate students, the successful candidate will also be expected to teach through the delivery of lectures, workshops, seminars, and crits across the Design Products programme as well as work alongside colleagues in all aspects of the organisation of exhibitions and events. They will also be expected to undertake administration around their teaching as required by the well-established structures present across the school.Apply now and contribute to shaping the future of service design at the Royal College of Art!Please see the information pack for more details.Further details:RCA Benefits available here:The Royal College of Art (RCA) aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected.We recognise the broad range of experiences that a diverse staff and student body brings and how this strengthens our research and enhances our teaching. In order for RCA to remain a world-leading institution we are committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles throughout all of our processes, from application through to appointment.Please tell us if you need any assistance in applying or if you need the information in a different format. In your message to include:
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£52,350 to £58,395 per annum pro rata
Expected salary
£52350 – 58395 per year
Location
London
Job date
Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:48:53 GMT
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