Lecturer in Service Design
Edinburgh

Lecturer in Service Design

The Edinburgh College of Art is recruiting for a full time, Lecturer in Service Design on an open-ended basis. This is a new lectureship appointment in Service Design which will apply the successful candidate’s capabilities in design, research, teaching, impact, and knowledge exchange within the School of Design in the Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) and the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI).

Job Info

  • Job Identification: 11492
  • Locations: Evolution House, Edinburgh, EH1 2LE, GB(100% On-campus)
  • Organization: Edinburgh University Group
  • Department: Design
  • Apply Before: 05/12/2024, 00:59
  • Health and Safety Requirements: No key hazards identified for this post
  • Criminal Record Check: No criminal record check required
  • Contract Type: Open Ended
  • Job Schedule: Full time
  • Grade: UE08
  • Number of Openings: 1
  • Job Function: Lectureships

Job Description

Grade UE08: £49,250 to £60,321 per annum

School of Design / Edinburgh College of Art / CAHSS

Full-time: 35 hours per week (1 FTE)

Open-ended: permanent

The Opportunity

The Edinburgh College of Art is recruiting for a full time, Lecturer in Service Design on an open-ended basis.

This is a new lectureship appointment in Service Design which will apply the successful candidate’s capabilities in design, research, teaching, impact, and knowledge exchange within the School of Design in the Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) and the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI). The post holder will work with colleagues within these areas, with the immediate priority of teaching and teaching-related administrative responsibilities in existing Undergraduate BA Product Design and EFIs interdisciplinary postgraduate MSc Service Management and Design programme. 

Skills and Attributes for Success

  • A PhD in an appropriate discipline, and/or possession of commensurate extensive experience in design practice, service design, policy engagement, or other highly appropriate fields for contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate design teaching programmes.
  • Knowledge and experience of best practices in teaching and learning methods, and demonstrable ability to teach service design to undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, conduct, publish, and otherwise disseminate world-leading design research in peer-reviewed journals, exhibitions and books and/or evidence of impactful design thought leadership through public talks, blogposts, contributions to policy white papers or other public engagement.
  • Knowledge and familiarity with related debates in cognate fields such as product design, service innovation, design thinking, design research, data-driven innovation, human-computer interaction, systemic design and their contribution to the wider contexts of design’s role in changing global contexts.
  • Possession of excellent and effective written and oral communication skills in a range of contexts (e.g., teaching, oral presentations, and publications), as well as good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Being proactive, flexible and self motivated. Able to work independently, as well as collaboratively, within interdisciplinary teams.
  • A demonstrable commitment to the principles and practices of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace

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Please ensure you include a CV and cover letter in your application.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect: 

  • A competitive salary £49,250 - 60,321 per annum
  • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
  • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
  • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role.  If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.  

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 4 December 2024.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

 

About the Team

Excellence in a School of Design is more than reliance on a strong tradition of creativity in craft and studio-based practice. Here, we work across the breadth of disciplines within the School to develop methods and approaches to people and culture that equip our students with the ability to design excellence into our lives.

We are not just designing artefacts. By understanding the world around us, and understanding where design vision and ideas lie within a global context, we develop challenges and solutions to the way we live. Through a process of collaboration, we provide a supportive framework to encourage students to create a collective philosophy of what design is and what it might become.

To find out more, visit https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/school-design


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