Job reference: 551683
Location: City Campus
Employment type: Permanent Contract
Team: Not specified
Closing date: 27/08/2025
School / Directorate: Nottingham School of Art & Design
Salary / Grade HE Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (£39,162 - £57,418 pa pro rata)

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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Costume Design and Construction

HE Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (£39,162 - £57,418 pa pro rata)

Part Time 22.2 hours/Permanent


About the Role

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer for our Costume Design & Construction BA (Hons) course, which sits within the Music and Events Department and is part of the larger Nottingham School of Art and Design. The course benefits from an excellent reputation and recruits high caliber students with strong creative and academic abilities and is designed to ensure graduates leave us with unique combinations of multidisciplinary knowledge, transferable skills and sought after attributes that are aligned to the many creative industries of the future.

You will be passionate about teaching, possessing excellent communication skills, with the ability to deliver high quality teaching and learning to undergraduate students. You will be devising and delivering innovative teaching and assessments, seminars, workshops and tutorials.

You will be required to liaise and work collaboratively with the course team to deliver a dynamic and exciting curriculum, ensuring the quality and currency of the course and student experience. You will contribute to a range of modules across the subject area inclusive of both theory and practice, and will be able to offer the required knowledge and attributes as detailed in the attached person specification in one or more of the following areas:

· Contemporary costume design practices, from traditional soft costuming through to mixed material usage and emerging technological approaches.

· Theoretical knowledge and contemporary contextual understanding of employment opportunities to underpin the direction for future practice

· Industry knowledge of the costume design sector – film, tv, dance, carnival, creature, theatrical etc

· Sustainability practices within the sector.

You will have an excellent understanding of the subject area as well as knowledge of contextual research and current professional practice within the Costume Design field and will possess both academic and industry experience within the subject area.

For more details, please look at the job description and person specification. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly.

Interview Thursday 4th and Friday 5th September

About Us

Nottingham School of Art & Design is one of the world’s leading art and design schools; we have been influencing, inspiring and innovating for over 175 years. Constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, we’re a diverse community of artists, designers, and creatives at the heart of one of the UK’s most innovative cities.

Catalysts of change and new thinking, we nurture the best creative and digital talent. We give our students the freedom to take risks and express their creativity and individuality. We carry out bold, original and daring research. We believe in the power of connectivity, collaborating with creative minds around the globe and working with the creative sector to develop highly employable graduates. We bring different disciplines together to inspire our students to think beyond their passion and make a bigger impact, from sustainability to enterprise and social justice.

For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact John Meredith (Head of Department) at John.Meredith@ntu.ac.uk

Join Us

Find out more about our academic community at NTU, including the support we offer to academics at all stages of their careers.

We also offer:

  • 30 - 35 days annual leave per year plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata
  • Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with minimum NTU contributions of 8%.
  • Opportunity to receive a bonus for exceptional performance and contribution
  • Range of health and wellbeing services, including a Health Cash Plan, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.
  • And a whole lot more…Find out more about the range of benefits we offer.

Come and be part of our success. Apply today.

Safe and Inclusive

At NTU, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our students and colleagues. By championing positive wellbeing, we promote an environment where all can thrive and reach their full potential. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Whilst this role is currently eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position, or for more information visit the Government Skilled Worker visa support page.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.

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