Lecturer in Graphic Design | School of Design and Media

Job Description:

We're seeking a Lecturer to significantly contribute to teaching and learning in Graphic Design. The ideal candidate will have a growing reputation in a combination of teaching, scholarship, research, and/or enterprise, along with a strong understanding of resource management and administration. This role typically incorporates at least two of these focus areas and will involve contributing to income generation and the continual enhancement of international higher education initiatives. Looking ahead, this position is expected to actively engage in applied research and income generation, particularly focused on graphic design and visual arts.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Deliver engaging sessions across various Graphic Design modules, including specialized modules like Typography, Visual Communication.
• To take responsibility for development, preparation and delivery of teaching, learning and assessment both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels including module leadership where appropriate.
• To contribute to the development, organisation and management of the curriculum to include international and intercultural experiences.
• To demonstrate good practice in teaching, learning and assessment through the use of a wide range of learning resources and appropriate pedagogic practice.
• To ensure that your teaching is informed by contemporary research in the relevant field and develops the ability of students to engage in debate, critical discourse and rational thinking.
• To contribute to the wider student experience e.g. through personal tutoring, participation in recruitment, involvement in employability initiatives
• To reflect critically on your own teaching practice, implement improvements, and engage actively with the quality monitoring and enhancement processes.
• To assist with development of external partnerships in Egypt and/or overseas and development of relationships with professional organisations and agencies where appropriate.
• To work effectively as a team member, contributing to committees and working groups, and where appropriate supervising or mentoring other members of staff.
• To undertake professional development in support of both teaching and applied research.
• In future, at a later date to undertake applied research through, as appropriate:
• Contributing actively to applied research groups or communities of practice internally and/or externally
• Working on externally-funded projects or contracts
• Assisting with bid-writing or tendering for external funding
• Disseminating research outputs using a range of media. For example: academic publications, external reports, conference presentations, short courses for knowledge transfer, exhibitions, performances
• developing external networks nationally and/or internationally
• Supervising research students

Qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent (where equivalence is having evidence of a submitted thesis by the closing date for applications and award within Probation Or (if from Professional practice background) a good Honours Degree and (and/or Master’s degree) and appropriate professional qualifications and/or membership and/or equivalent professional qualifications that might be considered as equivalent to a PhD.
• Detailed understanding and knowledge of academic theory and/or practice in a relevant subject/discipline.
• Some teaching experience at higher education level with evidence of successful student learning outcomes Or (If from Professional practice background) evidence of high quality presentation skills, and evidence of coaching, or mentoring and teaching other professionals
• Willingness to undertake a teaching qualification (if not already qualified)