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Loughborough Design School
Loughborough Design School is expanding its staff numbers and seeking to appoint an additional Lecturer to contribute towards achieving and maintaining international excellence in research, together with excellence in associated teaching.
Practical activities play a key role in all of the School's programmes, particularly at undergraduate level, and taught practical sessions form a significant part of all design related programmes. Typically undergraduate cohorts average around 160 students and postgraduate around 40. The post holder will be expected to contribute to teaching across all Undergraduate programmes and Postgraduate modules, using a range of appropriate delivery methods, and to assist students in forming and communicating design solutions. Specialisms in the area of applied materials and design for manufacture for industrial/product/user-centred design are particularly desirable.
The successful applicant will hold a PhD in a design related area.
You should have a track record of successful research funding and a publication record consistent with the requirements of the Research Excellence Framework.
Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be made to Professor George Havenith by email at: G.Havenith@lboro.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is: 27 October 2017
Interviews will be held on 29 November 2017.
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Over the next two years we plan to appoint up to 100 new academics across a wide range of disciplines. There will be opportunities for individuals and world-leading research groups to join us at our Loughborough or London campuses.