Teaching Fellow in Fashion Communication and Contextual Studies

About LJMU

At Liverpool John Moores University, our students thrive because of the people who teach, guide, and inspire them, we truly make a difference. Every year, our commitment to exceptional education attracts talented students from across the UK and the world. This growth is fuelled by inspirational academics, professionals who bring vision, passion, and expertise to their disciplines.

Driven by our continued growth in student numbers and our commitment to delivering outstanding learning, teaching, and research opportunities for our students, we are expanding our academic community. As part of this growth, we are creating a number of key academic positions that will play an integral role in shaping our university’s next chapter.

About the School of Art and Creative Industries

The School of Art and Creative Industries is a pioneering educational partnership that has recently marked its bicentenary, celebrating 200 years. With origins tracing back to 1825, the school of art is the oldest in England outside of London.  

We are a vibrant, collaborative community where creativity thrives and transcend traditional boundaries between art, design and screen disciplines.

BA Fashion is an established course with an ever-growing reputation for excellent graduates. The Fashion Programme practices in the tradition of creative art school processes – expecting our students to develop experimental and conceptual work responding to society, art and fashion culture suitable for industry. 

The City of Liverpool is a vibrant place for students to study and supports the course as a hub for research and live projects. Our students select between two pathways: Design or Communication. 

The Communication pathway focuses on visual and creative skills, encouraging students to experiment across a varied range of topics from fashion photography/filmmaking and styling to fashion branding, events and public relations. The Design pathway encourages creative practice with conceptual thinking, sketching, experimental designing and 3D making skills. Both pathways are underpinned by access to strong resourcing and digital skills for industry.

Contextual Studies is embedded throughout the programme and across both pathways, ensuring students tap into essential critical thinking assisting the development of studio practice and creative outcomes.

High profile collaborations and competitions are an intrinsic part of the programme alongside a wide range of placements within the fashion sector.

The MA Fashion Innovation is a platform for home and international students to realise their own ambitions in a highly creative interdisciplinary environment. The breadth of the programme encompasses both fashion design and communication leading on and diversifying to a range of disciplines within the fashion umbrella. 

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a dynamic and passionate Teaching Fellow to join our Fashion programme and play a key role in shaping the future of Fashion Communication and Contextual Studies.

In this unique role, your teaching will be split across two areas:

• Fashion Communication – leading studio-based practice, workshops, and tutorials that encourage creativity and innovation.
• Contextual Studies – delivering engaging lectures, seminars, and tutorials that develop academic skills and critical thinking across both Fashion Communication and Fashion Design pathways.

You will contribute to the organisation, delivery, and assessment of elements of the BA Fashion Programme, ensuring students gain the practical and theoretical knowledge they need to thrive in the industry. Alongside teaching, you will have the opportunity to engage in research and pedagogic activity, keeping your practice informed by current scholarship and industry developments.

We are seeking a candidate with a strong academic background and practical expertise in Fashion Communication, supported by a postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience. You will have experience teaching at undergraduate level or delivering professional training in creative studio environments, and the ability to teach both Fashion Communication/Promotion and Contextual Studies across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Your approach should reflect an awareness of global fashion culture and incorporate decolonisation in practice. Alongside teaching, you will contribute to curriculum development and ensure the effective delivery of modules, while engaging in high-quality pedagogic and scholarly activity that demonstrates a deep understanding of contemporary, global fashion markets.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with proven experience in Fashion Communication/Promotion and delivering Contextual Studies at Higher Education level. You will bring a strong creative background; whether in Fashion Design, Fashion Communication, or a related discipline, and a commitment to delivering an outstanding student experience.

What we offer

This is a key moment to join a welcoming, ambitious, and research-informed university community that places students at the heart of everything we do. We value and invest in our staff, offering meaningful opportunities for professional development, scholarship support, and clear internal promotion routes.  

As well as outstanding development support, we also offer:

• A low contractual 35-hour week
• Generous annual leave entitlement and Christmas period closure with the option to purchase additional annual leave
• Excellent pension scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Family friendly policies
• Car and travel loan schemes

We are also investing in our staff and students by creating a busy and thriving campus, the hubs of which are our friendly and inclusive Student Life, Redmonds, Tithebarn and Byrom Street buildings.  Our staff are visible and present for our students and this all adds to the fantastic student experience of living and studying in such a vibrant city. We see our staff as very much part of this community and value their contribution to the success of LJMU, Liverpool and the wider northwest region.

If you’re inspired by the idea of joining a growing university and bringing your expertise to a community where you can truly make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you.

Informal enquiries may be made to Andrew Ibi, Programme Leader A.U.Ibi@ljmu.ac.uk. For other enquiries, you may contact academiccampaign@ljmu.ac.uk. 

We would encourage applications from all individuals who meet the advert criteria but would particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse groups who are currently underrepresented in our school. The University is proud of its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and endeavours to cultivate a staff base that is representative of society. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.