Technical Tutor - Textiles / Fine Art Print
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY, Burton on the Wolds, Leicestershire
Technical Tutor - Textiles / Fine Art Print
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LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY, Burton on the Wolds, Leicestershire
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted today, 22 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 40ab7ba4fa9248efb9619af047499370
Full Job Description
We are seeking to appoint a skilled and experienced print technical tutor. You will have an excellent knowledge of textiles/fine art screen printing processes, dyes and pigments sufficient to be able to prepare and deliver workshops as part of a small technical team. Working with students from FE through to postgraduate level you will also be a confident communicator and enjoy a student facing role. Job Duties
- Coordinate technical operations across Textiles and Fine Art Print, ensuring that teaching facilities and equipment are maintained, and updated as required, to provide an effective learning environment for students.
- Implement and enforce Health and Safety regulations within the teaching facilities you have responsibility for, ensuring that staff, students, and equipment operate in compliance with safety standards and escalating issues when necessary.
- Oversee the procurement and maintenance of teaching equipment compliant with School guidelines and budget constraints.
- Ensure that complex technical information is communicated clearly and engagingly to diverse audiences and maintain effective communications with colleagues.
- Line manage and/or supervise the work of technical staff at lower grades who work in your specialist workshops, fostering a collaborative work environment in line with learning and teaching objectives.
- Collaborate with academic staff to contribute to curriculum design and the enhancement of technical activities required to deliver module and programme aims. Our Benefits
- Generous annual leave allowance up to 36 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days).
- Competitive pension schemes
- A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
- We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
- BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season ticker loan scheme
- On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles
- Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available
Join our vibrant and internationally recognised community in the School of Design and Creative Arts at Loughborough University as a University Teacher. We are seeking motivated design tutors with experience teaching in Higher Education that are able to contribute into the Graphic Design, UX and Design curricula, teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
Loughborough University are a top-10 ranked university in all major UK league tables. We are ranked 1st for Fashion and Textiles and 2nd for Graphic Design in the 2025 Guardian University League Table, 3rd for Art & Design in the 2025 Complete University Guide and with the Times Good University Guide. The School of Design and Creative Arts received £3 million of investment this year, with new facilities opening in the Autumn.