Senior Lecturer in Design - Specialisation Textile Interaction Design

At the Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business, we conduct research and education in business administration, industrial engineering and management, resource recovery, and building technology, as well as within the textile field: design, management, and technology.

The Faculty’s departments are the Department of Business Administration and Textile Management, the Department of Engineering, the Department of Resource Recovery and Building Technology, the Department of Textile Technology, and the Department of Design. There is also a department for the Textiles Labs. The Swedish School of Textiles and the Centre for Sustainable Society Development are other important parts of the Faculty. The Faculty is also the home to two doctoral education programmes: Resource Recovery and Textiles and Fashion.


At the Department of Design, we develop the subject of Textile Design within digital and electronic textile areas and are now seeking someone to contribute to our research and education environment. Are you our new colleague?

Job description

As Senior Lecturer, you work with teaching and supervision in design at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels as well as with theoretical development and practical applications within textile methods and aesthetics with a focus on digital and multisensory design processes, design variables, and new materials. Work tasks also include conducting your own research and participating in building the research and education environment, including through course and programme development. Your role also includes participating in the department's collaborations both with adjacent textile education areas and with the outside world, as well as working for increased internationalisation of the design educational programmes.

Qualifications

The position requires:


• Demonstrated teaching expertise.
• Degree of Doctor in Fine Arts, and demonstrated artistic expertise or equivalent professional expertise that is of importance with regard to the subject matter of the position and the duties to be included in the position.
• Documented advanced knowledge and skills in textile interaction design, including digital tools and processes.
• Knowledge and understanding of, as well as practical experience with, new and alternative textile materials for design and textiles' various interaction and expression possibilities.
• Knowledge and understanding as well as practical experience of experimental design research.
• Experience in supervision and teaching in design.
• Good ability to communicate in writing and orally in English.
• Applicants are to be structured people with a good ability to work with others and the capacity to work independently and prioritise among work tasks. 

Merits for employment are:


• Experience of supervision of degree projects and teaching in design.
• Documented advanced knowledge in textile techniques.
• Experience of collaborative projects in related art and design areas
• Experience of publishing artistic research results in relevant exhibitions, journals, conferences or equivalent
• International network when it comes to education and research
• Leadership in the textile area.

For a permanent position at the university, you must have completed training in higher education pedagogy equivalent to 10 weeks of full-time studies or have equivalent knowledge.  This course can be completed during the first two years of employment. Read about qualifying training in higher education pedagogy.

Type of employment: Permanent employment. A six-month probationary period may be applied.
Employment rate: 100%
Start date: As soon as possible
Position location: Borås, Sweden
Registration number: PA2023/91

Contact

Information about the position can be provided by Head of Department Clemens Thornquist via telephone +46 (0)33-435 43 66 or email clemens.thornquist@hb.se. The trade union representative is Martin Behre, Saco-S. Trade union representatives can be reached via the university switchboard, +46 (0)33-435 40 00. During the summer, it may be more difficult to reach them. 

Application

You can apply for the position via our website by clicking on “Apply.” 

Write clearly in your application which position you are applying for and include the applicable reference number.  A complete application should include the following electronic documents: 


• Cover page/personal letter with brief reason for your application where the position and subject area applied for is stated
• CV (overview list of education and work experience in chronological order) with reference contact information and desired salary
• Merit portfolio according to the University of Borås guidelines. Download the template for the merit portfolio in PDF format.
• Copies of relevant degree certificates substantiating how you meet the requirements for the position
• Any certificates documenting completed training in teaching and learning in higher education
• Publication list and/or list of works within the artistic subject area
• Relevant artistic publications cited in support of the application (maximum of 7)
• Copies of relevant certificates/grades/documentation substantiating how you meet the requirements for the position

More information for you as an applicant can be found on our Job vacancies page: How to apply for a job with us 

Contact HR at hr@hb.se if you have scientific publications that cannot be attached electronically directly to your application. Such publications must be received by the university no later than one week after the application deadline. After the application deadline, no additions can be made electronically.

Please submit your application by midnight 2023-08-25 (CET, Central European Time).