Dissertation Lecturer & Supervisor

Job Title

Dissertation Lecturer & Supervisor

Reporting To

Faculty Head / Programme Directors

Location

Griffith College Dublin, South Circular Road

Hours of Work

As per course requirements, additional hours as may be required in line with the needs of the service.

Job Summary

Applications are invited for a part-time lecturing role in the Faculty of Design. The module is a 10 ECTS credit module from the Faculty of Design, BA programmes (Level 8) in Fashion Design, Interior Architecture & Design and Graphic Communication Design. The role also includes part-time dissertation supervision in the Faculty of Design.

We are seeking a Lecturer who is enthusiastic and passionate about emerging design methodologies, history and theory, material culture, and multidisciplinary design, and about the opportunity to share that knowledge with the designers of the future. In this supervisory role you will guide learners to critically analyse key current issues, contemporary discourses, and theories associated with design and related practices. The successful candidate will encourage students to engage with contemporary issues in their own design practice and to critically reflect on concepts and debates relevant to design in both local and global contexts. Practice based design research is an advantage.

Required Qualifications

Candidates should have a Level 9 qualification or equivalent in Art & Design History or a cognate discipline such as Visual Culture; proven teaching excellence and the ability to support curriculum development; demonstrated leadership and problem solving skills; excellent interpersonal skills; and the ability to build relations and collaborate. Membership of a professional body and a record of research, scholarship and publications are an advantage.

Success Attributes

• Recent proven teaching excellence, the ability to support curriculum development and excellent communication skills.
• Experience in dissertation lecturing and supervision; practice based experience is an advantage.
• Demonstrated leadership and problem solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build relations and collaborate.
• A keen interest and broad knowledge of the subject.
• Up to date knowledge of guidelines related to the topic.
• Capability to design, develop and produce learning and teaching material and deliver the module.
• Commitment to ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of teaching programmes in accordance with college strategy, policy and procedures, contributing to leading edge practice and undertaking research activity where appropriate.
• Experience of working in a positive, flexible manner.
• Willingness to arrange student trips and site visits.
• Experience of openly exchanging information and supporting colleagues.
• Commitment to Equal Opportunities and Diversity.

Dissertation Module (Semester 1, Level 8, 10 ECTS) Descriptor

This core module will be the culmination of the learner's study. Learners will explore, through research and writing, subjects deemed worthy of academic investigation or the expansion and development of new ideas through practice. The learner may select to present an academic dissertation or a dissertation by practice.

• Mode: Full Time (Day) - Week 1 6: Tuesday morning from 9.15 to 11.15 am. Week 1 6 Friday afternoons from 2.30 to 3.30 pm.
• Contact Hours: 24 hours.
• Dissertation Supervision - Tuesday morning from 11.30 to 1.30 pm; hours depending on student dissertation numbers.

Guidelines for Mock Lecture

As part of the interview process, candidates are required to give a 5-10 minute mock lecture to an interview panel acting as students.

The lecture should cover an item (or items) of the candidate's choice from an existing (or proposed) course offered by the Faculty or Department. The candidate may use whatever medium and teaching aids are appropriate, including laptop and projector, but is encouraged to use new technology.

The lecture should not be the first lecture in a course or an overview of a course. It should focus on explaining a particular aspect of the course to students who are unfamiliar with the topic. The lecturer should begin by outlining any previous information that the students are expected to know (e.g., "I'm assuming you know how to we covered last week"). Questions will be asked of the lecturer, either during or after the lecture.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Access to healthcare plans for employees and their families
• Enhanced maternity leave pay
• Subsidised college programmes to support career development and upskilling
• Opportunities for staff mobility through Erasmus+ and other international mobility programmes
• Mental health and wellbeing support available
• Free weekly yoga classes
• Access to onsite fitness equipment
• Availability of green space on campus, accessible to staff for sports and recreational activities
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Vibrant, multidisciplinary and multicultural learning environment
• Inclusive and diverse community
• Innovative and agile place to work
• Welcoming environment committed to both learner and staff development
• Staff discounts and offers from a wide range of retailers and service providers
• Preferential accommodation rates during the summer period for staff and for friends and family of staff at Griffith Rooms
• Year round staff social and wellbeing events, including BBQs, coffee mornings, wellness talks, EDI events, and more
• Onsite subsidised restaurant
• Free parking facilities

This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline of proposed areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing environment within the Faculty and the College.

Griffith College is an equal opportunities employer.