Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Fashion Marketing in Manchester

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is a unique environment where Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences sit alongside the Manchester School of Art and the Manchester Fashion Institute. High quality research and education is at the heart of everything we do. We're proud to offer state‑of‑the‑art facilities, including digital and technical workshops, studios and gallery spaces designed to enhance learning and collaboration.

About the team: Manchester Fashion Institute (MFI) has an established reputation within the Higher Education sector, aligning ourselves with elite fashion schools worldwide. We are uniquely positioned as one of the largest specialist fashion providers in UK HE, providing depth and breadth of expertise in our subject. We are a hub, working collaboratively across disciplines and borders, with research and teaching that cross science, the arts, business, health, sociology, sport and digital. We continue to build an environment for staff and students where diversity and equality flourish, powered by a multitude of perspectives and cultures.

We are looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing to join our dynamic and growing team. The successful candidates will contribute to the research agenda of Manchester Fashion Institute including submission to the REF, application to funding bodies and Knowledge Exchange activities. We actively seek research active academics interested in research that responds to the grand challenges facing society in a fast‑changing twenty‑first century, delivering research foregrounded in critical fashion thinking and practice around cutting‑edge topics such as ethics, diversity, sustainability, supply chain, digital innovation and e‑commerce.

Furthermore, the successful applicant will support the students' educational journey, bringing experience, skills and knowledge to inspire the next generation of fashion talent for an ever changing industry.

Responsibilities and Scope of the role: We seek a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing to contribute to research, teaching and student experience across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with interests and expertise including but not limited to:

• Consumer Behaviour
• B2B Marketing
• Retail Marketing
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Communications
• Digital Marketing
• Advertising and Branding
• Brand Management
• International Marketing
• Marketing Analytics and AI marketing

It should be noted that experience does not have to specifically be from a fashion background, although we would seek assurance through the application process that you could apply your broader marketing expertise in a fashion context. The post holder(s) will also be expected to contribute to the research and/or knowledge exchange activities of the department, for example by producing high quality research outputs, supervising PGR students, and developing funding bids, OR demonstrate an interest in developing expertise and innovation in the delivery of teaching and/or student experience.

The successful applicant will have:

• A good first degree together with a PhD in a relevant discipline or equivalent qualifications.
• Interests and expertise within Fashion Marketing including but not limited to: Consumer Behaviour; B2B Marketing; Retail Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Communications; Digital Marketing; Advertising and Branding; Brand Management; International Marketing; Marketing Analytics and AI marketing.

• A PGCE, Certificate of Education, PGCLTHE or membership of the Higher Education Academy (or commitment to obtain within three years of appointment).
• Membership of relevant Professional bodies, demonstrating professional standing.
• Successfully publish results of research to the REF, in peer reviewed journals or monographs, or publish/exhibit professional practice.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, who we recognise are underrepresented in this area.