Fashion & Sustainability Lecturer at Whitecliffe College
Are you passionate about supporting students & equipping them to fulfil their dreams and passions?
- Fixed Term
- Part time (20 hours per week)
- Symonds Street
About Whitecliffe
Whitecliffe is one of the leading art, design, IT, and fashion schools in Aotearoa. Since 1984 we've focused on one thing, turning creativity into a career! At Whitecliffe it's about you - your ideas, your style, your future. We're here to help you grow as an individual and give you the tools to succeed. Our values - Integrity, Courage, Creativity, Belonging and Respect form the bedrock of our commitment to collaborative synergy.
Fashion & Sustainability at Whitecliffe
The Whitecliffe Faculty of Fashion and Sustainability offers programmes in Fashion and Jewellery from certificate and diploma levels through to degree study. Our internationally recognised Fashion + Sustainability programmes emphasise creativity, innovation, and social responsibility. Graduates emerge as thoughtful, skilled, and versatile designers, with strong industry connections and extensive hands-on design experience.
About You
You are a passionate educator and mentor, dedicated to inspiring students and contributing to a positive, creative, and supportive teaching environment. You deliver engaging, high-quality fashion design education, combining innovative teaching, industry-informed practice, and inclusive approaches to equip students for success in their careers and further study.
About the opportunity
The primary duties and responsibilities of the role are centred on teaching, assessment, curriculum development, research, and student support.
- Teaching Assessment and Curriculum Development: Effectively deliver quality educational programme(s) using leading edge concepts, practices and methodologies to maximise Whitecliffe students’ employment and further education opportunities as well as contribution to their community.
- Research: It is expected that lecturers engage in on-going research activity at a level appropriate to the qualification level and career stage of a Lecturer. Quality assured outputs within the field or discipline, either individually or as part of a group. This may include contributions to the advancement of artistic practice through creative works.
- Student support: A strong focus on success of the College, the students and other staff members; achieving a high degree of positive stakeholder relations, engagement and satisfaction. Learner Success and student outcomes being a key and critical focus for the role of Lecturer.
What you will bring
- An Honours degree or higher qualification in Fashion Design, Sustainable Fashion, or a related discipline.
- Strong conceptual design thinking.
- Garment construction and pattern cutting skills, including toile development.
- Knowledge of contemporary fashion manufacturing processesand the relationship between design decisions and making outcomes.
- Experience in studio-based teachingand practice-led, iterative design learning.
- Expertise in sustainable fashion practice, including circular design, responsible material use, ethical production, and critical sustainability thinking.
- Capability in digital design tools, particularly Adobe Illustrator(advantageous).
- Understanding of inclusive, student-centred pedagogyand the ability to support diverse learners.
- Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and culturally responsive practice.
- Ability to connect design education to industry practice, supporting professional readiness and portfolio development.
- Effective communicator with a collaborative approach to working within an academic team.
If this sounds like you and you’d like to find out more, please APPLY NOW!
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