Part-Time Instructor, Fashion Design (Fashion Entrepreneurship)
This position is no longer open.
School of Architecture & Design
Department: Design
Campus: Beirut
Vacancy Date: Fall 2016
Fashion Entrepreneurship is an integral part of the Fashion Design program at the Lebanese American University. From an early stage, students are encouraged in entrepreneurial approaches as part of their core curriculum. Skills learnt here act as a catalyst in generating economic development in a sector hit be instability, cheap imports and the desire for luxury brands. These courses further underpin the importance for graduates to identity market opportunities and create sustainable businesses.
The ideal candidate places entrepreneurship within a creative framework allowing students to believe in their ability to start-up and run a viable business. Students are working in a multi-disciplinary environment and require a dynamic and interactive learning environment. These are not business courses per se but an opportunity to engage with the latest thinking and teaching practice.
As part of your application package please provide a brief outline on how you would nurture a new generation of fashion practitioners for a regional and international market.
Please note: the program does not support haute couture or bridal outcomes.
The courses to be taught are Fashion Entrepreneurship I & Fashion Entrepreneurship II.
Fashion Entrepreneurship I [2 credits]
The many aspects of successfully running a fashion business are broken down into key areas where students discover that design talent is just a small part of running a successful business. For many graduates, setting up their own business is a dream and this course enables the preparation for that to happen by equipping students with essential entrepreneurial skills. From legal structures through to the day to day running of a business, students learn the organizational skills necessary for success. Students learn through lectures, seminars and group tutorials.
Fashion Entrepreneurship II [2 credits]
Following on from Fashion Entrepreneurship I, this intensive course takes students through the steps necessary to plan and write a viable business proposal. By working through each stage of the plan, students hone their professional organizational and writing skills through learning the processes required in establishing a business. These skills prove invaluable for anyone working as a freelance designer through to those wishing to establish a business upon graduation or in the future. Students are taught through lectures, seminars and tutorials.
For more information on the program, check the following link:
http://sard.lau.edu.lb/departments-institutes/design/fd-courses.php
Minimum Requirements: Fashion Entrepreneurship or equivalent degree with Teaching Experience in the field.
Duration of position: This position will open in fall 2016 (which starts in September 2016).
Application Process: Candidates should apply electronically by sending a letter of intent outlining their particular design pedagogy, the courses which they are qualified to teach, a CV with names of three references, and the following:
- Professional portfolio with examples of design projects (PDF, 15 pages maximum)
- Teaching portfolio with examples of syllabi and students’ work (PDF, 15 pages maximum)
The application should be sent by email to: sard.jobs@lau.edu.lb, specifying the job title in the subject line.
Applications deadline: June 10, 2016.
Notifications will be sent by: July 10, 2016.
The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York. Information about the University can be found at http://www.lau.edu.lb