Leicester, UK
Senior lecturer in architectural professional practice and ethics
at De Montfort University
De Montfort University is seeking a senior lecturer in architectural professional practice and ethics to join its faculty in Leicester.
Role: senior lecturer in architectural professional practice and ethics
Reference: A-61464900-02
De Montfort University (DMU) is a vibrant and ambitious institution, sharing its local understanding of place and people with our international partners, through its award-winning #DMU global initiative and TNE activities. It is the educational global lead for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 16 – supporting peace, justice and strong institutions and leading the #jointogether Partner Universities.
Faculty/directorate
Leicester School of Architecture (LSA) sits in the faculty of art, design and humanities, which allows us to place inter-disciplinary thinking and collaborations central to the school. We show how different disciplines can positively disrupt one another, revealing new ways of seeing, thinking and making. Art, industry, humanities and design converge to tackle real world issues and speculate and propose new futures.
LSA delivers an advanced enquiry-led education, designed to prepare and challenge students to take a personal and critical position in the globalised architectural world. Our community is a place where academics, practitioners and students are co-designing new ways of thinking and meaningfully challenging conventions to redefine the future of practice. Our courses are designed to prepare students for the changing nature of the profession and have a strong tradition of excellence in teaching (TEF Gold) underpinned by world-class research and strong industry links in the professional fields of architecture, construction, urban design and environmental design.
The future of professional practice is central to the need to develop an ethical construction industry. As the industry shifts away from large carbon emissions, poor quality construction, excessive construction waste and unsafe working practices, LSA is leading in tackling the climate emergency and restoring social justice for all.
Role
The architecture programmes are seeking an enthusiastic senior lecturer to support this industry change, with a passion to lead and embed professional practice and ethics modules across Part 1, 2 and 3 accredited courses and support our level 7 architectural apprentice programme.
Ideal candidate
You will have proven industry experience and academic comprehension– with extensive knowledge related to core curriculum in professional practice and ARB general criteria, graduate attributes and RIBA mandatory competences. We are looking for particular knowledge in legal, regulatory and statutory compliance and/or business, clients and services and/ or procurements and contracts and ethical practice.
You must have a substantial breadth of industry experience and wish to teach the next generation of architects to challenge their future industry and help make the changes in construction to lead in tackling the climate emergency and social change. We wish to employ someone who has, or will now wish to look to underpin this knowledge through research with an awareness of the current HE education context in the UK. You will also have a working understanding of RIBA & ARB accreditation and criteria alongside an awareness of the trailblazer apprenticeship standard for architecture.
Informal enquires to Kate Cheyne – head of school of art, design, architecture.
Applications close: Monday 14 June 2021
Interview date: Monday 5 July 2021