Lecturer (Interior Design)

LASALLE College of the Arts is Asia’s leading contemporary arts and design institution with 30 diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in arts and design. LASALLE provides a nurturing, interdisciplinary learning environment to inspire the next generation of forward-looking, globally engaged artists, designers and leaders of creative industries. Its faculty comprises a community of award-winning artists, designers, educators and researchers, whose practice-led research sets LASALLE apart as an international centre of excellence. LASALLE is ranked within the top 151-200 institutions globally for art and design (QS World University Rankings 2022). LASALLE is part of the new University of the Arts Singapore which will open its doors for its first degree intake in 2024.

Lecturer (Interior Design)

Design is a key cultural and social engine to propel the future of economies and engage with emerging communities in societies. The Faculty of Design at LASALLE, a leader in design education in Southeast Asia, propositions a curriculum focused on the needs of tomorrow. The Faculty trains highly skilled (digital, aesthetic, technical) graduates as creative disruptors, out-of-the-box thinking practitioners and enterprising designers for a new world.

The School of Spatial and Product Design which resides within the Faculty of Design seeks to appoint a full-time Lecturer to teach into the BA(Hons) Interior Design programme.

Reporting to the Head, School of Spatial & Product Design and the Programme Leader, your key responsibilities include academic preparation, teaching and delivery of specialised knowledge/skills and cognitive-based content to ensure the students’ learning objectives are met. You will work collaboratively with the teams within/across programmes and Faculty in enhancing the strategic and organisational plans as well as ensure that the programme achieves its strategic ambitions and objectives.

Other responsibilities include coordination of academic learning activities, academic administration and organisation, feedback on assignments, conducting assessments and marking, student mentoring and recruitment. You will also contribute to the academic development of the programme, work as a team and be involved in specific programme activities/projects, students’ placements, research collaboration and other cross-faculty initiatives. In particular, you will support the Programme Leader to deliver teaching and achieve student learning outcomes. You will promote the use of a range of methods and techniques in teaching, learning and assessment, as well as engage in the evaluation and development of modules for which you have responsibility, in terms of content, delivery and assessment especially in the area of consumer appliances. You will also implement research/professional practices to extend knowledge of an appropriate subject area for the benefit of the programme and the students. 

The ideal candidate for this position should be dynamic, multiskilled and forward-thinking, and be primarily engaged in teaching across the three levels of the degree programme. We particularly encourage applications from individuals with a developing or established professional and/or research profile. 

Requirements:

• Postgraduate qualification, MA in related field (Ph.D. preferred), or equivalent in a related design discipline.
• At least 5 years or more of postgraduate teaching experience at tertiary level in interior design, and at least 4 years of full-time industry experience and professional practice relevant to interior design.
• Good working knowledge of arts education at tertiary level including curriculum development, design, teaching, learning methodologies, and assessment of learning outcomes.
• A passion for teaching with the ability to nurture and encourage excellence in student learning.
• Excellent communication, organisational and team working skills as well as academic administration skills.
• A positive attitude to research, preferably with a personal research profile.

Please submit your letter of interest, current curriculum vitae and any relevant supporting materials, indicating current and expected salary, by e-mail to hr_1@lasalle.edu.sg or in writing (stating clearly the position applied on the envelope) to:

Director & Chief Human Resource Officer

Division of Human Resources & Organisation Development
LASALLE College of the Arts
1 McNally Street
Singapore 187940

Closing date is 31 March 2023 or until position is filled.

More information on the College can be found at www.lasalle.edu.sg.

For information about the School of Spatial and Product Design, please visit:

https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/schools/school-spatial-and-product-design

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.