Job reference: SAE-031031
Salary: UoM Grade 7 £47,389 - £58,225 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: Department of Materials
Hours Per Week: 35
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 29/04/2026
Contract Duration: 12 months Maternity Cover
School/Directorate: School of Natural Sciences

Job Description

The University of Manchester invites applications for a Lecturer in Fashion Management, based within the Department of Materials.
The University is internationally recognised for its commitment to social responsibility and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ranking number one in the UK and Europe, and second in the world, in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.

As one of the few Russell Group institutions offering a dedicated Fashion Business and Technology discipline, we are uniquely positioned at the intersection of global fashion business, technology and innovation, with a distinctive home in Materials. We are seeking a forward-looking academic who will strengthen teaching in global fashion management, with an emphasis on sustainable business practice, supply chain operations and data-driven decision-making.

We offer four undergraduate pathways—Buying & Merchandising, Marketing, Management, and Fashion Product Innovation—as well as three postgraduate programmes: International Fashion Retailing (with Entrepreneurship and Innovation) and International Fashion Marketing. Learn more at: www.materials.manchester.ac.uk.

You will join a collaborative, interdisciplinary team to contribute to high-quality teaching and curriculum development

What you will get in return:

  • Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
  • Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
  • Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
  • Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to people.talent@manchester.ac.uk

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Charlene Gallery Senior Line Manager (Fashion Business and Technology)

Email: charlene.gallery@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.


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