Introduction
FEDISA, a DHET-registered and CHE-accredited private Higher Education provider offering Undergraduate and Postgraduate qualifications, invites applications for the position of Lecturer: Fashion Design (Design & Technical Lead).
This role requires a strong fashion design academic with advanced capability in garment technology, pattern making, and product realisation, able to lead students from conceptual design through to resolved garment outcomes and range development.
Core Purpose
To provide academic leadership across undergraduate fashion programmes, integrating:
- Fashion Design Development
- Garment Technology and Construction
- Pattern Making and Pattern Engineering
- Textile Knowledge and Fabric Application
- Technical Drawing and Specification
- Range Planning and Product Development
The role centres on enabling students to translate concept into product, balancing design intent, technical execution, and industry relevance.
Core Functions
The successful candidate will:
- Deliver lectures (face-to-face and online) across design and technical modules
- Lead teaching in fashion design development, ensuring strong conceptual grounding and visual communication
- Integrate pattern making and garment construction into the design process
- Guide students in translating design concepts into technically resolved garments
- Support range planning and product development, aligned to industry expectations
- Maintain and develop teaching and learning materials across modules
- Design, assess, and moderate assessments aligned to exit-level standards
- Provide clear, critical, and developmental feedback to support student progression
- Contribute to curriculum development and refinement, ensuring alignment with industry and academic standards
- Monitor and manage student academic performance
- Engage with industry to support relevance, partnerships, and employability outcomes
- Participate in academic administration and quality assurance processes
- Provide academic mentorship and support
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
- Minimum NQF Level 8 postgraduate qualification in Fashion Design or related field
- A Master’s degree is advantageous
Experiences
- Experience lecturing in a higher education environment
- Minimum 3+ years industry experience in fashion design and/or product development
Essential Competencies
- Strong capability in fashion design development and visual communication
- Advanced pattern making and garment construction skills (portfolio required)
- Experience across multiple product categories (e.g. tailoring, activewear, occasionwear)
- Strong understanding of textiles and material application
- Proficiency in technical drawing and garment specification
- Ability to support range planning and collection development
- Ability to move between conceptual, visual and technical modes of thinking
- Strong research capability (conceptual, trend, applied)
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal ability
Academic & Professional Competencies
- Experience with blended and online learning environments
- Strong assessment design and moderation capability
- Ability to deliver engaging, level-appropriate teaching
- Effective student engagement and academic support practices
- Strong administrative and organisational skills
- Ability to apply diverse and inclusive pedagogical approaches
- Alignment with academic quality assurance standards
Technical & Digital Skills
- Proficiency in:
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Google Workspace
Key Attributes
- Ability to lead across design, development, and production thinking
- Strong industry awareness and relevance
- Professionalism, adaptability and initiative
- High level of ethics and confidentiality
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Application Requirements
Please submit:
- CV
- Portfolio demonstrating design development, technical execution and product outcomes
To: [email protected]
Work Location: In person
