Tutor-Global Culture & Contextual Studies (Temporary) / Dubai
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About the Role
Istituto Marangoni Dubai is seeking a part-time Tutor to teach Global Culture & Contextual Studies in the Foundation in Fashion & Design programme.
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Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver lessons through a clear, engaging, student centred and workshop led approach aligned with CAA standards and Istituto Marangoni methodology
- Prepare and update teaching materials, briefs, and course documentation as required
- Connect cultural and contextual theory to concrete fashion and design examples, ensuring relevance to students’ creative practice
- Facilitate group projects, class workshops, and oral presentations as the core mode of assessment
- Provide formative and summative assessments with constructive feedback, ensuring transparency and academic integrity
- Contribute to programme development through collaboration with the Programme Coordinator and Director of Education
- Guide students in building critical, analytical, and communication skills across cultural and social topics
- Support students’ development through mentorship, critique sessions, and project guidance
- Monitor and assess student progress, providing regular, transparent feedback
- Foster critical thinking, respectful debate, teamwork, and professional conduct
- Deliver sensitive and potentially contested cultural topics with tact, balance, and awareness of a diverse, multicultural cohort
- Connect classroom learning to real world cultural, social, and industry developments
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cultural Studies, Communication, Media, Sociology, International/Cultural Studies, Art History, or a related discipline with a critical cultural orientation
- Demonstrable engagement with the creative and/or cultural industries – professional practice as a curator, communicator, cultural producer, or equivalent is strongly preferred
- Ability to bridge cultural theory with fashion, design, and brand communication
- Teaching, tutoring, or facilitation experience with young or foundation level cohorts (17–19) is preferred
- A clear, student centred pedagogical approach – able to engage early stage learners through interactive, workshop led delivery is preferred
- Education Qualification Equivalency from the Ministry of Education in the UAE (or willingness to obtain)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong facilitation ability, and cultural sensitivity
- UAE residency preferred
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Job Summary
- The purpose of this part time position is to join Istituto Marangoni Dubai’s education team, teaching Global Culture & Contextual Studies within the Foundation in Fashion & Design programme.
- The role focuses on developing early stage students’ cultural literacy and critical thinking – enabling them to analyse cultural phenomena, understand how brands and creators communicate around social issues, and produce culturally informed, ethically grounded creative responses such as campaigns an
- The tutor will deliver high quality, workshop led teaching aligned with professional practice and CAA standards, and contribute to the academic and creative culture of the school through interactive lectures, critiques, and project mentoring, with sensitivity to the UAE’s multicultural context.
Requested Area of Expertise
- Cultural studies, visual culture, and the critical analysis of contemporary culture
- How brands and organizations communicate around social issues (brand activism, purpose driven campaigns)
- A critical interest in cultural appropriation, representation, inclusivity, and diversity in the creative industries
- Analysis of campaigns and message construction across fashion, design, art, film, and media
- Cultural context, heritage, and globalisation as they relate to fashion, design, and the wider creative and cultural fields
- Facilitation of group work, workshops, and oral presentation based assessment
Teaching Activities
- Plan and deliver lessons through a clear, engaging, student centred and workshop led approach aligned with CAA standards and Istituto Marangoni methodology.
- Prepare and update teaching materials, briefs, and course documentation as required.
- Connect cultural and contextual theory to concrete fashion and design examples, ensuring relevance to students’ creative practice.
- Facilitate group projects, class workshops, and oral presentations as the core mode of assessment.
- Provide formative and summative assessments with constructive feedback, ensuring transparency and academic integrity.
- Contribute to programme development through collaboration with the Programme Coordinator and Director of Education.
Students’ Academic Support
- Guide students in building critical, analytical, and communication skills across cultural and social topics.
- Support students’ development through mentorship, critique sessions, and project guidance.
- Monitor and assess student progress, providing regular, transparent feedback.
- Foster critical thinking, respectful debate, teamwork, and professional conduct.
- Deliver sensitive and potentially contested cultural topics with tact, balance, and awareness of a diverse, multicultural cohort.
Industry & Contextual Relevance
- Connect classroom learning to real world cultural, social, and industry developments.
- Draw on current examples of brand activism, campaigns, and cultural movements in the creative industries.
- Collaborate with external professionals, cultural institutions, or events when relevant to enrich student experience.
Educational And Professional Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cultural Studies, Communication, Media, Sociology, International/Cultural Studies, Art History, or a related discipline with a critical cultural orientation.
- Demonstrable engagement with the creative and/or cultural industries – professional practice as a curator, communicator, cultural producer, or equivalent is strongly preferred.
- Ability to bridge cultural theory with fashion, design, and brand communication.
- Teaching, tutoring, or facilitation experience with young or foundation level cohorts (17–19), including the ability to make theoretical content accessible across mixed English and maturity levels, is preferred.
- A clear, student centred pedagogical approach – able to engage early stage learners through interactive, workshop led delivery rather than lecture alone – is preferred.
- Education Qualification Equivalency from the Ministry of Education in the UAE (or willingness to obtain).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong facilitation ability, and cultural sensitivity.
- UAE residency preferred.
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