The V&A Research Institute (VARI) is part of the Collections Division and conducts, facilitates and promotes research across all aspects of the Museum’s collections and activities. 

The V&A is a partner on the UAL Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology, Creative R&D Partnership, as part of the Creative Industries Cluster Programme, funded by the Industrial Strategy and delivered by AHRC.

The Research Fellow role with the V&A will support the project’s Principal Investigator and Co-Investigators in the delivery of the project challenge: Reimagining the consumer and retail experience. 

This challenge focuses on how consumer engagement for fashion, textile and technology businesses now entails a complex mix of providing compelling experiences and convenience, further complicated by the collision of physical and virtual retail environments. Advances in technology offer greater opportunity for integration and complementarity between spheres which are distinct but have overlapping concerns: retail and cultural spaces, and online channels. 

The Fellow will work in collaboration with V&A researchers, curators and conservators, the UAL Principal Investigator, industry partners and Co-Investigators at other institutions, including UCL, to research fashion consumption cultures and online retail experiences, investigate virtual fashion experiences and identify opportunities for future developments.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 28 February 2021 at midnight.

Please note this role is open to both internal and external applicants. For internal applicants, salaries are open to variation depending on contractual terms and preference will be given to any employee currently at risk of redundancy.