Ceramics Consultant

About MAKE

MAKE is a part workshop lab studio and garage offering a diverse range of programs focused on building creative skills and process learning in making design engineering and art. It is supported by a wide range of professional-grade machinery tools and facilities.

MAKE is home to a community of entrepreneurs experimenters designers artists DIY enthusiasts hobbyists learners and creators. Our mission is to support and grow a culture of making in Abu Dhabi providing makers with the resources and knowledge needed to turn ideas into reality.

Our mission is built on two key pillars:
Enabling the makers community through our makerspace and services
Building community capabilities through educational programs

We welcome makers of all ages and experience levels - from beginners to professional designers. MAKE is a place where people with different creative abilities come together to explore learn and create.

As a Ceramics Consultant you will play a key role in providing expert advice guidance and technical support to our community of makers creators artists and enthusiasts working with ceramics and pottery.

Your advanced knowledge of clay bodies and forming techniques including hand-building wheel throwing mould making and slip casting as well as kiln operations and glazing processes will enable members to explore their creativity and achieve strong outcomes in their projects.

You will also contribute to shaping the ceramics offering at MAKE and expanding its role within a multidisciplinary making environment.

• Develop and deliver ceramics workshops and programmes tailored to varying skill levels

• Conduct participant evaluation and integrate relevant techniques and practices

• Provide expert guidance to community members across a range of ceramic projects

• Support both functional and sculptural work from forming through finishing

• Oversee ceramics studio operations including:

  • Community firings

  • Inventory management

  • Firing logs

  • Adherence to studio protocols

• Collaborate with other disciplines such as woodworking metalwork electronics and digital fabrication to support integrated projects

• Actively contribute to a vibrant and inclusive ceramics community

• Encourage knowledge sharing collaboration and creative exploration among members

• Ensure safe and compliant studio operations

• Maintain equipment and enforce studio protocols

• Provide safety guidance and ensure appropriate PPE usage

• Promote responsible material handling and disposal

• Bachelors degree in Ceramics Fine Arts (Ceramics) Design Crafts Ceramic Design Material Design or equivalent proven experience

• Advanced knowledge of clay bodies and forming techniques including:

  • Hand-building

  • Wheel throwing

  • Mould making

  • Slip casting

• Strong understanding of ceramic finishing and firing processes including glazing and kiln operation (electric and gas)

• Ability to guide participants in developing both functional and sculptural work

• Experience in developing and delivering educational programmes including lesson planning and participant assessment

• Familiarity with digital tools related to ceramics (e.g. 3D modelling for mould making) is an advantage