Dr Mahima Nand

Design educator and researcher with a PhD in Fashion Management (NIFT Delhi) and three years of academic experience across three institutions since 2022, teaching IPR in Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Design Research, and Fashion Forecasting & Analysis within B.Des programmes. Combines core fashion design pedagogy with an active research portfolio in sustainable and circular design, heritage craft documentation, and smart textiles — holding two granted Government of India patents, one registered copyright (two further applications in process), and 18+ peer-reviewed publications. Brings applied industry research experience (Volkswagen Group India) into studio and theory teaching, translating a PhD grounded in garment-industry workforce wellbeing into a teaching and research practice spanning IPR, design research, and material innovation.

Assistant Professor (Research Track), Dept. of Art & Design - Woxsen University - South India

(2025-08 - 2026-08)

• Taught IPR in Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Design Research, and Fashion Forecasting & Analysis to B.Des cohorts.
• Supervised design research projects spanning smart textiles, craft heritage documentation, and circular materials.
• Relocated back to North/Central India at the end of the appointment, for long-term personal and family reasons, after a fixed-term research-track role in South India.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Fashion Design - Kalinga University, Raipur - Raipur, India

(2024-07 - 2025-04)

• Transitioned when declining enrolment at the institution reduced course loads and research-track opportunities in the department.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Fashion Design - UID, Karnavati University, Gujarat - Gujarat, India

(2022-05 - 2023-08)

• Relocated to be closer to family in Madhya Pradesh to support a family health matter requiring my presence.

Research Contributor - Volkswagen Group India / T-Works - India

(2026-01 - 2026-04)

• Contributed to an industry research engagement examining green supply chain prototype innovation for the Indian automobile sector, evaluating 11 proof-of-concept solutions against a Scope 1–3 carbon and regulatory framework.
• Co-produced a roadmap report used by Volkswagen Group India to assess circular economy adoption pathways.

Ph.D. - Fashion Management - National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi (2024)

MBA - Fashion Management - NIFT, Bhopal (2016)

B.Sc. - Fashion Design - Annamalai University, India (2014)

Diploma - Textile Design - B.S. Negi Women's Polytechnic College, ONGC Dehradun (2011)