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SalaryAbout The University
Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.
Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.
About The Role
With our world-class research centres and more than £500m investment into a new Bay Campus infrastructure, the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Swansea University stands out as one of the best centres of excellence in the country. Our outstanding research and teaching environment supports nationally and internationally important areas of research and teaching across a broad range of Physical Sciences and Engineering. The faculty plays a strong role in delivering the universities international strategy and is actively strengthening its transnational education offerings.
The faculty plays a strong role in delivering the universities international strategy and is actively strengthening its transnational education offerings. The successful Joint Education Programmes with Harbin Engineering University have expanded with an increase in students and revised programmes from September 2023.
A Senior Lecturer academic post is required to coordinate and teach on programmes at the Harbin Engineering University Campus and to perform high quality and impactful research at the Bay Campus, Swansea University.
Applications are welcomed from candidates with a strong research profile who can teach across a range of subjects in Mechanical, Electronic and Electrical and Materials Engineering AND perform high quality and impactful research in an engineering subject.
The successful applicant will spend approximately 2 six-week blocks per year teaching intensively on our partners campus at Harbin Engineering University in China. The remainder of the time will be spent conducting research at the Swansea University Bay Campus.
Academic Career Pathway
The pathway for this post is Research. The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research, teaching, the wider student experience, leadership or innovation and engagement, are all appropriately recognised, developed, valued, and rewarded. For further information, please see our ACP webpage.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
Additional Information
Please include a statement detailing your research experience.
It should be noted that while the application for a Joint Education Institute is progressing well, there remains a small risk that the application will not be successful. In that eventuality, the successful applicant may be transferred to another institution with whom the University holds similar arrangements.
