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Form of work
Salary: £56,021 to £61,198 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 23 January 2024
The Role
Do you have the passion and drive we need to educate and train future generations of talented engineers? The School of Engineering is recruiting a Senior Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship) in Electrification. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the leading Engineering Schools in the UK.
We are a world class research-intensive university, delivering teaching and learning of the highest quality and playing a leading role in the economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.
The successful candidate will take the lead for the development and/or contribute to the delivery of programmes, modules, and a range of high-quality teaching and learning resources for the Newcastle University Institute of Electrification and Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing (IESAM).
You will work as part of a team to ensure the development and success of IESAM. The Senior Lecturer will also be expected to provide learning support and pastoral care to students, and to use your subject expertise to contribute more widely to the School’s teaching activities.
The successful candidate will join a renowned team of experts in the School of Engineering who lead and hold key roles in providing teaching and skills training on Electrification, Power Electronics, Machines, Drives and Advanced Manufacturing.
The University has developed an Teaching and Scholarship Role Profiles document which summarises the range of activities that colleagues may be expected to perform.
The position is full time. We will consider requests for flexible working depending on the needs of the role. The hiring manager will discuss the requirements of the role, should you be invited to interview.
To apply, please complete an online application and upload a CV and Cover Letter. You should use the criteria outlined in ‘The Person’ specification below to structure your response.
Application is via a CV and a Cover Letter (max. 4 pages) only. Please outline the following:
1) What constitutes excellent teaching to you, and how do you ensure it meets industry skills need (teaching statement)
2) Your top 5 scholarship or research outputs (accounting for career breaks) in which you have had a significant input. This may include journal and conference publications and other forms of output relating to impact. For multi-author works, describe your contribution AND any funding applied for or received
3) Your past contributions to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and what your contributions to EDI at Newcastle will be
Please note any ‘additional documents’ that you upload may be redacted and therefore not considered by the reviewing panel.
Please direct informal enquiries to Dr Matthew Armstrong at matthew.armstrong@newcastle.ac.uk.
For more information about the School of Engineering, please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/engineering/.
Key Accountabilities
⦁ Contribute to the planning and development of new programmes and modules, with a strong focus on the electrification skills agenda. An appointment at Senior Lecturer level will see you take more of a leading role in this area
⦁ At Senior Lecturer level you will also oversee the management of:
⦁ The design and delivery of high-quality teaching and learning materials, resources and activities at FE and HE levels (FHEQ Levels 3 to 7). Where appropriate, this should be carried out within external professional or accreditation requirements
⦁ The delivery of a range of FE lecturer skills training sessions and workshops (“Train the Trainer” events)
⦁ the integration, management, and supervision of student learning experiences such as projects, practicals, and where appropriate field trips and placements
⦁ The integration of scholarship and/or professional activities within teaching and supporting learning, as appropriate
⦁ The provision of personal tutoring and mentoring for students, giving first line support. Refer students as appropriate to services providing further help
⦁ The setting, marking and assessing of coursework and examinations, providing timely and effective feedback to students
⦁ Work in collaboration with industry partners, FE and HE partners, and colleagues across the School and University, including; appropriate Deans and Directors, marketing, communications and education support teams
⦁ Organise and contribute to programmes of networking, recruitment, marketing, outreach and public engagement as appropriate. Promote the University’s values and supporting widening access to our programmes and facilities to those who may have historically had little involvement in universities
⦁ Represent the School and University at regional, national and international meetings and conferences
⦁ Contribute to the wider work of the School/Faculty and University through input to project teams, working groups and committees
⦁ Evaluate own practice and undertake continuing professional development
The Person
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
⦁ Significant subject knowledge/expertise in PEMD manufacturing, industrial automation, digital manufacturing, and software for hardware control
⦁ Demonstrable understanding of current and future challenges in the PEMD, Electrification and Sustainable Manufacturing areas
⦁ Significant experience in lecturing and/or delivering practical skills training
⦁ Demonstrable knowledge of teaching and learning methods and techniques, including online approaches
⦁ Evidence of substantial experience in the development of a range of high-quality teaching and learning activities and resources
⦁ Demonstrable experience of contribution to strategic planning activity related to learning and teaching
⦁ Ability to manage the planning and design of teaching materials by programme and modules teams
⦁ Excellent knowledge of a variety of strategies to promote and assess learning
⦁ Experience of marking assignments to agreed criteria, assessing progress, and providing feedback
⦁ Experience of supervising project work
⦁ Experience of dealing with people from a wide range of backgrounds, including engaging with a range of external partners.
⦁ Experience in managing and mentoring junior staff and students and offering pastoral support
⦁ Highly developed planning and organisational skills
⦁ Excellent team working and networking skills
Desirable
⦁ Demonstrable understanding of industry higher level skills need; in particular engineering design and manufacturing
⦁ Experience and awareness of Apprenticeship, and Degree Apprenticeship, standards
⦁ Demonstrable experience of contribution to Apprenticeship/Degree Apprenticeship, or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses
Attributes and Behaviour
⦁ Professionalism: care and diligence, investing in self-development, taking responsibility, acting with integrity, championing the organisation
⦁ Independence: challenging the status quo, seeking clarification, questioning assumptions, encouraging diverse views
⦁ Performance focus: focus on goals and priorities, an entrepreneurial spirit, setting high standards
⦁ Ethical outlook: expressing the University’s values, displaying high standards of conduct, managing institutional and individual priorities, identifying, and managing conflicts of interest, treating others fairly and showing commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
⦁ Awareness of self and others: recognising and limiting bias, showing empathy and perceptiveness, cultural sensitivity, emotional control
Qualifications
⦁ A good honours degree. A PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Production or Manufacturing Engineering, or significant experience of industry skills development and training; leadership and delivery
Desirable
⦁ HE teaching qualification
⦁ Professional Body Membership
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.
In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
Requisition ID: 26521
