"Senior Teaching Fellow (Automotive Engineering"

Job Reference1733 Application Closing Date31/03/2024 Division, DepartmentPeoplesFuture Limited (PFL) ,PFL School of Future Transport Engineering Salary£44,965.00 - £63,947.00 per annumModePermanent , Full Time 

Our Mission

PeoplesFuture Ltd (a sister company of Coventry University) provides a sector leading, dedicated inclusive service to Coventry University Group students supporting their successful global education experience and graduate employment outcomes. Tailoring our service to each students’ individual needs and career aspirations, we are an integral part of the student journey that starts at enrolment and continues beyond graduation.

Our dedicated Teaching Fellow team are subject specialists focused on delivering student education, which is active, social, applied, and inclusive within our vibrant and varied education environment.

The Role

As Senior Teaching Fellow in Automotive Engineering you will undertake teaching and course co-ordination while supporting the development and delivery of undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional programs and other core activities ensuring students have an effective learning experience. Senior Teaching Fellows lead on aspects of the student learning experience including the leadership of staff teams. 

Based within the College of Engineering, Environment and Science you will work with and lead other academic colleagues to enrich the student learning and teaching experience to ensure, as appropriate, relevant aspects of research, enterprise and professional context are embedded in modules and courses.

Duties include:

Lead the curation, adaptation, design and development of module and course teaching materials including Curriculum development in vehicle dynamics or vehicle aerodynamics.

Supervise undergraduate and/or postgraduate students as they undertake individual and group projects

Support the delivery of CPD courses where appropriate

Visit students during the industrial placement year

Collaborate with the students from the Phoenix Racing team to help them design, build and implement solutions that will ensure optimized vehicle dynamics characteristics for automotive and motorsport design/build project vehicles

Qualifications Required

Master’s degree in an appropriate subject OR (if from a professional practice background) a good Honors Degree and an appropriate professional qualification and/or membership

A teaching qualification or extensive experience of delivering professional and/or university education

PhD or active membership of an appropriate professional body would be advantageous

Experience working with Multibody Simulation software, preferably Simpack (for the vehicle dynamics role) or Computational Fluid Dynamics software, preferably STAR-CCM+ (for the vehicle aerodynamics role).

Our Successful Candidate

You will have demonstrable experience of successful teaching at higher education levels 4-7 in one of these two areas: vehicle dynamics (including ride and handling) or vehicle aerodynamics (experimental and CFD) with the development and demonstration of best practice in teaching, learning and assessment consistent with our reputation and track record as a high-quality provider of teaching and learning.

An experienced team leader with good level of digital fluency, you will have experience using creating teaching materials for face to face and online teaching using a VLE.

Enthusiastic and self-motivated, you will have experience in the development and enhancement of an ‘active learning’ pedagogy as appropriate to the academic subject area.

As a global education provider, high levels of cultural awareness with experience of learner’s cultural differences and expectations with the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds is essential.

Innovation and collaboration are key to our success, therefore the ability to generate and follow through innovative ideas, work both independently and part of a wider team with the willingness to engage in flexible ways of working are key skills required for this role.

The Benefits

Along with a competitive salary we offer an industry leading Rewards and Benefits package which includes:

Excellent Employers Pension Contribution

30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays

New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days

Life Assurance 4x Salary

BUPA Cash Plan

50% off Tuition Fee’s for staff dependants

CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers

New Electric Car Scheme

Cycle To Work scheme

Our Culture

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

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We look forward to hearing from you!