Teaching Fellow (DigitalMetal)

University of Birmingham - School of Metallurgy and Materials

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 Grade 7

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 19th December 2025

Closes: 4th January 2026

Job Ref: 105692

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049. With potential progression once in post to £48,822 a year.

Fixed Term Contract up to February 2028

Background

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital Transformation of the Metals Industry (DigitalMetal) is a partnership of 5 Midlands universities: Leicester, Birmingham, Warwick; Nottingham, and Loughborough. It brings together leading researchers with a mandate to train future leaders in integration of data driven with physics-based models of products and production to transform the metals and manufacturing industry. It will equip a cohort of future leaders with enduring scientific knowledge, technical, digital and business skills to enable them to define, lead and deliver future innovation.

Teaching is done within an established teaching programme (under the supervision of an academic member of staff). The post holder will also contribute to the enhancement of student experience and employability. This role is an excellent opportunity to be part of a vibrant department and research training partnership.

To teach and advise undergraduate, postgraduate or CPD students within own subject area and within an established teaching programme, managed supervised by member ofstaff with ultimate responsibility for the design, delivery and assessment of the teaching programme. Some travel might be required.

Role Summary

• Teaching within own subject area within an established teaching programme (under the supervision from an academic member of staff).
• Contribute to generating funding and may: a) contribute to enhancement of the student experience or employability; b) contribute to designing CPD programmes for clients external to the University and similar; c) contribute to deliver CPD programmes, consulting on own specialism and the like, often under the supervision of a project leader.

Main Duties

• You will teach modules in Intelligent Manufacturing Processes and Virtual and Smart Factories with a focus on metals processing.
• You will lead Digital Synthesis group projects in partnership with flagship metals processing and manufacturing research centres to create digital twins of metals/alloys and processes for specific market sectors.
• Teach courses at a range of levels within specified subject area and within own area of subject specialism to undergraduates, postgraduates and CPD students, predominantly through allocated lectures, seminars and group projects so that the School’s teaching objectives are met.
• Contribute to the design of modules with other colleagues.
• Plan and prepare own teaching, including guidance notes and handouts in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching programme.

Person Specification

• Higher degree relevant to research or teaching area or equivalent qualifications
• Proven knowledge of metals processing and manufacturing processes
• High level analytical capability

Informal conversations are welcomed. Please get in touch with Professor Nick Green (n.r.green@bham.ac.uk).

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