"Technician: Teaching (Structures)"

Working Pattern: Full time - 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

Step inside the state of the art, 20,000 m2, £86 million Diamond building and you’ll be inspired by what we can offer Engineering students. It is our largest ever investment encompassing world leading facilities in teaching and learning, with 15 specialist engineering teaching laboratories designed to create a fantastic place for interdisciplinary engineering education. Within the Faculty of Engineering, one of the biggest and best engineering faculties in the UK, sits Multidisciplinary Engineering Education (MEE), an innovative teaching group providing students with the opportunity to realise their full potential as engineering leaders with employable skills.

Our team has around 50 members of academic, technical and administrative staff. The practical teaching covers a range of subject areas designed around 3 main themes:

• Electrical, Electronic, Control, Computing & Robotics
• Materials Science, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering
• Thermodynamics, Mechanics, Structures, Fluids, Manufacturing Technology

We are seeking a capable, highly motivated and enthusiastic multidisciplinary engineering technician to join our dynamic teaching team. You will work with colleagues to support practical teaching in the Structures Laboratory.

You will have proven experience working in an engineering workshop or a mechanical laboratory, with good communication skills essential for collaborating closely with students and colleagues within the Engineering Faculty. An ability to follow clear instructions and encourage student learning is important.

Working with the Technical Team Leader, you will support the Faculty’s teaching activities by providing an effective and efficient technical service. The main focus of the role is supporting practical teaching activities in the Project Space, as well as supporting undergraduate and postgraduate student projects. We are a collegial team, providing mentoring support for colleagues at all career stages. We welcome candidates from all subject areas and BAME applicants to contribute to the diversity of our team.

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