CEDA Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) in Civil Engineering (107807-0624)

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Stephen Hicks (Professor) at Stephen.J.Hicks@warwick.ac.uk. 

This is a full time, permanent position.

We are recruiting an Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) in Geotechnical Engineering. The postholder will undertake development, delivery and administration of teaching and learning in the Discipline of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with particular focus on the BEng Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Degree Apprenticeship programme (CEDA) – see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/degree_apprenticeships/.

About You  

We are seeking someone with a degree in the field of Civil Engineering (minimum 2:1) and a PhD/industrial experience as a civil engineer to develop teaching, learning and assessments in Geotechnical Engineering. You will be familiar with a variety of strategies to promote and assess learning and have proven competence in teaching in higher education or equivalent industrial training. You will also have an ability to use a range of delivery techniques to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students and inspire effective learning.

You will have strong communication, IT, time management and organisational skills, along with excellent interpersonal skills with relevant experience of working independently and as part of a team.  You will have an understanding of equal opportunity issues and practical health and safety concerns in a teaching or industrial context.

This is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Focused) post, and the role will follow promotion criteria that governs the grade of this teaching-focused post.

We welcome applicants with industrial experience that can inform an industrially relevant curriculum and who have a desire to engage in research such as pedagogic engineering education.  You must have the capacity to contribute collegiately to the life and community of the School by undertaking a variety of duties, such as supporting offer holder days and outreach activities which may occasionally require weekend work.

About the Department  

The post will be based within the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, which is one of the leading unified Engineering schools in the UK. The School of Engineering is a vibrant, innovative and flexible department at The University of Warwick, providing high-quality education, research and knowledge transfer in engineering and technology.

It is a great place to work: we offer competitive salaries on a grading structure that provides annual incremental progression, plus a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus four customary shut down days over Christmas, and eight statutory bank holidays. 

As well as competitive salaries we offer attractive pension schemes with excellent employer contributions, and various staff recognition awards. We are also committed to helping you to fulfil your potential through a range of career development opportunities.

The University aims to promote work life balance for all employees and the School of Engineering will consider a range of possible flexible working arrangements in order to recruit the best candidate.

The School of Engineering is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises work undertaken to address gender equality, representation and progression for all staff working in an academic environment. The School currently holds the Athena SWAN Silver award and the University holds an Institutional Silver award. Further information about the work of the School in relation to Athena SWAN can be found at the following link; Athena SWAN - School of Engineering - University of Warwick

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