Teaching Fellow in Mechanical or Civil Engineering

Durham University

Job Description

The Role and Department

The Department of Engineering at Durham University is continuing a period of strategic growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding, unified Engineering Department which is recognised as one of the very best in the UK, with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our graduates. In the REF2021 exercise, 95% of our Engineering outputs were graded 3* or 4*. The Department is committed to an ethos of research-led education at all levels of our taught programmes. Engineering at Durham University was ranked 5th in The Guardian University Guide 2024, 7th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 and 5th in The Complete University Guide 2024. We were ranked 2nd in Engineering behind only Cambridge in a recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the difference in graduate earnings by UK university choice. We are a scholarly community that is open, representative and diverse: our commitment to this is expressed through work of the Department's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group, and our Athena Swan Bronze award.

The Department demonstrates significant depth of research excellence across a range of disciplines, with activities that are currently concentrated around three Research Challenge areas (): Sustainable Infrastructure, Future Energy Systems and Advanced Materials, Electronics and Communications. Thematically, our research is split into eight Research Nodes which group together our day-to-day activities and expertise (https://www.durham.ac.uk/deaprtments/academic/engineering/research/nodes/). We are particularly proud of the collaborative interdisciplinary nature of our research, which also includes strong industrial partnerships.

The Department of Engineering at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to join us in the role of Teaching Fellow who will contribute to the teaching delivery in the Department across a number of activities. For more information on the Department, please visit our Department pages at:

https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/engineering/

Applications are invited for a Teaching Fellow in Mechanical or Civil Engineering with a particular emphasis on solid mechanics. It is anticipated that the post holder will be involved in the following activities: supervision and assessment of undergraduate design; supervision and assessment of third year statics and dynamics coursework assignments; supervision of MSc capstone projects; examination of undergraduate and MSc capstone projects; assistance with marking of examinations; involvement in outreach and open days. This is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be asked to assist with other teaching activities.

Teaching Fellowships offer the opportunity of valuable experience to those early in their academic careers and the University is keen to maximise the benefit to as many people as possible. The post of Teaching Fellow will involve a significant teaching load, which will extend into the summer period, and there may be related scholarship and the opportunity for administrative duties which relate to education and pedagogy.

The post is for a fixed term only, and it is not anticipated that the post will be extended beyond this fixed term.

Successful applicants will, ideally be in post by 01 January 2024.

The University provides a working and teaching environment that is inclusive and welcoming and where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate these key principles as part of the assessment process.

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