Associate Professor (Engineering Education)

The Department of Engineering and Maths brings together a wide range of courses in engineering, mathematics and technology, all regularly updated and accredited with professional institutions. We work in partnership with a number of leading organisations including AMEY, Kimberly Clark, JCB and Network Rail.  Research and Innovation in the Department has a long history in Materials Engineering, aligning with UKRI priority areas of Manufacturing the Future, Digital Health, and AI/Robotics.

We are seeking an inspirational and driven Associate Professor in Engineering Education to enhance our pedagogical research and champion greater innovation in learning, teaching and assessment in our future curriculum.  It is expected that you will be a role model and leader in pedagogic innovation and curriculum development, with evidence of outstanding practice and student outcomes.

You will have a subject specialist related to an engineering discipline and, in addition to delivering teaching, you will build scholarship which will enhance the student experience.  There will be initial focus of the role contributing to curriculum design, as part of a curriculum refresh project, and offering at-elbow support for staff introducing innovation in learning, teaching and assessment.

Working closely with the Head of Department and Department Leadership Team, you will lead on the enhancement of Engineering Education research and innovation in pedagogic practices.

As an Associate Professor (Engineering Education), you will be expected to:

• Make a significant, esteemed and sustained academic contribution to teaching and learning (T&L)
• Be recognised as an authority with an emerging scholarly reputation in Engineering Education
• Make a significant contribution to the leadership, quality and development of Engineering Education within the department in a way which supports and enables our ambition to be the world's leading applied university.
• Have experience in design and delivery of authentic and multidisciplinary LTA
• Possess knowledge and commitment to EDI and the design and delivery of an inclusive curriculum / assessment
• Be innovative in your approach to helping us achieve excellence in providing a world-leading applied experience that supports outstanding student outcomes and experience

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.  As well as 25 days annual leave and the eight standard UK bank holidays, you also get up to six extra days each year for extended University closure around some UK public/holidays. 

You will be contractually enrolled into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.  

Further details on TPS can be found here: New Starter | Teachers' Pensions (teacherspensions.co.uk)

Applications are particularly welcome from women and minority ethnic colleagues who are currently under-represented at Associate Professor level at Sheffield Hallam.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.

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