Teaching Fellow (DigitalMetal)

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to December 2027

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.

The School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham seeks to appoint a Teaching Fellow in Modelling Metals and Manufacturing until December 2027. The post holder will teach postgraduate research students, through allocated lectures and seminars, and industry aligned group research projects so that the requirements of the DigitalMetal Centre are met. The post holder may contribute to the design and running of modules with other colleagues, will plan and prepare teaching, undertake management/administration arising from teaching, and contribute to Departmental/School teaching-related activities and teaching-related administration.

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.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will convene modules in Intelligent Manufacturing Processes and Virtual and Smart Factories with a focus on metals processing. That includes giving seminars, monitoring discussion boards, all marking, and the creation of all teaching materials. They will also lead DigitalSynthesis 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. Other duties will include the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate taught students’ dissertations and other tasks as deemed appropriate by the Head of Department.

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.
• Ability to design and deliver module materials successfully.
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Nick Green, email: n.r.green@bham.ac.uk 

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