Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

About this role

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering (0.6 FTE Fixed term 12 months) to help develop and contribute to teaching, research, and knowledge exchange within the School of Engineering.  

This role presents a fantastic opportunity to shape our multidisciplinary engineering education. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, delivering, and leading cutting-edge modules on our engineering programmes, providing mentorship to other staff, students, and contributing to research initiatives and external collaborations. Ideal candidate will be someone with an academic background and expertise in Electromechanical Systems, CAD (Solidworks), Machine Design and Manufacturing or any of these areas.

Individuals with a research-oriented mind-set will have the opportunity to explore their passion in engineering, contributing to scholarly activities. If you have a portfolio of research related to Mechanical/Automotive/Aerospace, or clear plans to develop one, we encourage you to apply.

About You

We require candidates that have a diverse skill set and who can provide evidence of strong expertise and experience in Electromechanical Systems, CAD (Solidworks), Machine Design and Manufacturing or any of these areas. We highly value candidates who have a background and knowledge that can help develop our aspiring student engineers.

We particularly welcome candidates to apply who identify as female or global majority candidates. The School of Engineering is committed to creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all, and we are passionate about creating teams with diversity of thought and lived experience. Our School has held Athena Swan Bronze award since 2015 and we continue to seek this charter mark. We have a global outlook, through our international and national partnerships and the respective diversity of our staff and students.

The successful applicant will have a Doctoral level qualification in the relevant subject area or near completion. Applications will also be considered from an individual with significant and relevant industrial experience backed by professional recognition i.e., CEng with IMechE or similar. A teaching qualification and experience of teaching in higher education is advantageous.

Candidates should be able to showcase evidence of their continuous professional growth in relevant subject areas. The appointee will be part of a team supporting delivery of Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace degree related modules.

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact:

Dr Tushar Dhavale (Tushar3.Dhavale@uwe.ac.uk)

This post is 0.6 FTE which is equivalent of 3 days per week & is fixed-term for 12 months

Interviews for this post will be held on 23^rd October 2025 at the Frenchay Campus.

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