Design and Manufacturing Technical Educator

The School of Engineering at UWE Bristol is seeking a Design and manufacturing Technical Educator to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of technical learning across the disciplines and programmes aligned to this role.

Working closely with academic and technical colleagues, the postholder will ensure that technical expertise is effectively embedded within teaching and learning, supporting the delivery of coherent, inclusive student learning experiences. The role plays a key part in fostering collaboration between technical specialisms and programmes and in establishing clear, consistent frameworks for technical teaching contributions across learning spaces.

In partnership with the Technical Team Lead for the relevant resource area, you will support the development of technical input within Programme and Module materials, contribute to annual curriculum planning, and help identify, develop, and share best practice in technical learning and teaching across the School and wider College community. The role also supports the trialling and adoption of new learning tools and approaches, both traditional and digital.

About You

You will have experience in technical educational leadership or oversight within teaching and learning environments, across both physical and digital spaces. You will bring experience of project‑based delivery, operational coordination (including planning, scheduling, and administration), and cross‑disciplinary working.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority and female candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Kieran Brown on email: kieran.brown@uwe.ac.uk

This is a full time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week.

This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time

This role is campus based for all of your time unless line managers agree to working from home periods.

Right to Work in the UK

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route.

Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Advice to applicants

We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Job Description, context document, and include specific examples wherever possible.

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