Assistant or Associate Professor (Director of Student Projects) (111941-0826)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535 per annum (Assistant Professor) / £58,225 to £67,468 per annum (Associate Professor)

About the Role  

Informal Queries

• For informal queries about the role, please contact Thomas Popham (Associate Professor) at T.popham@warwick.ac.uk.

Flexible Working

• We will consider applications for employment on a part-time (minimum of 0.8 FTE) or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full-time.

The School of Engineering is actively seeking a dedicated professional to join as the Director of Student Projects, filling a permanent teaching-focussed Assistant or Associate Professor position. This position represents a unique opportunity to shape the academic landscape by fostering a culture of innovation and skills development through hands-on projects.

The Director will lead and manage a portfolio of project modules across our undergraduate and postgraduate taught degree programmes. Working closely with the Head of Education, Directors of Studies and other colleagues, the postholder will coordinate the effective delivery of project modules, ensuring that student projects are aligned with programme learning outcomes, professional accreditation requirements and current developments in engineering practice. This will involve supporting students from project allocation and induction through to supervision, assessment and completion.

A key part of the role will be to develop and maintain relationships with industry, professional organisations and other external partners, creating relevant project opportunities that allow students to apply their academic knowledge to complex engineering problems. Through the effective management and continued development of student projects, the post holder will help students build practical, professional and employability skills, which contributes to the School’s reputation for producing graduates with strong academic knowledge and practical engineering expertise.

With a growing student body (currently approximately 1600), the Director will play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing the overall quality of our educational provision and student experience through project-based learning.

This post carries a high administrative load and the Director will be expected to contribute to module teaching on the School’s programmes, plus engage with School activities that may involve evening and weekend work.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description as a PDF below.

JD Assistant or Associate Professor (Director of Student Projects) (111941).pdf – 145KB

Closing Deadline: Wednesday 16 September 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)*Top of Form

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