Technician: Teaching; Structures

Overview

University of Sheffield

Working Pattern:
Full time — 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering

School:
Multidisciplinary Engineering Education

Closing Date: 22.2.26

Step inside the state of the art, 20,000m2, £86 million Diamond building and you’ll be inspired by what we can offer Engineering students. It is our largest ever investment encompassing world leading facilities in teaching and learning, with 15 specialist engineering teaching laboratories designed to create a fantastic place for interdisciplinary engineering education. Within the Faculty of Engineering, one of the biggest and best engineering faculties in the UK, sits Multidisciplinary Engineering Education (MEE), an innovative teaching group providing students with the opportunity to realise their full potential as engineering leaders with employable skills.

Our team has around 50 members of academic, technical and administrative staff. The practical teaching covers a range of subject areas designed around 3 main themes:

• Electrical, Electronic, Control, Computing & Robotics
• Materials Science, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering
• Thermodynamics, Mechanics, Structures, Fluids, Manufacturing Technology

• Support practical teaching in the Structures laboratory in the Project Space and assist with undergraduate and postgraduate student projects.
• Work with colleagues to provide an effective and efficient technical service to support the Faculty’s teaching activities.
• Collaborate as part of a collegial team and contribute to mentoring support for colleagues at all career stages.

• Proven experience working in an engineering workshop or a mechanical laboratory.
• Good communication skills essential for collaborating closely with students and colleagues within the Engineering faculty.
• An ability to follow clear instructions and encourage student learning.

We welcome candidates from all subject areas and BAME applicants to contribute to the diversity of our team.