Lecturer in Chemical Engineering (Teaching only)

The Department of Chemical Engineering is looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative part-time Lecturer (Education) in Chemical Engineering (0.6 full time equivalent) to help facilitate the education of our students. Our degree courses in chemical engineering and environmental engineering prepare our students to tackle the global challenges we face, such as climate change, and the delivery of sustainable water, energy, food and wellbeing. You will be passionate about educating the next generation of chemical engineers and able to teach across the breadth and depth of our chemical engineering programmes including chemical engineering design and process simulation.

The Department of Chemical Engineering is internationally renowned and is consistently ranked in the top 10 of UK league tables for Chemical Engineering, enabling us to attract high quality staff and students. We have achieved excellent results in the National Student Survey over a number of years and the University currently has a triple Gold award in the UK wide Teaching Excellence Framework.

At Bath we offer an exceptional environment for teaching and learning and you will join the Centre of Excellence in Engineering & Design Education (CEED). The teaching and learning environment within the Department includes a range of teaching methods including lecturing, small group tutorials, placement visits, and preparation of online learning resources. Our class sizes range from ~140 students in year 1 - year 3 to ~20 students in some of our final year optional units. You might be expected to be an academic advisor to some students as part of the role and you will be responsible for assessment of elements of our programmes.

Underpinning these activities is an ongoing commitment to continuing professional development and scholarship. Should you not already hold a formal teaching qualification, you will be supported by the University through our Higher Education Academy accredited teaching development programme.

This role is offered on a part-time, fixed term basis of 36 months.

Application Requirements & Selection Process

Together with a full CV, please provide a two-page statement outlining your teaching vision and your commitment to EDI. Please outline your areas of teaching expertise and how you see yourself contributing to teaching across the entire breadth and depth of core (bio)chemical engineering in our undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees. Your commitment to EDI should include an outline how you have promoted or implemented EDI in your workplace and how you embed this in your daily activities especially when working with and training undergraduate students. This document is a mandatory component of the selection process without which we will be unable to progress your application.

About you

You will be a kind and culturally aware leader who fosters an environment where every individual is valued and respected, regardless of their background or identity. You will understand that change is inevitable and necessary, actively encouraging your team to adapt and evolve. By promoting a culture of openness and inclusivity, you will create a dynamic and empowered team that can thrive in today's changing world.

There is a strong culture of providing newly appointed lecturers the necessary support and freedom to develop their academic careers. We would like you to have the future ambition to take on leadership roles within and/or outside the Department at an appropriate stage in your career. These roles can lead to promotion and the University has a well-established career progression route for academic staff.

What we can offer you

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Further details:

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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.