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Birmingham - UK

Monthly Salary drjobs

£ 27166 - 28768

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

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Position Details

School of Engineering

Location: University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range 27166 to 28768 with potential progression once in post to 32145

Grade: 4

Full Time Permanent

Closing date: 3rd August 2025

UK travel may be required for this role

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years andweare equally proud to be recognised as a leading global want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond support them to succeed and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here todevelopthrough our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programmewhichprovides allprofessionalservices staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full almost 5000professionalservices jobs in a wide-range of functionsin Edgbaston andin our campus inDubai there are plenty of opportunities foryou to be able to develop yourcareer at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas innovation and warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we areand how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees andtothe success of the University and depending on the role we offer avarietyof flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible addition you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 dayspaid holidaya year one paid day a year for volunteering occupational sick pay and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus including main bus routes and a train station on campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool shopsplaces to eat and drinkour own art gallery museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about thebenefits of working for the Universityof Birmingham

Background

The post provides specialist technical support for a workshop training programme for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students. The post holder will be expected to manage operate and continually review and evaluate the programme according to accreditation requirements. The post holder will help out with final year projects PGT projects and other student-led activities (e.g. UB Racing team & Brum Eco team).

Role Summary

You will provide technical support for teaching activities as required utilising your technical skills and a wide range of will also be expected to ensure your working area is safe and support others in following health and safety instructions. You may need to operate out of normal working hours to accommodate classes. In order to flexibly use resource you may be given the opportunity to work in different areas of the department or wider University.

Main Duties

Teaching Duties

You will provide a wide range of support in the teaching laboratories including active participation in the delivery of practical classes by carrying out the following tasks:

Health and Safety

Administrative Duties

Required Knowledge Skills Qualifications Experience

Dimensions

You will have no direct line management responsibility (other than occasional instructions to other staff) and no budget to manage.

Planning and Organising

You will be able to schedule and organise your own work within the priorities and requirements for the area.

Problem Solving and decision making

You will deliver a level of service to colleagues/customers/students as agreed carrying out daily teaching support as will be expected to apply your knowledge and experience to resolve issues with equipment or experiments for student classes.

Internal and External relationships

This role will be primarily concerned with advising and supporting students/staff.

Informal enquiries to Mark Carter email:

View our staff values and behaviourshere

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyoneon our website.




Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type

Full-Time

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