About
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Job.
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University Teacher in Structural Design
About
The
Job.
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Overview
About the Department
With over 40 members of academic staff, over 80 researchers, over 120 postgraduates and
over 500 undergraduates, the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the
University of Sheffield is one of the largest departments in the UK, attracting students from
all over the country and around the world.
At the University of Sheffield there is a fine tradition of engineering education going back
over 100 years and the Department maintains an excellent reputation for both teaching and
research.
The Department is ranked consistently amongst the best UK Civil Engineering departments
for teaching (according to UniStats and student satisfaction). In 2008 the Department was
ranked 5th amongst UK Civil Engineering departments for research, with 85% of staff in the
top two categories (3* & 4*) and a GPA of 3.05. The excellent quality of our teaching and
research attracts the highest calibre students (our current UCAS offer is AAA), the majority
of whom are successful in gaining employment following graduation (typically over 90%).
Further information about the Department can be found at http://www.shef.ac.uk/civil.
One of the Department’s strengths lies in its connections with industry, and it has
established a number of successful spin-out companies. In addition, the Department also
runs a fruitful Industrial-Partnership scheme whereby representatives from companies
regularly review our curriculum, and also serve as industrial tutors for our students. This
fundamental link with industry is particularly relevant to our teaching of Structural Design,
which is an area we wish to strengthen with the appointment of a University Teacher.
Job Role
As a University Teacher, the main tasks of the successful candidate will be to contribute to
the teaching of design in our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Job Description
Main Duties and Responsibilities

Deliver high quality and interesting undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and
assessment in the area of Civil Engineering design and/or Structural Engineering design
through taught courses and project work.
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Design new course materials and review/update existing learning and teaching
materials.
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Help to develop the Department’s educational relationships with industry, and keep
abreast of changes in industry practice and relevance for our course materials.
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Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate projects and dissertations.
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Contribute to the management of the teaching of Civil Engineering design and Structural
Engineering design
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Contribute to the administrative duties of the Department.
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Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post.
Person Specification
Applicants should provide evidence in their applications that they meet the following
criteria. We will use a range of selection methods to measure candidates’ abilities in these
areas including reviewing your on-line application, seeking references, inviting shortlisted
candidates to interview and other forms of assessment action relevant to the post.
Criteria
Essential Desirable
Qualifications and experience
1.
Good honours degree (or equivalent experience) in Civil
X
Engineering.
2.
Chartered Engineer status.
X
3.
Proven ability to deliver academic teaching.
4,
Recognised teaching qualification
5.
Significant practical experience in Civil/Structural Engineering.
6.
Knowledge of British Standards and Eurocodes.
X
X
X
X
Management skills
7.
Experience with organisation of academic teaching.
X
Communication skills
8.
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal,
X
report writing skills and experience of delivering
presentations.
Team working
9.
Experience in working in teams.
X
10.
Experience in building and developing a team.
X
Personal effectiveness
11.
Experience of developing and maintaining a network of
X
contacts throughout own work area.
12.
Experience of adapting own skills to new circumstances.
X
Further Information
This post is part-time working 80%.
The working pattern can be agreed.
Benefits
Terms and conditions of employment: Will be those for Grade 8 staff.
Salary for this grade: £37,756 to £45,053 per annum pro-rata. Potential to progress to
£50,688 per annum through sustained exceptional contribution.
More details on salaries, terms and conditions and our wide range of benefits for staff are
available at www.sheffield.ac.uk/hr/reward/structures
Closing date: 31 August 2013
Informal enquiries:
For all on-line application system queries and support, contact:
e-Recruitment@sheffield.ac.uk .
For informal enquiries about this job and department, contact: Dr Rachel Horn
(r.horn@sheffield.ac.uk), Dr Buick Davison (j.davison@sheffield.ac.uk) or Professor Harm Askes
(h.askes@sheffield.ac.uk).
Selection-Next Step
Following the closing date, you will be informed by email whether or not you have been
shortlisted to be invited to participate in the next stage of the selection process. Please note
that due to the large number of applications that we receive, it may take up to two working
weeks following the closing date before the recruiting department will be able to contact
you.
The selection process will take place in two stages; an initial event on Thursday, 19
September 2013, after which, selected candidates will be invited for interview on Tuesday, 8
October 2013. Full details will be provided to invited candidates.
The University of Sheffield is committed to achieving excellence through inclusion.
The University of Sheffield is proud to be a Two Ticks employer
www.sheffield.ac.uk/hr/equality/support/twoticks
The University has achieved the Athena SWAN award for Women in Science, Engineering
and Medicine.
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