Manufacture Materials Design

Description:

We are looking for people who can join our growing team of Associate Lecturers in the School of Engineering and Innovation

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds, including professionals from academia and industry. In line with our commitment to the Athena SWAN initiative and the Race Equality Charter, we welcome and support all applicants equally. We are especially interested in recruiting associate lecturers that reflect the diverse backgrounds of our students. Therefore, we encourage you to apply if you have experience in the field of Engineering and Innovation and education even if it does not exactly map to the specifications outlined in the attached job description.

This is a flexible role working from home that can be combined with other work and childcare as part of a portfolio career. There may also be the opportunity over time to increase your workload with the Open University into a more substantive role. The majority of teaching will be undertaken remotely: marking and giving feedback on assignments, facilitating online tutorials/1 to 1 teaching sessions with students online or over the telephone. Once we return to normal working conditions there will be face to face tutorials for which travel will be required within the UK. Tutorials are typically scheduled in evenings and weekends with some flexibility to work around your other commitments.

Module description

Introducing materials processing from the perspective of a design engineer, this module explores how to make components. The emphasis is on the interactions between manufacturing, materials and design rather than studying each independently. The main routes to manufacture of components – casting, forming, cutting and joining – are set in a business context that supports effective decision making, and the study materials include a continually evolving databank of manufacturing processes

What you get in return

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs. Associate lecturers are expected to undertake the equivalent of up to two days per year improving their teaching and learning practice within the associate lecturer role, these may include technical skills updating sessions and regional events.

Benefits include a supportive and friendly working environment, 27 days holiday per a