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Ref no:
EDC01025
Published:
25/01/2022
Closes:
06/02/2022
Location:
Midlothian Campus, 46 Dalhousie Road, EH22 3FR
Salary:
£34,170 - £42,357 per year (placement on the salary scale is dependent on qualifications and experience as per the national guidelines)
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
35 hours per week

Edinburgh College is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified person to take up the exciting post of Lecturer in Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering.

You will be required to deliver classroom theories subject matter within the faculty of Engineering between Engineering SCQF levels 5 to 8. The related subjects will be within mechanical and manufacturing, which will include maintenance engineering related disciplines and workshop practices skills set.

You will be required to meet the needs of progression for SFC (Scottish Funding Council) additional places content and will also take a lead role in improving Engineering and the use of VLE (Virtual Learning Environment).

You will possess knowledge of sustainable and new technologies and possess professional experience and up to date skills in Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering, plus workshop and/or machine shop practice skills set. The successful candidate will be qualified in a relevant engineering discipline and it would be desirable if educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Experience of delivering further education or higher education curriculum would be an advantage.

Edinburgh College provides its employees with generous annual leave and Defined Benefits Pension Scheme plus a perks package that includes a ‘Cycle to Work’ and ‘Saving and Borrowing’ scheme. On-site facilities include a gym, pool, training restaurants, shops and canteens. Plus, you get to be part of a unique organisation which contributes to improving the lives of others.

If you are interested in using your enthusiasm for engineering, and your ability to relate to people, to deliver quality skills training and education to our students we would like to hear from you. We will support you to become a qualified lecturer if you are not one already.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

The successful candidate may be required to work at any Edinburgh College campus.

Closing Date: Sunday 6 February 2022

  • Disability Confident Employer - Committed
  • Scottish Living Wage