Location: Glasgow Caledonian University Cowcaddens Road, G4 0BA
Salary: £48,149 - £55,755 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Advert
The Departments of Civil Engineering and Environmental Management (CEEM) and Construction and Surveying (CAS), within the School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, represent a dynamic and vibrant collegiate academic community with a strong track record in applied research, innovative teaching, and knowledge transfer activities. Collectively, the two departments encompass the academic areas of Building Surveying, Building Services Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Civil Engineering, Environmental Management and Quantity Surveying.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational lecturer to contribute to the continued growth of the two departments. The primary purpose of this appointment is to play a leading role in the learning, teaching, research, and management of selected modules within our undergraduate, postgraduate, and Graduate Apprenticeship programmes.
The candidate should demonstrate appropriate expertise and the ability to teach a wide range of disciplinary-relevant subjects including, but not limited to, Digital Construction/Engineering. The candidate should have substantial expertise in professional practice, evidencing the skill set required in the area of digital construction/engineering and/or a track record in relevant areas of research, and ideally, will have extensive experience of using relevant software.
Additionally, the candidate will expand our external collaboration networks for both research and teaching, contribute to new and enhanced curricula and taught provision in areas relevant to the above programmes, and inspire current and future students via both teaching and supervision activities. We are seeking individuals who have a passion and enthusiasm to deliver innovations in learning and teaching and to develop research and knowledge exchange opportunities.
Candidates for this post should be educated to at least MSc level, or possess a bachelor’s degree with relevant industry experience. Experience in relevant industry sectors will be highly regarded and Professional membership is highly valued. We seek both practitioners and academics with a good working knowledge related to our accrediting Professional Bodies (APM, CABE, CIBSE, CICES, CIOB, JBM, RICS).
We welcome enthusiastic individuals who may be new to academia but are passionate about construction and engineering and eager to pass knowledge on to the next generation of graduates. If you have excelled in industry or have recently completed your education and would like to progress to that next step in your development within an academic environment, then this role is for you.
For an informal discussion on any aspects of the role please contact either Dr Mark Phillipson, Head of Civil Engineering and Environmental Management at Mark.Phillipson@gcu.ac.uk or Dr Nigel Craig, Head of Department, Construction and Surveying at ncr@gcu.ac.uk.
As the University for the Common Good, we are committed to embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion, as well as our values in everything that we do. As such, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who demonstrate the GCU Values.
Glasgow Caledonian University is committed to a fair and transparent recruitment process that is free from bias so that we can attract and retain a high performing workforce which makes a critical contribution to our success.
The University holds the prestigious Athena SWAN Silver institution award, which recognises our significant record of activity and achievement in promoting gender equality across different disciplines.
The School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion, and is one of only two such Schools in Scotland to hold the prestigious Athena SWAN Silver Award for promoting gender equality and women’s careers in STEMM subjects (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) and allied STEMM subjects (surveying, environment and management of all themes) in higher education.
As a Disability Confident 'Committed' employer, we are striving to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people. Although the Disability Confident 'Committed' level does not guarantee an interview for disabled applicants, we will make reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants during the recruitment process.
The University also holds the Carer Positive ‘Engaged’ employer award, which recognises our commitment to supporting staff with caring responsibilities.
The University offers a range of benefits including opportunities for professional development, family friendly policies, cycle to work scheme, and onsite childcare facilities.
Please note that the appointments will be made on the first point of the salary scale (unless by exception).
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