Our Mission

PeoplesFuture Ltd (a sister company of Coventry University) provides a sector leading, dedicated inclusive service to Coventry University Group students supporting their successful global education experience and graduate employment outcomes. Tailoring our service to each students’ individual needs and career aspirations, we are an integral part of the student journey that starts at enrolment and continues beyond graduation.

The School of Future Transport Engineering is recognised for its high-quality and real-world teaching, state-of-the-art activity-led facilities and an approach guided and focused on the industry. We deliver and develop courses which foster a first-class educational experience while nurturing and producing industry-ready graduates.

The Role

As a Teaching Fellow in Aerospace Engineering you will undertake teaching and course co-ordination while supporting the development and delivery of undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional programs and other core activities ensuring students have an effective learning experience.

Based within the College of Engineering, Environment and Science you will work closely with other academic colleagues to enrich the student learning and teaching experience to ensure, as appropriate, relevant aspects of research, enterprise and professional context are embedded in modules and courses.

Duties include:

• Teach on modules and courses at HE levels 4-7 in relevant academic subject areas including curation, adaptation and creation of module teaching materials, delivering a variety of types of students learning sessions and supporting students as appropriate through informal and formal communication throughout teaching semesters

• The design, creation, moderation, and quality assurance of appropriate module assessment.
• Assessment and marking; including coordination of marking teams for large modules, submission, and upload of student marks within stipulated turn round periods and presentation at appropriate meetings and committees as required.
• The preparation and dissemination of both generic and specific formative and summative student feedback, liaising and coordinating with academic support services and student coaches to ensure appropriate support for students.
• To act as module leaders where required and appropriate including the development of required supporting material.
• To take on specific course management roles as agreed with School management and course directors.
• Contribute to quality monitoring, enhancement, and the continuous improvement of the curriculum, teaching, and quality of provision.

You will deliver and support modules within our aerospace engineering degrees and provide teaching in core fundamentals and technical applications such as computational and practical applications.

The industry is moving towards a Net Zero future through design of Ultra-efficient, Zero-carbon emission aircraft technologies utilising cross-cutting enabling technologies and infrastructure.  You will support delivering students with the attributes and technical skills to work in the emerging aerospace engineering market.

Qualifications Required

• Master’s degree in an appropriate subject or Honours Degree with appropriate professional qualification and/or membership
• A teaching qualification or acceptance of the requirement to acquire one if not already held
• PhD or active membership of an appropriate professional body would be advantageous

This post is teaching centred, focusing on modules at different academic levels and would suit candidates from either academic or industrial backgrounds. We actively encourage candidates to apply that hold a pilot, drone operator license, experience with simulation or management certificates.

Our Successful Candidate

You will have demonstrable experience of successful teaching at higher education levels 4-7 in Aerospace Engineering with the development and demonstration of best practice in teaching, learning and assessment consistent with our reputation and track record as a high-quality provider of teaching and learning.

An experienced team leader with good level of digital fluency, you will have experience using creating teaching materials for face to face and online teaching using a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Enthusiastic and self-motivated, you will have experience in the development and enhancement of an ‘active learning’ pedagogy as appropriate to the academic subject area.

As a global education provider, high levels of cultural awareness with experience of learner’s cultural differences and expectations with the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds is essential.

Innovation and collaboration are key to our success, therefore the ability to generate and follow through innovative ideas, work both independently and part of a wider team with the willingness to engage in flexible ways of working are key skills required for this role.

You will have experience within one of the following three subject teaching domains:

Electrical: Aircraft and Spacecraft Systems, Control Systems, Electrical, Avionic and Sensor Systems, System Design MIL/SIL/HIL, Programming, Communications, Navigation, Image processing, Unmanned Air Vehicles, Electrical Powertrain and Infrastructure Requirements.

Aerodynamics: Aircraft/Aircraft Systems/Spacecraft Design and including Performance and Flight Dynamics specifically in the domain of Aerodynamics, Thermofluids and Propulsion Systems. Subsonic, Supersonic and Hypersonic Flow Regimes testing experimentally and Simulation.

Management: Project/ Program Management, Aircraft/Aircraft System Design and Maintenance Repair and Overhaul. Power plants, Rotary Wing Systems, Electrical and Mechanical inc. Composites/Structures, Hydraulics and Pneumatics. Flight Control, Fuel, Environmental and Emergency Systems.  Software, simulations and practice.

The Benefits

Along with a competitive salary we offer an industry leading Rewards and Benefits package which includes:

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• BUPA Cash Plan
• 50% off Tuition Fee’s for staff dependants
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
• New Electric Car Scheme
• Cycle To Work scheme

Our Culture

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

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