University Teacher

School/Department:
Centre for Engineering Education & Skills

Work Arrangement:
Part Time (Hybrid)

Contract Type:
Permanent

Closing Date: 14/10/2026

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

The AMRC Training Centre delivers high quality apprenticeships in engineering and manufacturing to apprentices in the Sheffield City Region, and nationally, from Advanced through to Higher and Degree Apprenticeships.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as a University Teacher teaching on our degree apprenticeship programmes, playing a key role in the continued success of our degree apprenticeships in manufacturing and engineering.

You will be responsible for developing and planning curricula in Mould and Tooling Design; selecting teaching methods, resources and reading material; writing and developing assessments; and providing students with high quality feedback as a module lead. Your teaching will engage students and will include active learning.

You will have proven teaching ability, preferably with a teaching qualification and experience of teaching.

• Design teaching programmes, identifying learning objectives: selecting teaching methods, techniques, resources and reading; determining, designing and producing study material; planning for module delivery and learning, and individual student needs.
• Deliver teaching modules, communicating subject matter, check apprentices’ learning; giving academic advice and feedback.
• Supervise and assess student projects and dissertations.
• Carry out assessment for modules, designing assessments and criteria; marking, ensuring adequate moderation; providing written/oral feedback; liaising with external examiners in connection with the approval of assessments, marking criteria; attending exam boards; and collating and providing final assessments of students.
• Reflect on your own teaching design and delivery; and implementing ideas for improving your own performance.
• Undertake academic tutor responsibilities for students, directing them, as required, to University support services appropriate to their needs.
• Establish collaborative working relationships and networks with academic and industrial collaborators, facilitating access to expertise, services and resources to provide a high quality educational experience for apprentices, for example through authentic projects, relevant expert lectures, and effective and innovative assessment.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge developments in education theory and practice, identifying opportunities and their impact.
• Keep up to date with developments in practice in your subject area of expertise.
• Participate in committees and meetings; contribute to wider departmental policy development; continue professional development.
• Plan and prioritise your own daily teaching and administrative tasks.
• Contribute to the preparation of and participate in Ofsted inspections.
• You will make a full and active contribution to the principles of the ‘Sheffield Academic’. These include the achievement of excellence in teaching, and scholarly pursuits to make a genuine difference in the subject area and to the University’s achievements as a whole. Further information on the underpinning values of the Sheffield Academic can be found at:
  Sheffield Academic.
• As a member of staff you will be encouraged to make ethical decisions in your role, embedding the University sustainability strategy into your working activities wherever possible.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the…