Teaching Associate: Construction and Surveying

confidential; Bahrain; On-site; BHD 14,000 - 17,500; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious institution dedicated to academic excellence and innovative research. As a Teaching Associate in Construction and Surveying, you will deliver engaging modules, develop new teaching materials, and assess student performance. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a vibrant academic community in Bahrain, where you will collaborate with colleagues, engage in professional development, and play a vital part in shaping the future of engineering education. Embrace a rewarding career that values diversity and supports your work-life balance while making a positive impact on students and society.

Benefits

Attractive financial packages

Relocation support

Commitment to work-life balance

Enhanced family-friendly benefits

Career development initiatives

Health and wellbeing focus

Qualifications

• Good honours degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline is required.
• Higher degree in Construction Technology covering relevant topics is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver taught modules at UG level while supporting a research-informed approach.
• Plan and manage workload including teaching, assessment, and administration.
• Contribute to curriculum development and engage in continuous professional development.

Skills

Teaching Skills

Curriculum Development

Student Assessment

Research Methodology

Collaboration

Education

Good honours degree in Civil Engineering

Higher degree (MSc or PhD) in Construction Technology

Job description

Title: Teaching Associate: Construction and Surveying

Who we are

Great minds. Innovative solutions.

Be part of a vibrant community that celebrates over 200 years of academic excellence, world-class research, and impactful innovation. Located in the dynamic Bahrain Bay, the University of Strathclyde, Bahrain, offers the same high standards of academic excellence and pioneering research that our Glasgow, UK campus is renowned for.

We currently provide eight undergraduate programmes in Engineering, Science, and Business, with future phases set to expand our offerings in research and innovation. As a leading international technological university, our mission, inspired by our founding principle as ‘a place of useful learning,’ is to make a positive difference in the lives of our students, society, and the world.

Main Activities/Responsibilities:

1. As part of our teaching team, deliver a range of taught modules at UG level, with guidance from senior colleagues as required, in a manner that supports a research-informed approach to student learning.
2. Plan and manage own workload (teaching, tutorials, laboratories, field trips, assessment, administration, and scholarship), with guidance from colleagues as required.
3. Develop new content, teaching materials, and methods of delivery, using appropriate teaching and learning approaches, with guidance, to ensure that defined learning objectives are met.
4. Undertake student assessment and examination activities, with guidance, including the provision of appropriate feedback to students.
5. Supervise students as required, providing direction, support, and guidance.
6. Critically evaluate and reflect on teaching practice and methodology and collaborate with colleagues on programme development activities and in the planning and implementation of curriculum changes.
7. Contribute to scholarship activities, continually updating professional knowledge and skills and incorporating this learning as appropriate into teaching delivery.
8. Collaborate with colleagues on the development of knowledge exchange activities by, for example, participating in initiatives which establish educational links with industry and influence public policy and the professions.
9. Contribute in a developing capacity to Department/School, Faculty and/or University administrative and management functions and committees.
10. Contribute to cognate research activities by providing specialist input based on professional expertise, experience, and qualifications/registration.
11. Engage in continuous professional development, which may include establishing, in a developing capacity, a personal portfolio of research activity.

The University of Strathclyde, Bahrain is a socially progressive institution that strives to ensure equality of opportunity and celebrates the diversity of its student and staff community. Strathclyde is people-oriented and collaborative, offering supportive and flexible working culture with a deep commitment to our equality and diversity.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities.

Qualification Required

• Good honours degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline
• Higher degree (MSc or PhD) in Construction Technology (or related discipline) covering topics such as Land Surveying, Digital Modelling, Smart/Sustainable Construction Practice and/or Monitoring Technologies or equivalent professional experience.

You’ll be rewarded with:

• Financial Rewards: Attractive financial packages, including competitive salaries and relocation support for employees.
• Work-Life Balance: Commitment to enhancing healthy work-life balance for our employees.
• Family Friendly Benefits: A variety of enhanced family-friendly benefits to support our employees in balancing work and family responsibilities.
• Career Development: Commitment to personal development reflected in initiatives such as professional courses, subsidised educational programs, coaching and mentoring, leadership development, and access to our library.
• Health & Wellbeing: High importance placed on the safety, wellbeing, and health of all our staff.

Application Procedure

Please visit Strathclyde’s vacancies portal and complete an application form. You should also submit a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter detailing the knowledge, skills and experience you think make you the right candidate for the job.

Join us and be part of a legacy of excellence and innovation.