Teaching-Focused Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering

Heriot-Watt University; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

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Job summary

Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering. The role focuses on teaching and educational enhancement across undergraduate and postgraduate aerospace programmes, with opportunities to contribute to modules such as Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, and Space Systems.

The successful candidate will deliver lectures, tutorials, and practical classes, supervise research projects, and act as a personal tutor.

Qualifications

• Good first degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Expertise in Aerodynamics, Flight mechanics and aerospace control systems, or Space systems/propulsion.
• Ability to communicate engineering concepts clearly to varied audiences.
• Experience in teaching and assessment of undergraduate and graduate engineering students in aerospace topics.
• Excellent oral and written communication, teamwork and organisational skills.
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Deliver taught content of Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering programmes (lectures, tutorials, workshops, labs).
• Act as personal tutor to assigned students.
• Support undergraduate/postgraduate programmes via assessment and moderation of coursework and exams.
• Develop learning materials (notes, videos, assessments).
• Engage in administrative tasks supporting teaching ambitions and initiatives.

Skills

Aerodynamics

Flight mechanics

Space systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

PhD/MSc desirable in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CFD software

Job description

Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering. The role focuses on teaching and educational enhancement across undergraduate and postgraduate aerospace programmes, with opportunities to contribute to modules such as Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, and Space Systems.

The successful candidate will deliver lectures, tutorials, and practical classes, supervise research projects, and act as a personal tutor.