Lecturer in Quantity Surveying at Sheffield Hallam University
Job Description
*** You do not need previous experience of teaching, as this is a great opportunity for an applicant with practical experience and a desire to inspire the next generation of Quantity Surveyors to embark on a career in academia ***
The Role
The School of Engineering and Built Environment is based in the College of Business, Technology and Engineering and encompasses a range of subject areas including Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, and construction project management.
We are recruiting for a Lecturer to join our existing Quantity Surveying team and welcome applications from candidates with practical experience in
- Cost Planning / Commercial Management
- Digital Construction
- Measurement
- Procurement and Contract Administration.
Please specify within your application your area(s) of interest.
Applicants should have an awareness of the current trends, issues, and developments in surveying both nationally and internationally, and will be expected to demonstrate an applied understanding of current industry developments during the selection process.
The School of Engineering and Built Environment
The Built Environment is focused on understanding, designing and constructing the spaces and places of the contemporary world. We are specialists in education, industrial knowledge exchange and the practices of science, academic inquiry, research, technology and design required to address the key environment, social and technological challenges faced by humankind on earth.
The Department has three disciplinary areas: Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying and Construction Project Management. Within the Built Environment we deliver Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Higher Degree Apprenticeship courses. We are strongly applied in our ethos and have links to public and private sector external organisations in construction, development and beyond. We have pioneered courses in conjunction with external partners, delivering the development of professional skills and knowledge.
The Department is committed to the University’s vision of becoming a leading applied university, and our teaching and research activity is shaped by this ambition. We have a strong sense of academic community and a commitment to providing a high-quality student experience. Members of the Department engage in a wide range of research areas for publication, scholarship and activities with professional external organisations. This includes both collaborative work and funded research or ‘knowledge transfer’ projects. In addition to seeking external research funding, staff research activity also focuses on contributions to REF Unit of Assessment (UoA) 13 – Architecture, Built Environment and Planning. Sheffield Hallam University’s high-quality research outputs in this field have been recognised in the last assessment.
Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of age, pregnancy and maternity, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.
For this job we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area at Sheffield Hallam.
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.
Our benefits
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Contact Person: Collette King
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