About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join The Open University as a Lecturer in Energy and Sustainable Technologies working alongside an energetic and committed team of experienced academics. You will contribute to the development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate distance-learning curriculum related to energy, environmental engineering, energy design, systems and monitoring, and related areas. Experience of supporting part-time adult learners in online distance learning and teaching environments is desirable.
The post-holder will be research active in one or more of the following fields: design, engineering and/or systems approaches to renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy conservation. You will be supported to secure external research, enterprise and scholarship funding, and will be expected to undertake research that leads to high-ranking peer reviewed journal publications and to contribute to future REF submissions.
You should be committed to the ethos and values of The Open University. The principles of equality and diversity will be evident in all aspects of your work, together with a commitment to the principles and practices of sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to undertake a combination of the following duties;
• Teaching
• Research and Scholarship
• Outreach and Public Engagement
• Other responsibilities as required
Please see the attached job description here for more detail on each bullet point above.
Skills and Experience
Detail how you meet or exceed the requirements of each of the individual points on this list in your Supporting Statement.
The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate all the essential criteria and some of the desirable criteria, the full list of these criteria can be found in the full job description.
Essential:
• A PhD in Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Energy and Environmental Management, Energy and Environmental Design and/or Systems, or a closely related discipline.
• A Masters degree or a good Honours degree (or equivalent) in same areas listed above for PhD.
• Demonstrable passion for teaching, whether in distance learning or face-to-face teaching environments.
• Ability to develop new distance-learning material at all levels in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency/conservation, sustainable technologies and related areas.
• Proven ability to carry out research in the field of renewable energy and/or energy efficiency/conservation.
• A strong record of research and/or knowledge exchange that is commensurate to the position.
Essential Requirements
How to apply
Unless otherwise stated in the advert, all applications are completed online via the instructions on The OU Job’s page. Applications submitted via 3rd party websites will not be received.
To apply for this role please submit the following;
• CV
• Supporting statement, up to 1,000 words, you should set out in your supporting statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the essential and desirable criteria for this role as detailed above and in the Full Job Description.
Assessment
If shortlisted, you will be expected to complete a teaching activity, deliver a presentation to the School of Engineering & Innovation on your research and teaching, and will be invited to an interview.
The interviews will take place on: TBC
Work location
A hybrid working pattern could be adopted for this role if required, where the successful candidate can work from home and the office. However, as this role is contractually aligned to our Milton Keynes campus, some attendance on campus will be required. We would expect this to be a minimum of 2 days per week and in response to business needs.
Flexible working
We are open to discussions about flexible working. Whether it’s a job share, part time, compressed hours or another working arrangement. Please reach out to us to discuss what works best for you and the role.
