Curriculum Area Lead – Space and Aerospace Industries with Engineering or Digital specialisms

Salary: £35,079 - £37,604 pa • Full time • Fixed term until 31 August 2023

Exceptional opportunities to lead, design and contribute to Higher Education and training in Digital/Computing and Engineering Technology courses and apprenticeships for Cornwall.

• Curriculum Area Lead – Space and Aerospace Industries with Engineering or Digital specialisms (ESF Meeting Smart Specialisation Business Needs through Higher Level Skills (SS HLS) project)

Truro and Penwith College is the only Cornish College member of the South West Institute of Technology and in September 2021 the College will open a new building with state of the art facilities in Engineering and Computing/Digital on the Truro Campus, which is also being replicated on college land at Bodmin to deliver similar provision for the North and East of the county from March 2022.

These are priority areas for local higher-level skills, with clear synergy to the Cornwall’s rapidly developing renewal economy and the space sector, with the first launch by Virgin Orbit planned for Spring 2022.

This post, which is initially funded on a fixed-term basis until July 2023, will be part of a project team that is being formed to lead on the development of both the new Truro and Bodmin centres. Successful applicants will be expected to engage with employers to design and assist in the delivery of a range of higher education, higher level apprenticeships and industry-relevant continuing professional Development programmes.

Successful candidates are expected to have a higher-level degree in engineering or a computing/digital related field and ideally, research and teaching experience within a higher education institution. This is an exceptional opportunity for the right candidates to shape provision and help to develop the Cornish economy and career opportunities for its workforce.

This post are part-funded by the European Social Fund. Applicants are welcome to discuss the posts with Andy Stittle, Director of Partnerships on 01872 308317.

Closing date: 12 Noon, Thursday 20 May 2021

Proposed Interview Date: Wednesday 26 May 2021

We offer a generous package with benefits including 40 days annual leave plus bank holidays and College closure days, teacher pension scheme, relocation package, free on-site parking and a variety of on-site benefits and discounts.

Curriculum Vitae are not accepted, Application Forms only.

Successful candidates will be notified within 4 weeks of the closing date.

Follow the link https://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/work-for-us for an application pack and further details or contact us on 01872 305000.

Truro and Penwith College is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo a Criminal Record (DBS) check and past employment checks.