Job Description

Salary

UH6 33,002 with potential to progress to 38,784 by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience.

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Academic/Research

Job reference

REQ000134

Post Title:

Graduate Teaching Fellow in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

SBU/Department:

School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science - Department of Engineering

FTE:

1.0 FTE (working 37 hours a week)

Duration:

Permanent

Salary:

UH6 33,002 with potential to progress to 38,784 by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience.

Annual Leave:

35 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year.

Location:

College Lane, Hatfield

Main duties and responsibilities

The Graduate Teaching Fellow will support the provision of teaching, student support and administration at undergraduate and postgraduate level within the Electrical and Electronics Subject Group in the Engineering department.

You will provide support to academic staff in the delivery of Learning and Teaching on large Engineering modules. Support academic colleagues by assisting them with the set-up of a Guided Learner Journey, Assessments, Groupworks, Module Feedback and with technology and activities in the classroom and online. You will assist with supervision of research project work and support research activities.

You will coordinate and lead practical sessions where appropriate and ensure accurate and correct completion of programme-related teaching and learning administration in full compliance with legal, professional and University requirements.

You will support student engagement activities within the department and support departmental activities such as open days, whilst ensuring work is in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, health and safety, data protection, copyright and licensing, security, financial and other University procedures and codes of conduct, where appropriate.

You will undertake a range of general academic administrative duties whilst engaging with the department's external stakeholders and partners. You will also maintain effective filing and storing data in electronic or manual systems.

Skill and experience

Experience in supporting learning and teaching or relevant activities in UK Higher Education settings is essential for this post, whilst having experience of using digital and interactive educational resources. You will need to have a demonstrable ability to support students in Electronics and Digital Systems and across a broad range of core and applied areas of Electronic Systems Engineering in both lectures and practical sessions.

You will hold excellent numerate, literate and IT Skills and the ability to work accurately under pressure to tight deadlines. The ability to deal with sensitive material with strict confidentiality and excellent interpersonal skills is also essential.

You will have an understanding of Learning and Teaching requirements in Higher Education. It will be beneficial if you have experience in working with education providers and academics in supporting blended learning (or similar) materials. In addition, applicants will require excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in English Language.

Qualifications

You will hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in Electronic and Electrical Engineering or other cognate subject relevant to the discipline. A PhD in a related subject would be desirable.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

Internal applicants- please ensure you apply via your employee self-service portal.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries:

Informal inquiries about the post may be made to Head of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Subject Group: Associate Professor Oluyomi Simpson (o.simpson@herts.ac.uk)

Closing Date

: 28 October 2025

Interview Date:

TBC

Reference Number:

REQ000134

Date advert placed:

14 October 2025

Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts