Specialist Technician (Teaching - Rapid Prototyping)
Posted 3 days 4 hours ago by City of Bristol College
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Do you have experience with teaching,coachingor mentoring?
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We are looking for an experienced maker with a passion for educating the next generation of engineers. Your skills will include the latest rapid prototyping technology, enhancing excellent hands on engineering teaching. You will supervise teaching spaces supporting a varied user base, delivering training and support for a variety of equipment, liaising with stakeholders, planning for futuresessionsand providing support for the best possible practical teaching in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
What will you be doing?- Working as the first point of contact for students and academics regarding the teaching space.
- Supervising teaching space, including consumable levels, practical support, inductions and maintenance.
- Liaising with academic staff to provide ongoing support to current and future practical taught lessons.
- Supporting other areas of the team as and when required.
- Reacting and resolving issues as they arise.
- Ensuring safe/good working practices in the teaching space.
- Maintaining rapid prototyping equipment for student use
- You enjoy working with young people to enable them to reach their potential.
- You have hands on experience with rapid prototyping tools and equipment.
- You have experience in the use and maintenance of new equipment including
- laser cutters and 3D printers
- You know how to work safely in an engineering environment.
- You have experience of teaching or coaching, ideally in an educational context
Contract type: Fixed-term until 31/01/2028 (cover position)
Work pattern: Full-time
Grade: G
School/Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering
This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Tuesday 22nd September 2026
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on or around Wednesday 30th September 2026
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