Immersive (Virtual Reality) Teaching Technologist

The role

Do you have a passion for inspiring students to explore and innovate with the latest technology? Are you excited by the challenge of pushing design limits and embracing new tech trends? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity waiting for you!

We are seeking a dynamic Immersive (Virtual Reality) Teaching Technologist to join our Engineering Faculty. The successful candidate will work within our Teaching Technologist Team to support project-based learning, helping students to develop new technologies and encouraging innovative teaching practices.

As the Teaching Technologist, you’ll advise on VR and AR content creation, hardware setup, and software development, facilitating creative practice and providing essential tools. Collaborate with academics to enhance teaching, manage resources and project spaces, and design cutting-edge VR and AR experiences. Engage with students and faculty, contribute to departmental activities, and stay at the forefront of technological advancements in virtual reality.

If you have a strong foundation in VR technology, practical experience, and a passion for teaching, apply now to shape the future of engineering education in our vibrant academic community.

What will you be doing?

• You will shape the way the Faculty supports students’ project-based learning and their experiences in using new technologies.
• You will work to support leading academics to develop and enable novel and practically grounded teaching practices.
• You will support the day to day operation of the VR/AR Project Space.
• You will exercise initiative and pragmatism to help bring ambitious ideas to life. The role is part operational delivery of specialist support to both undergraduate and postgraduate taught students, and part strategic direction and creative design of complex teaching methods to support Bristol’s academic programme delivery.

You should apply if

• You’re a self-motivated, enthusiastic, and innovative individual with experience in managing a practical space and working with a team of specialists.
• You would relish the opportunity to help develop the next generation of engineers.
• You have experience of financial planning and monitoring budgets.
• You have demonstrable technical specialism and competence in either current or past in a science, engineering or discipline.
• You have experience of managing continuous improvement of self and others.

Why should you apply for this role?

As one of the UK’s leading universities, ranked 55th in the QS World University Rankings and the second-largest employer in Bristol, we offer competitive pay, an attractive pension scheme, generous leave, and strong development and wellbeing initiatives.

Please note that this role is internally known as ‘Level 1 Technical Specialist (Teaching Technologist)’.

Additional information

Contract type: Open ended

Work pattern: Full time

Grade: I

Salary: £37,099 – £42,978

School/Unit: Faculty of Engineering

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 19/09/2024

For informal queries please contact James Filbin, j.filbin@bristol.ac.uk

Interviews are anticipated to take place on 30/09/2024

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