Summary
- Salary
- Competitive
- Team
- People
- Location
- United Kingdom - Malmesbury Office
About Us
The Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology is seeking to appoint a talented, dedicated, and passionate Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in the domains of design and innovation strategy and management. In particular, we welcome applications from candidates with a blend of industrial and teaching experience and expertise in strategic thinking & problem solving, design methodologies and innovation management to join our thriving academic establishment.
We are a uniquely structured Higher Education Institution with a bold vision to provide unrivalled world-class education that shapes the engineering leaders of the future. Through our dynamic partnership with Dyson, a global technology leader, we leverage state-of-the-art facilities, expert mentorship from seasoned engineers, and abundant resources to create an unparalleled learning environment.
Our rigorous academic programmes are a launchpad for accelerated careers at Dyson, offering small class sizes, international opportunities, a complementary professional development spine, and hands-on experience from the outset. Our curriculum immerses students in real-world responsibilities, empowering them to pioneer groundbreaking technologies and craft radical new designs.
In the Dyson Institute, we pride ourselves on cultivating a vibrant, collaborative work environment where support is the norm. Our academic community is deeply committed to fostering curiosity, sparking innovation, and encouraging unconventional problem-solving. Together, we push the boundaries of what's possible, not just for our students but for the future of engineering and higher education.
In 2023 we launched our 5-year strategy which lays out our aims in learning and teaching, internationalisation, research, and integration with Dyson. As a core element in this strategy, in September 2024 we launched our MEng in Engineering together with an MSc Software Engineering conversion programme, and later in 2025 we are launching a series of postgraduate modules aimed to stack towards an MSc Engineering Systems programme. Our MEng programme is an innovative, integrated engineering degree, which offers the opportunity to study a rigorous academic degree alongside practically applying this knowledge to real engineering problems at Dyson. The postgraduate courses are designed to further build diversity of thought and background in Dyson’s workforce by attracting academically strong, passionate, and technologically curious postgraduates onto the courses, who are committed to building their future as technical experts and leaders.
All of our students are employees, making them highly invested in their learning and progress (as are we!). The Dyson Institute is not just a place of learning but a lifelong partner in professional development, and our portfolio spans undergraduate, postgraduate, and globalised qualifications for Dyson’s professional engineers.
For more information about our ambitious 5-year strategy and to see what you could be part of, please visit:
https://www.dysoninstitute.ac.uk/about-us/who-we-are/
About the Role
We are looking to enhance our academic team through the recruitment of a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Design and Innovation Management. You may come from high-impact teaching background grounded in industrial practice, or you may come with a research vision that you could incubate and grow over the next 5 -10 years. Regardless of the experience you bring, you will be expected to:
Design and deliver high-quality modules that are informed by relevant practice and research, and to which you are committed to continuously improving.
Be prepared to plan and develop learning in range of modes for diverse audiences (e.g. face-to-face, and online).
Design and implement rigorous and robust student assessment and feedback in a timely manner.
Undertake pastoral/tutoring responsibilities for undergraduate and/or postgraduate students.
About You
You will be enthusiastic, experimental, and open to new approaches. You will have a firm understanding of the importance of inspiring, nurturing and helping develop fellow academics, colleagues, and students.
As a Senior Lecturer, you will not only have a track record of impactful practice, but you will be able to prioritise and multi-task an eclectic mix of tasks and be ready to strategically identify and craft a leadership role for yourself in amongst our ambitious plans.
Professional/Industrial/creative experience and expertise in issues relating to design, strategy, innovation and management or a PhD in a relevant subject area with appropriate experience.
Hold a formally recognised teaching qualification or certification (e.g. PGCap/PGCert/FHEA/SFHEA).
An excellent track record of evidencable impact, whether it be in teaching, research or professional practice.
Ability to articulate a clear vision of how the above impact can contribute to the Dyson Institute.
Ability to design and deliver high quality, research/practice-informed teaching modules to ensure effective learning at a variety of levels, using a range of technologies and pedagogical approaches.
Comprehend and be able to demonstrate the industrial application of design and management concepts and its meaningful integration into the learning environment.
Experience of critically reviewing existing teaching programmes and own teaching practice with evidence of positive change/impact.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement rigorous, industry-aligned student assessments that are both pedagogically sound and robust in nature.
Ability to contribute the planning, design and development of teaching - and research activities.
Experience of planning and developing distance/online learning and assessment materials for a diverse audience.
Ability to collaborate effectively with others.
Experience of supervising undergraduate, postgraduate and research students.
A demonstrable commitment to promoting and embedding equality, diversity and inclusion principles and practices.
Benefits
Financial
A competitive salary; we expect to appoint within the range £60,000-75,000 for a Senior Lecturer
Performance-related bonus scheme
Competitive pension scheme
Life assurance
Discounts on Dyson machines and retail purchases
Free bus travel to and from campus (from Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, and Swindon)
Lifestyle
Generous holiday allowance of 27 days (plus bank holidays)
Free on-site parking
Free on-site lunches, fruit, and hot drinks
Access to on-site sports centre, gym, hair salon, and lifestyle assistance
Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Option to purchase additional holiday days
Health
Private medical insurance and dental insurance
Employee assistance programme
Digital GP services
On-site physiotherapy and GP services
Prescription service
Safeguarding
The Dyson Institute is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo a full screening including DBS check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting welfare of students will be explored at interview.
Applications
Applicants should ensure evidence against the relevant criteria (found in the about you section) is clearly demonstrated in the covering letter and CV. Your application will be assessed against the evidence you provide. Please include your covering letter and CV as attachments. Applications without these will not be considered.
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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
