Full-Time, Fixed Term (until 31st March 2023)
As part of the City University Initiative, Coventry University have been awarded funding to deliver accredited and non-formal training through our Fab Lab Coventry facility- as part of the European Social Fund Project, Succeed.
We are now looking for a talented technical skills instructor to join our team to support the delivery of the Succeed project. The project supports the skills enhancement and employability of local unemployed citizens in Coventry As part of the project, Coventry University and Fab Lab Coventry have been tasked with training and mentoring 450 people in vocational skills and qualifications such as Digital Fabrication, Laser Cutting, 3D printing, and much more within the digital technology sphere.
With excellent knowledge and experience of Coding, Data Science and Electronics. A good understanding of digital manufacturing technologies such as 3 axis programming and operation for milling and laser-cutting, coding and computer science you should have an ability to apply this knowledge to support local people within a creative learning environment.
You must have a degree and ideally experience of calibrating, maintaining, repairing and updating equipment. Excellent interpersonal skills are also essential, an appreciation of other cultures, the global reach of the University and its international agenda and appropriate international and cultural awareness skills and sensitivity, as is the ability to support and promote digital inclusion.
To find out more about our work and to tell us more about how you can contribute, visit our website and apply online. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jessica Vincent-Burns at Jessica.vincent-burns@coventry.ac.uk
Find out more about FabLab Coventry and the Succeed project by visiting https://fablabcov.coventry.ac.uk
Enhanced DBS is required for the rolePlease click here to view the Job Description and Person Specifiation.