Lecturer in Real Estate - 12 month maternity cover contract role in Birmingham

Lecturer in Real Estate - 12 month maternity cover contract role

Department Department of Architecture and the Built Environment Location City Centre Campus (Millennium Point) Salary £45,235 to £51,182per annum 12 month maternity cover contract. For existing Birmingham City University employees, this opportunity may be offered as a secondment, subject to agreement with your current line manager. Post Type Full Time Release Date 03 September 2026 Closing Date 23.59 hours BST on Friday 02 October 2026 Reference ABCE26057

About Birmingham City University

At Birmingham City University, we are a diverse and inclusive learning community of over 31,400 students from more than 120 countries. We aim to become an exemplar anchor institution, creating and sharing knowledge for a better and more inclusive society. We are committed to providing a transformational educational experience, supporting world-class research, and fostering a collaborative and supportive working environment for our staff.

Recognised as one of the UK’s Top 250 employers (Financial Times & Statista), we pride ourselves on being a place where colleagues feel valued, supported, and able to grow their careers while contributing to the success of our students and communities.

Our student demographic reflects the rich cultural and ethnic diversity of Birmingham itself, with a significant proportion of students from minoritised ethnic backgrounds and the majority of our home students coming from the West Midlands. This diversity is a strength, and it calls for a workforce that is equipped to challenge deficit narratives and thinking — those assumptions that position students from underrepresented groups as lacking rather than recognising their assets, strengths and potential.

By embracing this perspective, we aim to create an environment where all students and colleagues can thrive, and where our work contributes positively to the social, cultural and economic life of Birmingham and beyond.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Lecturer in Real Estate to contribute to teaching, professional practice, and scholarship across our built environment portfolio, including Quantity Surveying, Construction Project Management, Real Estate, and related disciplines.

The successful candidate will join a forward-looking academic community committed to teaching excellence, industry engagement, and student success. Our programmes combine academically rigorous learning with professional relevance, preparing graduates to contribute ethically, sustainably, and innovatively to the built environment sector. We value strong student support, inclusive learning, and an educational culture that equips students with the knowledge, skills, and professional behaviours required to succeed in contemporary practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach across design studios and/or contextual studies, supporting students in development of conceptual, technical and professional skills.
• Deliver research-informed, practice-aligned teaching that strengthens abilities in drawing, modelling, detailing, representation, digital workflows, material specification and spatial strategy.
• Support curriculum delivery that reflects sustainability, social responsibility, digital literacy, material innovation and global futures.
• Provide responsible pastoral support, encouraging engagement, wellbeing, academic integrity and professional conduct.
• Help students connect design ideas to real-world considerations, including technical requirements, ethical implications, industry and regulatory standards.
• Contribute to industry-focused learning activities, such as external talks, practice workshops, or live briefs that enhance professional awareness and employability.

You will bring professional experience from the built environment sector together with a reflective, evidence-informed approach to teaching that raises student ambition and develops their confidence as emerging professionals.

You will demonstrate expertise in one or more built environment disciplines, such as quantity surveying, construction project management, real estate, construction economics, commercial management, project delivery, asset management, sustainability, housing, development, or the wider property and construction sector, and be able to connect contemporary professional practice with intellectually rigorous and engaging learning.

You will demonstrate a commitment to high-quality student support, recognising that academic excellence is strengthened by a respectful, inclusive, and professionally focused learning environment.

The successful candidate will have significant professional experience within the built environment sector and will ideally hold, or be working towards, membership of a relevant professional body such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS/FRICS), the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB/FCIOB), the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), or an equivalent professional qualification relevant to their discipline.

Further Information

Powered by our distinctive STEAM agenda, we are committed to transforming the lives of our students and the communities we serve. We champion practice-based learning, socio-cultural and techno-political awareness, and design as a transformative force. Our studios are spaces of experimentation, speculation, and responsibility—cultivating a radically disruptive constituency of care and nurturing imaginative, socially engaged futures.

To drive this mission forward, we are investing in exceptional academic staff who are at the cutting edge of practice, research, and pedagogy. Through active, immersive, hands-on learning, our educators empower students to achieve significant educational gain and profound personal transformation. Together, we aim to shape designers capable of building a more just, inclusive, and caring world.

If you are excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of the School of Architecture, Built Environment, Computing and Engineering, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Peter Baldwin, Head of Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, at peter.baldwin@bcu.ac.uk.

• Work–life balance – Generous leave and hybrid working (role dependent).
• Career development – Opportunities to grow, develop and progress your career.
• Reward and wellbeing – Competitive pay, pension, wellbeing support and staff benefits.
• Inclusive culture – A supportive, diverse environment where everyone belongs.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route, subject to meeting the relevant criteria. For further information, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.

Disability Confident Employer

Birmingham City University is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.