Senior Lecturer (Academic) in Computer Science

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge, +and enriching society through the fusion of education, research, and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

The Department of Computing & Informatics is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science to strengthen and complement our existing teaching and research activity in this area. As a Senior Lecturer, you should possess experience in participating in research grant applications and research projects and maintain a good understanding of the Research Excellence Framework and Teaching Excellence Framework. Enthusiastic about student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, including programme management as required, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. You will also make a significant contribution to employability, and professional engagement with relevant internal and external organisations, at a regional, national, and international level.

You will be qualified to Doctorate level or be able to demonstrate the ability to create and disseminate knowledge at an equivalent level and the capability to convert this knowledge into a doctorate in a maximum of 3-5 years from the date of appointment. You will be research active and committed to a culture of academic excellence and continuous improvement.

We are seeking an individual with a track record in one or more of the following areas:

• Software Engineering
• Human Computer Interaction
• Data Science
• Cyber Security

We support our academic staff with a rich personal development programme, seed funds for mobility and networking, grants writing support, internal funding scheme for PhD studentships, and engagement with industry partners and facilities. We have a strong team-based working style, and we support new academics in a friendly and collaborative environment and expect them to be excellent team players and communicators.  

For further information and discussion or the opportunity for an informal visit, please contact Prof Nan Jiang (Acting Head of Department) by email njiang@bournemouth.ac.uk.

A detailed job description and person specification are available from our website together with an online application form.  Alternatively, please email hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk quoting the appropriate reference (FST530). 

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing, and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Closing Date: (Midnight) Wednesday 19 April 2023

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