Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

Background

The Department of Computer Science has over 50 academic staff and is ranked within the top third of computer science research institutions in the UK (REF2021). Research in the department is undertaken in its five flourishing research groups: The Centre for HCI Design (HCID), Centre for Software Reliability (CSR), giCentre (Visual analytics), the Adaptive Computing Systems and Machine Learning research centre (ACS-ML) and the Artificial Intelligence research centre (CitAI). Through a variety of taught programmes, the department includes a student body of over 800 undergraduate students, 340 taught postgraduate students and 75 doctoral research students. The department is located in the School of Science & Technology, a multi-disciplinary centre of research and education located in the heart of London’s vibrant tech and design communities.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a creative lecturer to join the department to make a major contribution to the academic excellence of the Centre for HCI Design (HCID) within the Department of Computer Science. To perform excellent research in areas of Human-Computer Interaction and teach across the range of programmes and modules that are delivered by the Department of Computer Science with a focus on the MSc HCI Design and MSc UX Engineering programmes.

Person Specification

We're looking for a qualified candidate with a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction or related field, or equivalent research experience., along with a strong knowledge of HCI-related subject areas. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated history of teaching students in HCI and related fields, as well as experience in leading quality review activities. Participation in Quality Assurance activities and a commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives are also key qualifications.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 26th September 2024 at 11:59pm.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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