Professor in Extended Realities

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The Role:

As Professor in Extended Realities you will help to steer the next phase of the Centre for Creative and Immersive XR (CCI-XR) development, driving it towards becoming a truly world-leading centre for immersive technologies and Extended Reality (XR).

You will shape the strategic direction of the centre and enable it to push boundaries in immersive media, human-computer interaction, and virtual experiences.

You will have experience of securing external grant funding, publishing high-quality outputs and play a pivotal role in mentoring and developing the next generation of scholars. You will be instrumental in our next REF submission, helping to shape and drive the faculty’s research ambitions.

Interviews are anticipated to be held 18 June 2025.

Please note that this vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised, so early applications are advised.

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