Lecturer in Computer Science

FTE: 1.0 FTE (working 37 hours per week)

Duration of Contract: Permanent

Salary: UH7 £38,784 pa to £46,049 pa by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience

Annual Leave: 35 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year.

Location: College Lane Campus, Hatfield

Main duties and responsibilities

The Lecturer in Computer Science will play an important role as part of a team incorporating the Head of Department or Subject Group Leader, programme leader, module leaders, the professional, administrative and technical staff (if applicable), the Dean of School and the Associate Deans of School. You will have responsibility for teaching and research in Computer Science with a specific emphasis on:

• Natural Language Processing 
• Computer Vision
• Generative AI 
• Explainable & Trustworthy AI 
• Intelligent Adaptive Systems 
• Integration of AI with Robotics

The Lecturer in Computer Science will undertake teaching, learning and assessment and will be expected to lead modules and design engaging teaching activities. This will include marking of assessments and supervising student projects commensurate with experience and expertise. You will be expected to attend Module Boards of Examiners if applicable, and attend, and contribute to, Programme Committee Meetings, Programme Team Meetings and other subject group meetings and working groups as required.

The Lecturer in Computer Science will also provide pastoral and academic support for home and international students and may be expected to teach across mainstream areas of Computer Science. You may have an opportunity to strengthen the research culture in the Department by undertaking research and scholarly activities, as appropriate.

Skills and experience required

You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and have relevant teaching experience at HE level. You will possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established teaching programmes and have an appreciation of the educational needs of students. Additionally, you will have an understanding of students’ prior learning experiences and how these might influence their current educational expectations.

You will have excellent organisation, planning and IT skills and the ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team. The ability to communicate effectively, clearly and supportively with both students and academic colleagues and the ability to deal with conflicting demands and priorities is essential. It is desirable that candidates have relevant experience of research, audit or service evaluation projects and dissemination of research findings.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of a Masters degree or equivalent Level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria, click the 'Apply' button above. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the essential requirements of the Person Specification.

Internal applicants – please ensure you apply via your employee self-service portal.

An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.

Please note, this post cannot be visa sponsored unless you can evidence a good honours first degree plus a PhD / Doctorate. A criminal record check may also be required.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Dr Simon Trainis, Head of Department of Computer Science S.A.Trainis@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 05 January 2026

Interview Date: TBC

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