Lecturer in Software Engineering

Full time: 35 hours per week

Open ended (permanent)

The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh invites applications for a Lecturer in Software Engineering.

The Opportunity:

To develop an innovative independent, research programme in Software Engineering; develop and deliver teaching and project supervision; supervise research students and engage in management and administration of the School.

The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh is one of the largest in Europe, with more than 120 academic staff and a total of over 500 post-doctoral researchers, research students and support staff. Informatics at Edinburgh rated highest on Research Power in the most recent Research Excellence Framework. The School has strong links with industry, with dedicated business incubator space and well-established enterprise and business development programmes. The University of Edinburgh has recently established the Bayes Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, which provides a locus for fruitful multi-disciplinary work, including a range of companies collocated in it. The School holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance the representation of women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. We are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.  We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. 

The salary for this post is UE08 - £50,253 to £61,759 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• PhD or equivalent (such as extensive industry experience), and experience as an established academic in Software Engineering or a related field 
• Proven experience of undertaking original research, including the planning and delivery of projects.
• Proven experience of attracting research funding as an independent researcher.
• A track record of first author and/or collaborative publications in high quality journals and international conferences like ICSE, FSE, ASE, ISSTA, CAV, PLDI, OOPSLA, TOSEM, TSE. 
• Strong relevant research and teaching skills and ability to devise and/or manage multiple teaching, learning, assessment and/or research activities.

Apply Before: 13/01/2026, 23:59

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