Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in AI-augmented Software Engineering

Job reference: SAE-031995
Salary: UoM Grade 7/8 £47,389 - £71,566 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Permanent
Division/Team: Department of Computer Science
Hours Per Week: Full Time (1 FTE)
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 30/09/2026
Contract Duration: Permanent
School/Directorate: School of Engineering

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in AI-Augmented Software Engineering. This role offers an exciting opportunity to provide academic leadership for research and teaching in this emerging area within the Department of Computer Science.

You will be responsible for:

• Undertaking and directing original research of the highest standard in Computer Science.
• Developing national and international research collaborations.
• Actively contributing to and enhancing the teaching programmes of the Department of Computer Science at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Contributing to the management and administration of the Department’s activities and the broader objectives of the Department.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria

• A PhD or equivalent (including industrial) experience in any area of Computer Science.
• A record of high-quality publications in the best Computer Science outlets.
• Experience of planning and developing teaching materials.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise postgraduate students successfully.
• Demonstrated ability to enthusiastically teach aspects of undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes in Computer Science and to develop innovative teaching.

Desirable Criteria

• Demonstrable success in research funding applications.
• Experience in teaching and assessing undergraduate or post-graduate students.
• Experience in supervising postgraduate research students to completion.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

Our benefits include:

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer contribution pension
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
• Ride to work and EV car scheme available

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Andrew Stewart

Email: Andrew.J.Stewart@manchester.ac.uk

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Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

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