Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

Job Description

Post Title: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Computer ScienceSBU/Department: School of Engineering and Computer ScienceGrade: Lecturer (UH7) Senior Lecturer (UH8)FTE: Full time position working 37 hours per week (1.0 FTE)Duration of Contract: Permanent positionApplications are invited for four academic positions as Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire. The successful candidates will be expected to contribute to the departments teaching, assessment and curriculum development activities, and to strengthen its research activities.We are looking to recruit a computer scientist with expertise in, and experience of teaching and assessing modules in one or more of the following subject area? Programming (Java, JavaScript, C, C++, C# and Python)? Software Development (Agile), Software Design, Software Evaluation, Large Scale Software Development? Data Science? Machine Learning? Data Analytics? Databases (including design, development, SQL, NoSQL)? Data visualisationThe successful candidate will also have the flexibility to teach across mainstream topics in computer science.The Department has an international reputation for teaching and research, with 58 academic staff, 20 adjunct lecturer staff, and 65 research students and postdoctoral research staff. With a history going back to 1958, the Department teaches one of the largest cohorts of undergraduate students in the UK, and also delivers a thriving online computer science degree programme.The person appointed will be expected to contribute to learning and teaching relevant to core computer science topics, participate in curriculum review and development, design and develop new modules, and supervise student projects at all levels. The appointee will strengthen the research culture in the Department by pursuing research as part of a larger research team, seeking external funding, publishing papers, supervising research students, and participating in commercial activity as appropriate. Preference will be given to candidates who can contribute to teaching and research in one of the areas above.All Applicants must hold a minimum of a degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or associated subject and possess excellent communication skills in English and have experience teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.Senior Lecturer applicants must hold a minimum of a Master?s Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.It is desirable that candidates have a track record of publication, external research funding, collaboration across disciplines, experience of different types of assessment and higher education quality assurance.Prior experience of delivering innovative modules and assessments for varying sized groups of students would be an asset.The University offers a range of benefits including a pension scheme, professional development, family friendly policies a fee waiver of 50% for all children of staff under the age of 25 at the start of the course, discounted memberships at the Hertfordshire Sports Village and generous annual leave. Required skills

Collaboration

Curriculum Development

Higher Education

Software Design

Keyskills :
Collabation Curriculum Development Higher Education Software Design