IT Livery Company Professorship of IT

Job Description

Gresham College is currently seeking a new IT Livery Company Professor of IT. A new appointment will be made to this position with effect from 1 August 2022.The mission of Gresham College is to make new learning of contemporary relevance and academic integrityavailable to a wide and diverse audience. It provides an intellectually rigorous and stimulating programme of free public lectures of the highest standard, dealing in depth with a range of cultural, intellectual, and social issues. All its professors are superbcommunicators able to get across complex ideas to an educated but non-specialist audience. As the term of office of Professor Richard Harvey comes to an end, the College is seeking a Professor of IT who will continue to educate and inspire audiences, buildingon the 400-year-old traditions of Gresham College, at the same time as developing innovative ideas for the transmission of knowledge. The Professorship of IT was established in 2015, and is open to any discipline within the field, in such areas such as cybersecurity,artificial intelligence, quantum computing, software dependability, web technologies, HCI, computers and society, FinTech etc. The successful candidate will have a demonstrable ability to communicate the complexity of the subject to an intelligent and interestedpublic. Gresham Professors are contracted to provide six one-hour lectures annually (which are live streamed and recorded), as well as participating in additional promotional filming, and engaging in Academic Board meetings and social events. It is commonto hold a Gresham Professorship (with its specified commitments) alongside a permanent position at a University, professional institution or other body, but the home institutions agreement must be secured in advance. The term of office is three years, renewablefor a fourth and final year. Gresham College has an increasingly diverse world-wide audience and programme. To reflect this, the College wants to increase the diversity of its professoriate, and welcomes applications from everyone regardless of age, ethnicity,faith, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability. It would like to see applicants from the full pool of talent - especially those who have been and continue to be underestimated, underrepresented, and under-served. All appointments will be made onmerit, following a fair and transparent process.DutiesProfessors are appointed periodically, normally for a three-year term, which may be extended for a fourth year (maximum). The appointment of the Professor of Physic is subject to the official approval ofthe Mercers Company Side of the Joint Grand Gresham Committee. An honorarium of £8,000 is paid (plus reasonable travel expenses etc). Honoraria are subject to tax and NI contributions, and professors are responsible for ensuring that a self-assessment ismade for the appropriate amounts. Professors responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Lectures To contribute to the Colleges annual academic programme, by preparing and personally delivering six public lectures a year (lasting one hour includingtime for questions), and making such other public presentation(s) as may be agreed with the College.To provide written transcripts of lectures (and any other supporting resources such as PowerPoints) in advance of each lecture. These materials, together withlive-streaming and video recordings, are made public through the Internet and other means.To contribute to the Colleges overarching aim to provide free education and outreach to a wide range of audiences, both locally in person and world-wide through theInternet.Academic BoardTo participate in the activities of the College, including attendance at an initial professorial induction session, and at meetings of the Academic Board, which normally meets four times per year (October, February, April and July).Toadvise as necessary and appropriate on College academic policy, programmes and proposals.To participate in additional activities from time to time, both academic and social, attending other meetings and events (including social events) as appropriate, andwhere possible.Promotion of the CollegeTo engage with the Colleges production team on promotional filming for lectures and for the College more widelyTo promote the College in external partnerships and at external events, acting where possible as an ambassadorfor the organisation, its members and followers.To use the Gresham title wherever possible/appropriate when engaging in other activities, so that public attention is drawn to their connection with the College.To promote the Colleges reputation as a prominent,global education institution, committed to making accessible a wide range of innovative education and research.Enquiries to Dr M. Clare Loughlin-Chow, Academic Registrar, telephone , e-mail professorships@gresham.ac.ukFurther information can be found in theProfessorial Appointment Brief here.