Post Title: Lecturer in Computer Science
SBU/Department: School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science. Department of Computer Science
FTE: 1.0 FTE (37 working hours per week)
Duration of Contract: Permanent
Salary: UH7 £37,999pa with potential to progress to £45,163pa 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
Applications are invited for one academic position as a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire within the AI and Robotics academic subject group.
The department has an international reputation for teaching and research, with nearly 90 academic staff, divided into five academic subject groups. In addition, we support 150 adjunct staff, and 70 research students and postdoctoral research staff. With a history going back to 1965, the department supports one of the largest cohorts of students in the UK, including thriving online provision.
Main duties and responsibilities
The Lecturer in Computer Science will contribute to teaching and learning assessment including delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment to our students at all levels. The Lecturer in Computer Science will be expected to have sufficient experience to lead modules and develop teaching and assessment materials in the advertised areas.
The appointee will be expected to lead modules, develop teaching and assessment materials. This will include marking of assessments, supervision and assessing project students. As a module leader you will be expected to attend module boards of examiners, and relevant programme committees.
The Lecturer in computer science will also provide pastoral and academic support for home and international students. The Lecturer 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. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to teaching in mainstream areas of Computer Science, and modules with particularly large groups of students.
The appointee may have an opportunity to strengthen the research culture in the Department by pursuing research.
Skills and Experience
You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and have demonstrable experience and expertise in teaching/assessing at least two of the following areas at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels:
Whilst face to face teaching is expected, we encourage applications from those seeking flexible employment options.
Prior experience of delivering modules and assessments for varying sized groups of students in a blended or online mode would be an asset. Additionally, you will have the experience to understand students' prior learning experiences and how these might influence their current educational expectations. Your experience will provide excellent organisation, planning and IT skills is alongside the ability to contribute to curriculum development. You will have the ability to act as a responsible team member and develop productive working relationships with other members of staff, as well as flexibility and adaptability to workload and team requirements.
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.
Qualifications required
You must hold a minimum of a master's degree in computer science (or equivalent level 7 qualification) in a relevant subject area.
Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the essential requirements of the Person Specification.
An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.
This post cannot be visa sponsored unless the applicant has a PhD / Doctorate.
Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Dr Simon Trainis, Head of Department of Computer Science [email protected]
Closing Date : 16 December 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference Number: 062575
Date advert placed: 18 November 2024
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