Lecturer in Computer Science
SBU/Department: School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science. Department of Computer Science
FTE: 1.0 FTE (working 37 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 Foundations and Software Engineering 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.
Whilst face to face teaching is expected, and we encourage applications from those seeking flexible employment options.
Main duties and responsibilities
The post holder will contribute to teaching and learning activities including; delivering high quality teaching, learning and assessment to our students at all levels. As a lecturer, the postholder will be expected to have sufficient experience to lead modules and develop teaching and assessment materials in the advertised areas.
The postholder 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 appointees may have an opportunity to strengthen the research culture in the Department by pursuing research.
However, preference will be given to candidates whose priority is teaching.
Skills and Experience required
You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and have demonstrable experience of teaching and lecturing the computer science subjects of the advertised specialism at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. You will have demonstratable experience and expertise in all or some of the following areas:
We expect all candidates to be able to teach and assess:
- Programming: Python, C, C++, and Java
And then ALL of the following:
- Software and Hardware aspects of IoT
- Computer systems and Computer Architecture
The successful candidates will also need to demonstrate the flexibility to teach across mainstream topics in computer science. You will possess excellent communication skills in English.
Through their application, and associated documents, candidates should demonstrate through examples and evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria.
Prior experience of delivering innovative modules and assessments for varying sized groups of students in a blended or online mode would be an asset.
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 (or equivalent level 7 qualification) in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
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 S.A.Trainis@herts.ac.ukClosing Date: 12 November 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference Number: 062175
Date advert placed: 15 October 2024
Our vision is to transform lives and UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document.We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies.
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Apply online at https://www.jobs.herts.ac.uk/go/062175