Post Title: Senior 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: UH8 £44,263pa with potential to progress to £56,021pa by annual increment 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 Senior 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.
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 senior lecturer, the postholder will be expected to have sufficient experience to lead and develop modules and teaching materials in the advertised areas.
The postholder will also provide pastoral and academic support for home and international students. The Senior 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.
Skills and experience required
You will have demonstrable experience of teaching and lecturing the computer science subjects of the advertised specialism at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels as well as possessing breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the advertised discipline to develop teaching. You will have demonstrable experience and expertise in all or some of the following areas:
• Introductory programming, including basic algorithms, specifications, and programming style.
• Object-orientated programming and OO design.
• Software engineering: software configuration management (git), software development methods (SCRUM, extreme programming), project planning (e.g. Kanban), Project risk assessment.
• Elementary discrete mathematics (including probability): basic models and methods.
• Computer Architecture, especially that of microcontrollers and embedded systems.
• Web design and mobile computing.
You will possess excellent communication skills in English and be able to contribute to curriculum development. It is desirable that the postholder has a track record of publication, external research funding, collaboration across disciplines, experience of different types of assessment and higher education quality assurance. Whilst face to face teaching is expected, you may be required to teach in a blended mode or wholly online.
Qualifications required
An undergraduate degree or equivalent level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline and a postgraduate qualification i.e. Masters and/or PhD (completed or close to completion, e.g. has submitted final thesis) in a Computer Science/relevant field or significant demonstrable experience in the required areas are essential.
Recruitment Incentive
This post of Lecturer in Computer Science attracts a £5,000 Recruitment Incentive payable to the successful candidate in their first salary payment after joining the University of Hertfordshire for the first time. For more details see the Job Description.
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 Person Specification.
An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.
Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Dr Simon Trainis, Head of Department of Computer Science [email protected]
Closing Date: 02 April 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Reference Number: 057899
Date advert placed: 28 February 2024
Our vision is to transform lives: 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. #GoHerts
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