Please see below. Note that the
School places high regard on Foundations of Computer Science,
and sees this as supporting many of the broader research areas.
Lecturer Positions (Assistant Professorships)
at the University of Leicester
Lecturer in Informatics / Computer Science (2 Posts)
University of Leicester
College of Science and Engineering
School of Informatics
Salary Grade 8 - £40,322 to £49,553 per annum
Closing date:
14 November 2019
About the School of Informatics
Informatics is a School focussed on excellence in everything we
do. Working hard together, our ambitious staff and students work
in cooperation to deliver research, teaching and learning of the
highest quality. The School provides a rich and culturally diverse
environment where both students and staff can thrive in a
demanding yet cooperative and friendly atmosphere.
In research, the School’s vision is to conduct
internationally-leading discovery-led research in our research
areas of core expertise in Applied Algorithms and AI, Foundations
of Computer Science, Interaction Design and Evaluation of
Socio-Technical Systems, Software Modelling and Evolution and
Verification and Validation. These areas support
interdisciplinary, applied and industrial research in the
cross-cutting theme of “Data-Driven Application Engineering
(DADA)”.
We also aim to apply the outcomes of our research to the benefit
of the economy and society. Under the overarching DADA theme, the
School currently prioritizes two cross-cutting research
sub-themes, namely Trustworthy and reliable autonomous systems and
Biomedical informatics. The school has research links with the
Leicester Institute for Space and Earth Observation and the
Leicester Institute for Precision Medicine, and is affiliated with
the College of Science and Engineering’s Centre for AI and Data
Analytics.
The excellence of the School’s research has been confirmed in the
last two national research assessment exercises (in 2008 and
2014). In each exercise, 95% of our research was judged to be of
international quality, 65% was judged to be internationally
leading, and over 20% of our research outputs world-leading.
In teaching, we aim to deliver an outstanding student experience,
with a wide range of modern undergraduate and postgraduate
programmes along with doctoral research, all responsive to a
competitive and rapidly changing discipline. Our teaching is
founded on strong pedagogical principles, together with a unique
approach to staff/student engagement and active learning.
About the Role
We will consider all candidates whose research focuses on one or
more of the following areas:
- Cyber-physical systems
- Human Computer Interaction
- Machine Learning and AI
- Optimisation algorithms and Operations Research
- Software Engineering for Autonomous Systems
- Data Science
In this role you will conduct high-level research teaching whilst
generating funding through grants, consultancy and knowledge
transfer activities. You will give lectures, seminars and
tutorials, especially in areas across the School’s undergraduate
and postgraduate curriculum. Your research will result in
significant contributions to papers in leading international
conferences and journals, whilst helping to build your
relationships with external partners to support knowledge transfer
and impact outside academia.
The main emphasis for selection will be on research excellence,
but the role also includes the development and delivery of
excellent and innovative teaching in the respective areas as well
as contributions to the administration and management of the
School. You will work in a very supportive environment with
research and teaching mentoring. At the heart of the UK, the
University of Leicester is a research-intensive university.
Different areas of activity are balanced by a departmental
workload model to ensure fair and transparent balance between
staff and different areas of activity.
There are two full time, open ended positions available.
About You
In addition to being engaged in innovative learning and teaching
that engages and inspires students, you will already have an
established reputation for research, with a strong record of
publications (appropriate to your level of experience) in peer
reviewed journals and conferences of substantial international
standing. You will have excellent networking skills which you use
to seek out opportunities for collaboration and citizenship, both
internally and externally. You will also be able to demonstrate
the ability to generate external funding through research grants,
contracts or other sources. Finally, you will have a track record
of engaging with a range of communities related to your research
and teaching interests, including external organisations and
companies.
Additional information
For informal enquiries, please contact Lu Liu, Head of School of
Informatics on +44 (0)116 252 3813 or
l.liu-iiau8xCUI5Nyn3VuXNfc5A@public.gmane.org
To apply for this position, please see:
https://jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/1501/lecturer-in-informatics.html
We anticipate that interviews will take place in late November or
early December 2019.
About Leicester
Leicester is an ambitious and leading University committed to
international excellence, world-changing research and high
quality, inspirational teaching. We are strongly committed to
inclusivity, promoting equality and celebrating diversity among
our staff and students. Our strength is built on the talent of our
scholars, drawn to us by a mutual passion for discovery. We seek
to embed an adventurous and entrepreneurial spirit into our
research culture, and to create an environment in which both
disciplinary and interdisciplinary excellence thrive.
In return for your hard work, we offer a working environment that
is committed to inclusivity, through promoting equality and
valuing diversity. We offer a competitive salary package with
excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance.
Located close to Leicester city centre, our award winning campus
benefits from a wide range of cafes, a fully equipped sports
centre and nursery facilities. Further information regarding our
extensive range of staff benefits is available here.