[DMANET] Two Lecturer Positions (Assistant Professorships) at University of Leicester

[Please note: One of the areas of interest for the job opportunities below is "Optimisation algorithms and Operations Research".]

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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

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About the School of Informatics
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The University of Leicester is ranked one of the top 200 universities in the world and top 25 in the UK according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020. 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
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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
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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
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For informal enquiries, please contact Lu Liu, Head of School of Informatics on +44 (0)116 252 3813 or l.liu@leicester.ac.uk<mailto:l.liu@leicester.ac.uk>

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
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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.

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