Lecturer in Computer Science Full Time

Leicester, Leicestershire
De Montfort University Leicester

De Montfort University (DMU) is a vibrant, ambitious institution. Characterised by strong leadership and an international outlook, DMU achieved a TEF silver ranking for its teaching quality and prestigious awards for its initiative. This is testament to an ongoing focus on teaching and learning, a research portfolio that is worth millions of pounds and enviable links with the industry. Located within Leicester’s cosmopolitan city centre DMU’s £136 million campus transformation is creating the modern, inspiring environments our students and staff deserve.

Faculty / Directorate

The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media wishes to appoint a fixed-term (one year) full-time pro rata (0.8 FTE) Lecturer in Computer Science.

The School of Computer Science and Informatics is based within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media. It offers a wide range of courses to other undergraduates and postgraduates in line with emergent demand and the nature of these fast-moving, competitive disciplines. We have a solid track record of ground-breaking research, and in REF2021, nearly 2/3 of the School’s research was considered to be world-leading or internationally excellent. Computer Science at DMU is ranked 201-300 worldwide in the Shanghai Ranking and 301-400 in the THES World University Rankings due to the international nature and high relevance of its research. Alongside the university as a whole, we have huge ambitions for the future in terms of our offering to students and the quality and scale of our research.

Role

Staff in the Computer Science area typically belong to either of the following research groups: Cyber Security Institute (CSI) or the Artificial Intelligence Institute (IAI).

Excellent teaching is at the heart of our commitment to professional, creative and vocational education. Our passionate and enthusiastic lecturers have earned 18 National Teaching Fellowships, making DMU one of the top universities in the UK on this measure of teaching excellence. It is our goal to become the leading provider of professional and creative education with research that pushes boundaries and improves lives. We wish to attract more talented, professional and creative academics to our campus.

Ideal Candidate

Applicants will be expected to teach modules on courses in the Computer Science and Software Engineering areas. You will be expected to lead, develop and redesign modules as required.