Assistant Professor in Computer Science (COM_02)

Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University; North East; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job description

Assistant Professor in Computer Science (COM_02) (

Job Number

25000410)

Department of Computer Science

Grade 8: - £46,735 - £55,755 per annum

Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time

Contract Duration: open ended

Contracted Hours per Week: 35

Working Arrangements: Full Time

Closing Date: 06-May-2025, 10:59:00 PM

Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement: Not Applicable.

Working at Durham University
A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a warm and friendly place to work, a unique and historic setting – Durham is a university like no other.

As one of the UK’s leading universities, Durham is an incredible place to define your career. The University is located within a beautiful historic city, home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and surrounded by stunning countryside. Our talented scholars and researchers from around the world are tackling global issues and making a difference to people's lives.

We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things in the world. Being a part of Durham is about more than just the success of the University, it’s also about contributing to the success of the city, county and community.

The Department
The Department is one of the UK’s leading Computer Science departments, with an outstanding reputation in research, teaching, and student employability. Our internationally recognised research covers Theoretical Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Human Systems, Digital Health, Networks, Quantum Computing, Scientific Computing including hardware and scientific code development, Computer Vision, Imaging and Robotics. There is a lively research culture with many visitors and events, and active and rewarding collaborations with other departments in Durham and with other scientists in the UK and internationally. The Department has recently grown rapidly, and now has more than 55 permanent members of academic staff. In 2021, we moved to a newly constructed building, which we share with Mathematics.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to develop internationally excellent research/scholarship and teaching while providing unrivalled, tailored support for your career progression at an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our department pages.

Assistant Professors at Durham
Assistant Professors on the Education and Research track are encouraged to focus on research and teaching but are also expected to engage in wider citizenship to enhance their own development, support their department and discipline, and contribute to the wider student experience.

Key Responsibilities

• To pursue research that is high quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
• To develop clear plans for the pursuit of national and international funding opportunities to support research and end-user engagement.
• To play a role in relevant teaching and research supervision, and contribute to ongoing curriculum development.
• Contribute to enhancing the quality of the research environment in the Department, the wider University and beyond through collaborative research activity.
• Demonstrate a willingness to contribute to the administrative work, citizenship and values of the Department.
• To deliver lectures and tutorials at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels, as well as engaging in related activity such as assessment.
• To fully engage in and enhance the values of the Department.
• To contribute to attracting and supervising research students, and to enhance the Department’s commitment to its vibrant and inclusive postgraduate culture.
• Carry out other duties as specified by the Head of Department.

Durham University is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are a key component of the University’s Strategy and a central part of everything we do. We also live by our Purpose and Values and our Staff Code of Conduct. At Durham we actively work towards providing an environment where our staff and students can study, work and live in a community which is supportive and inclusive.

Essential Research Criteria

• Qualifications – a good first degree and a PhD (or close to completion at the time of application) in Computer Science or a related subject.
• Outputs – evidence of high-quality outputs, some of which is recognised as internationally excellent or world-class. Candidates are asked to submit two research papers with their application.
• Personal Research Plan – evidence of a personal research plan which supports and enhances the Department’s research.

Essential Education Criteria

• Quality – evidence of the development and delivery of effective and engaging teaching.
• Innovation – experience, skills and/or achievements that demonstrate your contribution to new programme development and innovation in the design and delivery of high-quality teaching and assessment of learning.
• Strategic – evidence of strategic teaching development, or achievements that demonstrate the potential to engage in the design of excellent teaching programmes which are research informed and led.

Desirable Criteria

• Qualification – candidates to hold or have the ability to attain the rank of Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
• Research Leadership – experience, skills and/or achievements that demonstrate experience of, or the potential to, contribute to the leadership of research groups and mentoring of early career researchers.
• PhD Supervision – involvement in the provision of excellent supervision for PhD students.
• Research Impact – evidence of or the potential to demonstrate the impact of the Candidate’s research beyond their institution.
• Income Generation – evidence of engagement in the development of successful research projects and quality research grant proposals.

How To Apply

• A CV
• A covering letter which details your experience, strengths and potential in the requirements set out above.
• Personal research plan.
• Teaching statement.
• Two of your most significant pieces of written work.

Next Steps
All applications will be considered; our usual practice is for colleagues across the Department to read the submitted work of long-listed candidates. Short-listed candidates will be invited to the University, either virtually or in-person and will have the opportunity to meet key members of the Department.