New Frontiers Fellow in Computer Science - Southampton, United Kingdom - University of Southampton

    University of Southampton
    University of Southampton Southampton, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Full time, Permanent
    Description

    Interview Date: To be confirmed

    Achieving the Remarkable

    The University of Southampton is in the top 1% of world universities and is one of the UK's top 15 research-intensive universities. Committed to excellence in all we do, we are growing and investing in our research and people to accelerate our remarkable achievements. With particular focus on four key impact themes chosen to build on the university's existing strengths and to address the most complex societal and environmental challenges: Artificial Intelligence, sustainability and resilience, decarbonisation and engineering better health, this role is integral to our aim of making a lasting difference.

    Imagine working in an environment where you are at the forefront of Electronics and Computer Science, pursuing your research interests and inspiring the next generation. ECS is a progressive school with a history of pushing the boundaries of what we teach our students – and what they teach us. We value and support our staff in pursuing their research and enterprise activities within their fields of interest. We have a strong interdisciplinary tradition, reflected in investments such as RAI-UK and the AI for Sustainability CDT, and a research environment that is world leading (REF Our reputation for research, enterprise, and teaching is quite exceptional.

    The role

    With our support you will develop your academic profile in Computer Science in a relevant area such as logic and reasoning, verification, HCI, human-centred AI, computer engineering, and automation and robotics. You'll contribute to our international research profile through world-leading research, build your research team by developing bids for funding, generate research impact, and support more junior colleagues in their careers You will contribute to the development and delivery of the high-quality research-led education that we are so proud of and support our inclusive and collaborative culture.

    About you

    You will need to have completed a PhD before you start, have a growing publication record, and be able to demonstrate delivery of research-led teaching that meaningfully engages students. It's essential that you have a unique vision for the research you'll lead in Computer Science and have a desire to build a strong research team to realise this vision with our support.

    What we can offer you

    With a generous holiday allowance and additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and open to a flexible working approach. We give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly and those who have taken a career break. View our Benefits Explained website for full details.

    For more information about the opportunities you could create with us, please contact: Professor Tim Norman, Head of ECS or Mrs Dorota A. Sikorska, Operations Manager

    Discover more about the key impact themes and the opportunities on offer by visiting our campaign site.

    Further details:

    We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants who support our mission of inclusivity.

    Apply by midnight on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on or quoting the job number.

    £34,980 to £42,978 per annum