Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Computing

Salary: Internationally Competitive

Location:  South Kensington Campus - Hybrid

Job Summary

The Department of Computing at Imperial College London invites applications for up to six permanent academic positions at the levels of Lecturer and Senior Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor and Associate Professor ranks in the United States, respectively,) based on suitable experience. These appointments are part of the Department’s ambitious strategy to expand its research and teaching excellence in critical and innovative areas of computing and technology. Join us in strengthening our vibrant, multidisciplinary community, committed to advancing transformative research and cultivating the next generation of leaders in computing.

 We seek strong applications in the following broad areas:

• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, including generative AI, machine learning, reinforcement learning, symbolic AI, safe AI and explainable AI.
• Computer Graphics & Computer Vision, including augmented and virtual reality, fabrication and design, neural rendering.
• Quantum Computing and Quantum Information, including algorithmic and theoretical aspects.
• Software Engineering, including AI for software engineering and software engineering for AI, software design, testing and analysis, and empirical software engineering.

While these areas are of strategic importance to the Department, we will also be happy to include truly outstanding candidates in all areas of Computing.

Duties and responsibilities

You should be motivated to join a collaborative and vibrant research environment, with a strong enthusiasm for pursuing cutting-edge research by leading or contributing to a research area at the highest level of scientific rigour, fostering scientific collaborations within the Department and across the Faculty and College, and securing grant funding to lead your research vision. A large part of this role will be teaching and inspiring our exceptional and dedicated undergraduate and postgraduate students, through lectures, tutorials and project supervision. You will be surrounded by a supportive community, dedicated to make meaningful impact.

Essential requirements

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A PhD in Computer Science or related field or equivalent.
• A developing international reputation and expertise in the field of Computer Science or related field.
• A portfolio of research publications, confirming international standing (commensurate with career stage).
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey ideas and concepts clearly and effectively.
• A high level of analytical capability.
• A collaborative mind and the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships, both internally and externally.
• The ability to develop skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
• The ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Further Information

These are full-time, open-ended positions, seeking Lecturers and Senior Lecturers.

Our preferred method of application is online, on our website at the following link: Imperial Career's site  (select “Job Search”). In your application, please state which grade you are applying for (Lecturer or Senior Lecturer), the area you most closely align to, and ensure you include the following documents as uploaded attachments:

• a cover letter
• a full CV (specific details required are explained in the Job Description and application guidance document)
• a statement of your research plans over the next 3 and 10 years (3 pages maximum)
• a statement of your teaching interests (1 page maximum)
• a statement on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (1 page maximum)
• a completed application form - where the application form box requests information included in the documents you will upload, please do not duplicate, just reference in which document this has been provided in the respective box.

Interviews are expected to be held 26^th February to 11^th April 2025.  

Should you require any further details on the role please contact Marina Hall – marina.hall@imperial.ac.uk.

Closing date: 6^th January 2025, 23:59 hours (GMT).

To apply, visit www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs and search by the job reference ENG03351.

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/

The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/ 

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

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