Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security

About this role

We are currently expanding our Cyber Security activities within the School of Computing and Creative Technologies (SCCT) and are seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security. This area is well established in SCCT.  We are recognised by NCSC as a Gold Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE) and are the lead partner on the Unlock Cyber outreach project. 

We offer a BSc in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, an NCSC accredited MSc in Cyber Security, and a provisionally NCSC accredited Integrated degree apprenticeship taught at our partner Gloucester College in Cheltenham. 

We have recently benefited from a substantial investment in research capacity by the university, have a community of active PhD students and collaborate closely with Industry and Government. 

About you

You will either have a PhD in Cyber Security, Computer Science or a closely related discipline, or else equivalent industry experience. 

Expertise aligned with one or more of the following CyBOK KAs: 

• Malware and Attack Technologies
• Software Security
• Cyber Physical Systems
• Operating Systems and Virtualisation Security
• Distributed Systems Security
• Digital Forensics
• Network Security 

The primary focus of this role will be teaching, and we will expect you to support teaching on our programmes, although you will be encouraged and supported in your research ambitions. 

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed. 

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.  

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.  

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability. 

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Ian Johnson on 0117 328 3167 or email: Ian.Johnson@uwe.ac.uk  

This is a permanent post and is full-time. This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time. 

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based with some opportunity for remote/home working. 

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable. 

We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible.

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