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Lecturer in Data Science

UWE, Bristol - School of Computing and Creative Technologies - Frenchay Campus

Location: Bristol
Salary: £38,249 to £45,413 per annum : G grade salary scales
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 1st April 2025
Closes: 29th April 2025
Job Ref: R08278

The School of Computing and Creative Technologies at UWE Bristol is rapidly expanding, with around 130 academic staff and over 2,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students. Our state-of-the-art programmes cover a wide range of computing disciplines, and we also support a growing and successful body of research.

We currently offer an MSc in Data Science, delivered both on campus and online, and will be adding a BSc in Data Science and a BSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence top-up degree from September 2025. We also have active PhD students in this area.

About you

Candidates for the Lecturer in Data Science position should have a PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline, or equivalent industry experience. Expertise in one or more areas relevant to data science is essential, including but not limited to:

  • data management
  • analytics
  • data mining
  • cloud computing
  • data visualization
  • machine learning
  • artificial intelligence
  • natural language processing

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.

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.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

Add your individuality to ours

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

We particularly encourage applications from global majority and female candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

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 Rachel Long (Rachel2.Long@uwe.ac.uk) or Kevin Golden (Kevin.Golden@uwe.ac.uk).

This is a permanent post and is full-time on a 1.00 FTE contract. 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 to work from remote/home working.

 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.

Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

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