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Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Computer Science (Software Engineering / High Performance Computing / Cloud Computing)
Job Description
Purpose
- The School of Computing (SOC) provides innovative undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Software Engineering, Computer Science, and Ethical Hacking & Cybersecurity. Due to the continued growth and success of our teaching and research activity, we wish to appoint a Lecturer in Computer Science to contribute to the teaching and research activities.
- Under the direction of the Head of School or nominee, the post holder contributes to the effective running of the SOC by contributing to a range of activities that include lecturing, delivery of tutorials, organizing seminars/workshops/conferences/competitions, supervising student projects, participating to field trips, among others.
- The candidate will contribute to lecturing of subjects such as Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Algorithms, Big Data, Programming, and Maths, among others.
- The candidate should be a Ph.D. holder in a relevant subject.
- The candidate should have a proven record of teaching experience at a higher education institution.
- The candidate should have demonstrated academic leadership at a module or course level.
- The candidate should have published peer-reviewed papers in high impact factor journals.
- The candidate should preferably have had a leading role – coordinator or scientific supervisor – in a funded research project.
- The candidate should have excellent English skills, both written and oral.
- The candidate should be willing to travel locally, nationally, and internationally as required to undertake academic and related activities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To take responsibility for development, preparation and delivery of teaching, and assessment both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels including module leadership where appropriate. To contribute to the development, organisation, and management of the curriculum to include international and intercultural experiences.
- To demonstrate good practice in teaching, learning and assessment using a wide range of learning resources and appropriate pedagogic practice.
- To ensure that teaching is informed by contemporary research in the relevant field and develop the ability of students to engage in debate, critical discourse, and rational thinking.
- To contribute to the wider student experience through personal tutoring, participation in international student competitions, involvement in employability initiatives, etc.
- To reflect critically on personal teaching practice, implement improvements, and engage actively with the quality monitoring and enhancement processes.
- To assist with the development of external partnerships in Egypt and/or overseas and the development of relationships with professional organizations and agencies where appropriate.
- To work effectively as a team member, contributing to committees and working groups, and where appropriate supervising or mentoring other members of staff.
- To undertake research as appropriate, through a range of approaches:
- contributing actively to Faculty Research Centres or communities of practice internally and/or externally
- working on externally funded projects or contracts
- assisting with bid-writing or tendering for external funding
- disseminating research outputs using a range of media e.g. academic publications, external reports, conference presentations, short courses for knowledge transfer, exhibitions, performances
- developing external networks nationally and/or internationally
- supervising research students
AND such other duties as are within the scope of the spirit of the job purpose, the title of the post, and its grading.
Supervision Received
Responsible to the Head of the School of Computing and works closely with all staff and students as required.
Supervision Given
Supervises the work of students as may be allocated from time to time, Assistant Lecturers, Instructors, and Research staff as appropriate.
Job Requirements
- Education/Qualifications
ESSENTIAL
- Ph.D. in the appropriate subject
- Detailed understanding and knowledge of academic theory and/or practice in at least one subject/discipline (in the field of teaching)
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Active membership or fellowship of a professional body
- Recognized teaching qualifications HEA Accreditation
- Teaching Experience
ESSENTIAL
- Recent teaching experience at higher education level with evidence
- Evidence of good/innovative pedagogic practice
- Extensive experience and national profile in subject/discipline
- Or (if from Professional practice background) evidence of high-quality presentation skills, and evidence of coaching or mentoring, and teaching other professionals
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Evidence of contribution to the wider student experience, e.g. in recruitment/retention initiatives, employability/ enterprise initiatives, student welfare
- Experience with Egyptian and/or international higher education establishments
- Research/ Scholarly Activity
ESSENTIAL
A growing research profile in the field of teaching
Active researcher supported by evidence of publications or other appropriate output
Evidence of contribution to research group(s) or network or community of practice
Or (If from Professional practice background) experience of leading professional consultancy work including evidence of effective application of solutions to business problems, with associated reports or other outputs
ADVANTAGEOUS
Experience of partnership working with external organizations
Evidence of securing and/or delivering externally funded projects or contracts
Recent, relevant, business experience
- Job-related skills and capabilities
ESSENTIAL
- Ability to work independently, to take the initiative, and to innovate
- Ability to identify and secure opportunities for development of the School/University
- Commitment to delivering high quality services to students and partners
- Good organisational and management skills
- Ability to demonstrate adherence to regulations regarding ethics, governance, social responsibility, legal requirements, IPR, copyright, attribution and co-authorship, and appropriate practice
- Ability to support the development and delivery of professional learning and development programs and contribute to other activities associated with teaching
- Ability to develop and maintain successful external and internal networks to seed relationships for future business collaborations
- Ability to contribute to the development and delivery of transnational education partnerships and international collaboration projects
- A demonstrable appreciation of other cultures; the global reach of the university and its international agenda
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Evidence of successful external networking and profile-raising
- Some administrative and organisational experience, related to academic development or equivalent, if from a non-academic background
- Experience of process and systems improvement
- Evidence of disseminating own ‘good practice’ effectively to others and of taking up ‘good practice’ from other sources into own work
- Interpersonal Skills
ESSENTIAL
- Effective oral and written communication skills in both individual and group situations
- Ability to lead and work as a member of a team or group
- Ability to relate to students with diverse backgrounds, ages, and experience
- Ability to relate to a range of external stakeholders and partners of the university from the private/public/voluntary sectors
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Experience of mentoring or supporting more junior or less experienced colleagues
- Other Requirements
ESSENTIAL
- Willingness to undertake academic activities in the evening when necessary, and participate in occasional weekend activities such as recruitment days
- Excellent English skills, both written and oral
- A willingness to travel local, nationally, and internationally as required to undertake academic and related activities
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Experience of working abroad or working in partnership with organizations overseas
- Work experience in Egypt or neighboring countries
- Competence in more than one language
- Knowledge of Arabic
