Chair in Computing Sciences
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
- Location
- Norwich, Norfolk (GB)
- Salary
- A competitive salary package is available for an outstanding candidate
- Closing date
- 27 Mar 2019
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- Academic Discipline
- Computer Science, Engineering & Technology
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Professors / Chairs
Job Details
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
School of Computing Sciences
Chair in Computing Sciences
Ref: ATR1453
A competitive salary package is available for an outstanding candidate.
The University of East Anglia is an internationally renowned University with a reputation for great teaching, an unrivalled student experience, and research with real impact. The University is currently enjoying an extraordinary period of growth, rising to 12th in the league tables and 10th in the Times Higher REF table for Research Output, cementing its place as one of the UK’s very best universities. The School is on a major trajectory for growth in terms of new course developments as well as national and international research collaborations with distinguished institutions.
We are looking for an internationally recognised research leader in Computing Sciences to provide leadership and help shape the research development and ambitions of the School. Candidates will be expected to have an outstanding publication portfolio and a sustained record of substantial external funding.
The School’s current research areas in computer science include graphics, vision, speech, machine learning and computational biology. We are interested in candidates who research within any relevant field of computing sciences, but preference will given to those who can strengthen existing research groupings and the School’s industrial and enterprise activities.
The appointee will be expected to engage in high-quality research; actively contribute to teaching; provide academic leadership involving the development and management of research programmes, teaching and/or enterprise activities; and undertake relevant administration within the School.
We particularly welcome applications from suitably qualified female academics as they are currently under-represented in senior positions within the School.
Closing date: 27 March 2019
To apply for this vacancy, please follow the online instructions at: https://myview.uea.ac.uk/webrecruitment/
The University is a Bronze Athena Swan Award holder, currently working towards Silver
Company
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is an internationally renowned university based in a campus that provides top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to students and staff. The University of East Anglia (UEA) has been ranked in the UK Top 30 by the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023, the Guardian University Guide 2023 and the Complete University Guide 2023. UEA has been ranked in the UK Top 20 for research quality in the Times Higher REF 2021 analysis.
A total of 16,872 students are currently studying at the University: 12,888 undergraduates and 3,984 postgraduates. This includes students from more than 100 countries worldwide.
The University employs approximately 3,800 staff, a third of whom work part-time. More than 1,600 staff are academic (including approx. 345 researchers) and the rest are administrative, technical or general staff. The University is piloting a Hybrid Working Policy which provides flexibility on work location for staff and agency workers in agreement with line managers.
Located in 320 acres of rolling parkland just two miles from the centre of the cathedral city of Norwich, the University is adjacent to the Norwich Research Park which is home to over 1,000 scientists working in several world ranked institutions.
- Telephone
- +44 (0)1603 456161
- Location
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NORWICH RESEARCH PARK
NORWICH
NORFOLK
NR4 7TJ
GB
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