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|UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA |

|RECRUITMENT ROLE PROFILE FORM |

Job Title: Associate Professor in Computer Science (2 Posts)

School/Department: School of Computer Science

Salary: International competitive and negotiable depending on qualifications and experience (salary progression beyond this is subject to performance). In addition, an attractive package including accommodation allowance, travel allowance and insurance will be provided for international appointments.

Job Family and Level: Research and Teaching Level 6

Contract Status: This post is available from 26 Feb 2018 or thereafter as soon as possible and will initially be offered on a fixed-term contract with the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China for a period of up to five years. This contract may be extended on an indefinite basis by mutual agreement.

Hours of work: Full-time, 36.25 hours per week

Location: University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

Responsible to: Head of School of Computer Science (UNNC)

Job Outline:

The position holder will teach core undergraduate and postgraduate computer science subjects, develop undergraduate and postgraduate computer science curriculums, perform world-class research and publish academic papers in prestigious international journals and conferences, supervise PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, obtain research grants and perform administrative duties as required.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Research

• To undertake ongoing original research in the candidate’s specialist field.

• To publish research in peer reviewed publications.

• To seek internal and external research funding.

• To produce research suitable for dissemination to conferences, workshops and seminars (both national and international).

• To forge collaborative research links within and outside the University.

• To undertake student research supervision.

• To contribute fully to the University’s research activities.

• To help create an atmosphere which is conducive to good research.

Teaching

• To prepare and deliver lectures, seminars and tutorials at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• To participate in the assessments for initial and higher degrees and diplomas of the University and to act as invigilator in such examinations as required.

• To contribute to course and curriculum development and design, including course management, where appropriate.

• To support and comply with the University’s teaching quality assurance standards and procedures.

Administration

• To liaise, as appropriate, with academic and administrative colleagues at the University’s Nottingham and Malaysia campuses.

• To perform administrative roles related to teaching and research, as determined by the Head of School.

• To act as a personal tutor for both undergraduates and postgraduates.

• To take part in and contribute to staff development activities consistent with continuous professional development.

• To ensure compliance with health and safety requirements in all aspects of work.

• Any other duties appropriate to the post.

This job description may be subject to revision following discussion with the person appointed and forms part of the contract of employment.

Person Specification:

| |Essential |Desirable |

|Qualifications/ Education |PhD in computer science or closely related subjects such |BSc or Msc in Computer Science and Information |

| |as engineering and mathematical sciences. |Technology related subject areas. |

| | |Qualification in Learning and Teaching in Higher |

| | |Education or equivalent. |

| | |Membership of relevant professional bodies. |

|Skills/Training |Excellent general knowledge of Computer Science. |Strong research track record in one or more of the |

| |Excellent communication and presentation skills in |following areas: artificial intelligence, modelling |

| |English. |and visualization, machine learning and computer |

| |An established track record in research and scholarship at|vision, big data and data mining, optimization and |

| |an international level. |operations research. |

|Experience |Extended experience to teach, assess and develop |Experience in supervising postgraduate students and |

| |undergraduate and postgraduate computer science programmes|undergraduate projects. |

| |in English. |Evidence of excellent teaching skills. |

| |Excellent publication record and strong research |Experience of different types of assessment and higher|

| |leadership. |education quality assurance. |

| |Research interests and activities in line with, and |Track record of attracting external research funding. |

| |complementing the School’s research activities. | |

|Personal Attributes |Excellent communication skills. |Leadership. |

| |Ability to work with others as a team. | |

| |Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary | |

| |environment. | |

| |Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural | |

| |environment. | |

| |Ability to work to deadlines and to priorities tasks. | |

|Other |Ability and willingness to play a role in the routine | |

| |running of the School of Computer Science. | |

Informal enquiries may be addressed to: Professor Ruibin Bai, Head of Computer Science - University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, email: Ruibin.Bai@notitngham.. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Reference number: 994670 Closing date: 3 January 2018

Please be advised that your references will be contacted prior to interview.

Interviews will take place in Ningbo, China.

|UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA |

|RECRUITMENT ROLE PROFILE FORM |

Job Title: Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Computer Science (3 Posts)

School/Department: School of Computer Science

Salary: International competitive and negotiable depending on qualifications and experience (salary progression beyond this is subject to performance). In addition, an attractive package including accommodation allowance, travel allowance and insurance will be provided for international appointments.

Job Family and Level: Research and Teaching Level 5 Extended

Contract Status: This post is available from 1 September 2017 and will initially be offered on a fixed-term contract with the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China for a period of up to five years. This contract may be extended on an indefinite basis by mutual agreement.

Hours of work: Full-time, 36.25 hours per week

Location: University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

Responsible to: Head of School of Computer Science (UNNC)

Job Outline:

The position holder will teach core undergraduate and postgraduate computer science subjects, develop undergraduate and postgraduate computer science curriculums, perform world-class research and publish academic papers in prestigious international journals and conferences, supervise PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, obtain research grants and perform administrative duties as required.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Research

• To undertake ongoing original research in the candidate’s specialist field.

• To publish research in peer reviewed publications.

• To seek internal and external research funding.

• To produce research suitable for dissemination to conferences, workshops and seminars (both national and international).

• To forge collaborative research links within and outside the University.

• To undertake student research supervision.

• To contribute fully to the University’s research activities.

Teaching

• To prepare and deliver lectures, seminars and tutorials at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

• To participate in the assessments for initial and higher degrees and diplomas of the University and to act as invigilator in such examinations as required.

• To contribute to course and curriculum development and design, including course management, where appropriate.

• To support and comply with the University’s teaching quality assurance standards and procedures.

Administration

• To liaise, as appropriate, with academic and administrative colleagues at the University’s Nottingham and Malaysia campuses.

• To perform administrative roles related to teaching and research, as determined by the Head of School.

• To act as a personal tutor for both undergraduates and postgraduates.

• To take part in and contribute to staff development activities consistent with continuous professional development.

This job description may be subject to revision following discussion with the person appointed and forms part of the contract of employment.

Person Specification:

| |Essential |Desirable |

|Qualifications/ Education |PhD (or very near to completion) in computer science or |Bsc or Msc in Computer Science and Information |

| |closely related subjects such as engineering, natural and |Technology related subject areas; |

| |mathematical sciences; |Qualification in Learning and Teaching in Higher |

| | |Education or equivalent |

| | |Membership of relevant professional bodies; |

|Skills/Training |Excellent general knowledge of Computer Science; |Core computer science skills and knowledge in |

| |Excellent communication and presentation skills in |following areas: programming languages, data |

| |English. |structures and algorithms, database systems, operating|

| |An excellent track record in research and scholarship at |systems, and computer systems architecture; |

| |an international level; |Skills and knowledge in one or more of following |

| | |subject areas including computer communications and |

| | |networks, software engineering, computer security, |

| | |mobile and ubiquitous computing, human computer |

| | |interaction, artificial intelligence, information |

| | |modelling and visualization, machine learning and |

| | |computer vision, data sciences, data mining and big |

| | |data, optimization and operations research; |

| | |The ability to attract funding for major research |

| | |projects; |

|Experience |Experience of teaching/tutorial work in relevant subjects |Experience in supervising postgraduate students and |

| |at undergraduate and postgraduate level in an |undergraduate projects. |

| |international English speaking institution. |Evidence of excellent teaching skills; |

| |Research interests and activities in line with, and |Experience of different types of assessment and higher|

| |complementing the School’s research activities; |education quality assurance; |

| | |Track record of attracting external research funding; |

| | |Excellent publication record. |

|Personal Attributes |Excellent communication skills. |Leadership. |

| |Ability to work with others as a team; | |

| |Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary | |

| |environment; | |

| |Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural | |

| |environment; | |

| |Ability to work to deadlines and to priorities tasks; | |

|Other |Ability and willingness to play a role in the routine | |

| |running of the School of Computer Science. | |

Informal enquiries may be addressed to: Professor Ruibin Bai, Head of Computer Science - University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, email: Ruibin.Bai@nottingham.. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Reference number: 994668 Closing date: 3 January 2018

Please be advised that your references will be contacted prior to interview.

Interviews will take place in Ningbo, China.

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