[TYPES/announce] Associate Professor or Professor of Computer Science / University of Oxford

[Sam Staton]

Hello, The following job is open to a broad range of areas of computer science. 
As you know, Oxford has a strong tradition of programming language research. 
Sam. 


JOB: Associate Professor of Computer Science / University of Oxford

Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford
in association with Keble College, Oxford

Salary from £46,336 p.a.

Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor (or Professor) of Computer Science to be held in the Department of Computer Science with effect from 1 October 2018. The successful candidate will also be appointed as Fellow and Tutor in Computer Science at Keble College; Tutors being responsible for the organisation and teaching of their subject within the College.

The salary for this position is offered on a scale from £46,336 p.a., plus substantial additional benefits including an additional pensionable housing allowance of £9,645 p.a.; eligibility to a housing equity scheme; an academic allowance of £1,356 p.a. for support for teaching/research; an entertaining allowance of £476 p.a.; and a graduate student entertainment allowance is payable. Access to a grants scheme and the College’s private medical scheme is also available. 

The Department of Computer Science is a vibrant and growing academic department, which has a research profile across the entire spectrum of contemporary computing. In terms of research specialism, we seek to appoint an outstanding candidate with expertise in one of the ten areas of computer science that the department currently focusses on: algorithms & complexity theory; artificial intelligence and machine learning; automated verification; computational biology and health informatics; cyber-physical systems; foundations, structures, and quantum; human-centred computing; information systems; programming languages; and security.

You will be a member of both the University and the college community; part of a lively and intellectually stimulating research community with access to the excellent research facilities which Oxford offers. You will have a role to play in the running of the College as a member of the Governing Body and a trustee of the College as a charity.

You will hold a doctorate in computer science, or a related subject, have the ability to teach across a range of computer science subjects, and will also have a proven research record of high quality at international level, and experience of research collaborations at both national and international level.

Our staff and students come from all over the world and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diversity groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example maternity leave. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive interview process and will reimburse up to £250 towards any additional care costs (for a dependent child or adult) incurred as a result of attending an interview for this position.

Closing date for applications: 

        12.00 noon on 21 March 2018. 

Interviews are expected to be held on 24 April 2018. Vacancy ID: 131217

Further details incl application procedure are available at:

        http://tinyurl.com/y7ewzaeo