Senior Lecturer in Network Security (012019-23)

Category: Academic | Faculty/Division: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment | School: Computing and Digital Technology | Department: Cloud Computing | Location: City Centre Campus | Post Type: Full Time | Closing Date: 28 Feb 2019 |   Background Information We invite applications to join our integrated teaching and research teams as a Senior Lecturer in Network Security. Located in a modern £300M campus in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, England, the School of Computing and Digital Technology is a thriving, vibrant, and inspiring learning community committed to excellence in research, high quality teaching and impactful industrial engagement. Building on continuous success in student growth and in sustained advancement of research activities, the school has embarked on a programme of extensive expansion funded by substantial long-term investments. Our growing teams are teaching, exploring and practising in some of the most exciting areas in the field of computing and the processing of digital media. Our research groups include data science and big data analytics; cyber security and digital forensics; future networks (software defined networks, network function virtualisation, distributed computing and the Internet of Things, wireless LAN, ad-hoc wireless and sensor networks); enterprise systems; socio-technical systems modelling and serious games technology. We are a practice based school, making our teaching and research relevant to the evolving market for computer skills by partnering with local and global enterprise in areas such as smart cities, medical applications, the media production industry, and IoT applications. We work in a collaborative team and cross disciplinary culture, where interacting freely across the school and with colleagues in other schools is encouraged to gain a unique insight into impactful problem domains. Duties and Responsibilities The successful candidate will contribute to the schools’ teaching and curriculum development activities and participate in and strengthen our vibrant research activities. We are looking to recruit specifically a computer scientist or networks expert with interests in cyber security and secure networks. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity and flexibility to teach across mainstream topics in computer science.   Skills and Experience Successful candidates should have excellent qualifications in a computing or related technical subjects, with a deep expertise of network security. A high honours undergraduate degree or distinction in a master’s programme is required. Candidates with a Ph.D. and high quality research publications are preferred. Candidates should have demonstrated excellent teaching in higher education or have presented regularly to technical audiences in an industry setting. In particular we welcome candidates with expertise and prior experience of teaching in the following areas:  Network security, cyber security, penetration testing, and security practices Experience of applications such as Nessus, Snort or equivalent would be advantageous. A strong track record of research or excellent industrial experience in this area are particularly welcomed. Familiarity with teaching LAN and WAN architectures, protocols, routers and switches is desirable.     Candidates should display a thirst for knowledge and academic learning in the context of real world challenges and a strong desire to see their theoretical work applied in solving impactful problems. A proven record of attracting research funding and partnering across their areas of practise is advantageous. Experience of robust programming and implementation skills is desirable. Team working skills are essential. For an informal discussion of the post, please contact Mak Sharma on +44 7974 789149. As part of your application, please attach your CV, Covering Letter and Highest Qualification. Candidates are advised to remove personal information, including names to ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process. Please note that the closing date for the advert and for applications is 28 February 2019.