COMP0070 - Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security

The University of West London (UWL) is ranked 30th in the UK in The Guardian University Guide 2025, the top University in the UK for Student Experience and for Teaching Quality in the Times and Sunday Times Complete University Guide 2024 and University of the Year for Social Inclusion in the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.

The UWL community is a diverse body of students and staff who work together to create an environment of success and achievement. We celebrate the diversity of our staff and promote our values in practice through our commitment to inclusivity, progression, and success.

The School

The School of Computing and Engineering is a professional and student-focused School with high-quality teaching, student experience, and research-informed teaching at the top of its priority list. The School has strong links with local, national, and international partners, and employability of graduates is key to the courses that we offer. The School enjoys state-of-the-art equipment and continues to invest heavily in its improvement. Our courses are fully accredited by relevant professional bodies across the board.

The Role

We are looking for an outstanding academic who can supplement and strengthen our existing faculty.

The post holder will teach an appropriate mix of undergraduate and postgraduate computing modules within the School of Computing and Engineering, commensurate with their technical knowledge and prior experience. They will also contribute to outreach activities and be proactive in student recruitment activities.

The duties and responsibilities associated with the role are:

• To teach on and develop undergraduate and postgraduate modules related to Cyber Security. An evidenced track record is required within two or more of the following areas of Cyber Security: Pen-testing, Ethical hacking, Secure Programming (operating system security), Computer and Network Security, Cryptography, and IOT/CPS.
• To develop high-quality teaching material, with a strong focus on employability skills.
• To supervise and manage student projects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• To provide pastoral care for students.
• To contribute to new course developments as necessary, including the development and delivery of commercial education and training.
• To contribute to approved research, knowledge exchange, and enterprise development activities, both on an individual basis and as part of collaborative projects, publishing outputs in internationally recognised journals.
• To keep abreast of relevant technical developments and to undertake self-development by participation in CPD activities offered by the University and relevant professional bodies.
• To contribute to outreach and student recruitment activities which promote the School of Computing and Engineering both locally, nationally, and internationally.

In addition, the successful candidate will contribute to research, enterprise development, and knowledge exchange within the computing field.

The Person

The ideal candidate should be a creative, collaborative, and passionate individual with a strong knowledge of current computing practice and be able to teach a range of computing subjects, including Cyber Security, Programming, Algorithms, Computer Logic and Architecture, Software Engineering, and Database Design, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Evidence of teaching experience and an established research track record, or equivalent industrial experience, with high-quality outputs in a discipline relevant to computing are also required.

Applicants may hold a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field, or have significant industrial experience. In addition, they must have a demonstrable track record of research within this area and hold significant teaching experience within the Higher Education sector.

In addition to the online application form, applicants must submit a full academic CV, including a list of their recent peer-reviewed publications.

Interviews are expected to be held in the week commencing 24th February 2025.

For informal enquiries about the position please contact Prof Phil Cox, Head of School of Computing and Engineering on .

We welcome applications from individuals who do not have a fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Should you be successful and do not hold an HEA fellowship, you will be asked to complete one within 2 years of appointment as a condition of your continued employment. Depending on eligibility, this may take the form of an advanced Level 7 apprenticeship in teaching which means that you will spend 20% of your work in off-the-job study.

Our School is under-represented in terms of staff from BAME (Black, Asian, and minority ethnic) backgrounds, of LGBT+ identities, and with disabilities. UWL is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter, and is a Disability Confident Employer as well as a Diversity Champion for Stonewall, the leading LGBT+ rights organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly those mentioned above to increase diversity in our workforce.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

This position does not meet the University criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship.

Please be advised that it is expected that appointment within a grade will normally be at the minimum point.

Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant field with a demonstrable track record of research within the field.

We will intermittently review the applications as part of this open advert; therefore, if successful, you will be shortlisted and contacted at any time.

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.