Associate Professor; Research and Education in Computer Science - School of Computer Science

Job Description Position Details

School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK.

Location:

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK.

Full‑time starting salary: £58,225–£67,468, with potential progression once in post to £87,974.

Grade: 9.

Full Time, Permanent.

Closing date: 31st August 2026.

The School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham is recruiting academic staff to fulfil its ambitions as a leading UK university for computer science. We seek to recruit in all areas of computer science, with an emphasis for candidates with research activity in or related to Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence. Other research themes of interest in Birmingham include Cyber-Physical Systems, Theory of Computation, Human-Computer Interaction and Distributed Systems.

In your application, please make clear which research theme best describes your research.

Computer Science in Birmingham research is ranked 3rd in research for all UK universities according to the latest UK-wide Research Excellence Framework. Education is also ranked among the top in the UK for computer science, according to 2025 tables (6th in the 2026 Complete University Guide). The University is ranked 68th in the QS world ranking.

You will contribute to a range of research, teaching and administration. In addition you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining generous, mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others can carry out theirs.

Teaching includes contributions to: (a) the management, development (including programme/module review) and delivery of teaching and assessment; and (b) enhancement of the student experience or employability. The role will typically involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing expert advice to staff and students, (b) supervising and examining PhD students, and (c) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods.

Research involves initiating, conducting and disseminating original research. Your research will have measurable outcomes reflected in your growing national (and ideally international) reputation. Members of the School are also active in industrial collaborations based on their research, run professional education or consulting activities and lead start‑ups. You are strongly encouraged to pursue such opportunities.

Management and administration involves contributions at Departmental and School level, and/or making an important contribution to managerial/leadership activities (e.g. working groups) within the University or your academic community. This may include developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach, or similar activities at Department/School level or further within the University.

• making a significant contribution to the pedagogical knowledge base of the subject that advances teaching through the enhancement of practice, the development of teaching resources and/or through practice‑based research;
• leading on the management and the development of approaches to teaching and learning, including designing innovative approaches to digital resources/environments and supporting colleagues to use them that are innovative to the subject area or institution;
• leading on curriculum design at module and programme level to ensure it is contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging;
• actively engaging students in curriculum design and sharing evidence of “what works”;
• making an impactful, high quality contribution to debates about education policy, methods and practices through internal and external publications, subject societies and conference activity;
• developing an external profile evidenced through engaging in external quality assurance activities related to teaching, eg. external examining and engaging with/supporting education in other institutions;
• playing an important and sustained role in…