Person Specification

Job Title:	Lecturer / Senior Lecturer – Computer Science / Cyber Security
School/Service:	School of Digital, Technologies and Arts

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
1	Possession of a PhD or equivalent professional standing in a relevant subject area	E	A
2	GCSE/O’Level (or equivalent) Maths and English grade C or above	E	A
3	Previous teaching or industrial experience related to subject expertise in several of the following areas of Cyber Security / Networks: AI, cloud computing, network security, programming, ethical hacking, forensic computing, algorithm design, encryption, computer security, and networking	E	A
4	Previous experience of teaching and developing learning material	D	A/I
5	Previous experience of Cellebrite, XRY or Encase technologies (or equivalents)	E	A/I
6	Experience of providing pastoral and academic support to students	E	I
7	Recent experience in the supervision of research projects within areas of specialism	D	I
8	A demonstrable record of engagement in research and innovation and/or advanced scholarly activity and knowledge exchange in subject specialism	E	A/I
9	An understanding of the key issues and challenges in the HE environment	D	I
10	A creative, innovative and flexible approach to facilitating learning, with commitment to ensuring an excellent student experience	E	I
11	Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage a diverse audience	E	A/I
12	An effective team player who is self-motivated, with good organisational skills and able to work on own initiative	E	I
13	An understanding of the University’s strategy and values, with the ability to demonstrate behaviours that align to the values	E	I
14	Experience and knowledge of course management and implementing quality assurance and enhancement processes across awards	E	A/I
15	Significant experience of leading the development, design, delivery and assessment of modules and courses at various levels	E	A/I
16	Previous experience of teaching in HE and developing specialist teaching materials, with membership of the HE Academy or other equivalent teaching qualification	E	A/I
17	An understanding of the key issues and challenges in the HE environment with an ability to articulate a vision for the future development within area of specialism	E	I
18	Recent experience in the supervision of research projects within areas of specialism	E	I

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