Senior Lecturer: Medical Imaging/Computer Vision - REQ8739

The School of Engineering at London South Bank University is internationally recognized and was the founding discipline of the university in 1892. The School is currently building on its strengths, particularly our 45th ranking nationally by research intensity in the last Research Excellence Framework assessment, and looking to recruit academic staff that have the potential to be leaders in their academic field. We have previously invested heavily in early to mid career academics and are looking to continue this approach to complement our research strengths. The School is currently in the planning stage for a potential new building, are developing an Innovation Centre at Croydon to enhance our industry collaboration as well as significant opportunities in supporting staff led spin-outs.

About you

This recruitment round we are looking for multiple early or mid career academics that broadly align in the area of Computer Science (Medical Imaging or Computer Vision). We are searching for talented individuals in the broad field of visual computing applied such AI applications in biomedical imaging or industrial sectors outside of healthcare. Candidates should be driven to succeed and are motivated to enhance the School of Engineering’s research and enterprise as well as a positive approach to teaching. Our computer science area is relatively new and opportunities exist for incoming staff to define the future strategy of the activity. A strength in this area has been forging collaborations with other areas of the school.

The skills and experience you will need to be successful

Our School provides a supportive environment where academics have the freedom to carry out high risk research, transfer knowledge to research-informed teaching and develop industrial impact. New staff have initial reduced workloads and we discuss start-up needs to help establish our staff in their independent research careers. The School has a relatively low hierarchy, is ideas led and provides a flexible working environment that, for example, supports many of staff that may have young families.

Details about the role

This is a full time permanent position.

Please note that the University is operating a hybrid working model which means a mix of working on site and from home, confirmation of days worked on campus are arranged with the line manager.

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Application process

Interested candidates should apply by submitting a current CV and cover letter (of no more than 2 pages) indicating their motivations in the position as well as research plans and teaching interests. Informal discussions should be directed to the Dean of the School, Prof. Asa H. Barber email barbera8@lsbu.ac.uk.

Interview and assessment process

It is expected that the interview (and assessment) will be held Near the end of May

Please Note: The Job Reference # for this post is REQ8739

Employment Visa: Under the UK Governments PSB scheme this role meets the criteria to be sponsored by LSBU for a Skilled Worker Route (SWR) application.

Please be advised that currently LSBU will only support the Certificate of Sponsorship for any employment visas and will not support the payment of the employment visa for the offered candidate and/or dependants.

Recruitment Process: The email account you use to apply will be used for recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.

We are currently conducting interviews online using MS Teams and where covid rules permit you may be asked to attend an interview on campus.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

London South Bank University has appointed SearchHigher as their recruitment partner for this campaign; please apply below by submitting a CV & Cover Letter in Word Document format, or you can also email your documents to enquiries@searchhigher.com. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Kaye Powell on 07387238343.

https://www.searchhigher.com/jobs/senior-lecturer-in-computer-science-medical-imaging-or-computer-vision-x2