University Lecturer in Engineering Science (Information Engineering)

Department of Engineering Science in association with Pembroke College

Grade 10a: Salary £42,733 - £57,431 p.a.

Applications are invited for the post of University Lecturer in Engineering Science (Information Engineering) with effect from 1 September 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Lectureship is associated with a Tutorial Fellowship at Pembroke College. The combined University and College salary will be on a scale up to £57,431 p.a.

The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of undergraduate courses in the Department of Engineering Science, which may include lectures, tutorials and practical classes, and the supervision of undergraduates design and project work, and pastoral care of students in College. They will be expected to contribute to the research of the information engineering research groups within the Department, whose current activities includes the vision, machine learning, robotics, medical and control domains. He/she will be expected to apply for and obtain external funding to enable development of new and independent research.

Applicants must have a strong background in information engineering, demonstrated by a good first degree and a doctorate in an appropriate topic. Candidates should have a proven research track record witnessed by peer reviewed publications and collaborations and relevant teaching experience. Individuals with a research interest in the areas of statistical machine learning, computer vision, sensing, robotics or planning are particularly welcome. They must also demonstrate that they have the ability and experience to teach effectively over a wide range of topics, not just in their area of research expertise, and that they will participate fully in both college and department administrative activities.

Further particulars, containing details of the application procedure and of the duties, may be obtained from Professor G T Houlsby, FREng, email: head@eng.ox.ac.uk, tel: 01865 273003 or by visiting http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 21 March 2011. Please quote DF11005 in all correspondence.

Applications are encouraged from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.