About us
It’s an important time to join London South Bank University (LSBU) Group. With the launch of our new LSBU Group Strategy, Connecting, we’re shaping the future of tertiary education for a global, technology-driven economy – rooted in London.
Professional and technical education has been central to LSBU Group’s mission since our founding in 1892. Today, as London’s first integrated tertiary education group, we continue to lead the way on learner-centred, skills-focused education.
Comprising London South Bank University, South Bank Colleges and South Bank Academies, connectivity lies at the heart of all we do.
Since 2019, LSBU Group has grown beyond its three founding institutions to form a powerful network of learners, staff, alumni, employers and policymakers – united in our mission: to challenge social and economic inequalities through applied education, insight and partnership.
We are a powerhouse for inclusive education, enterprise and economic growth, connecting potential to opportunity and enabling people to thrive. Our Group network enables us to create learning pathways and connect people and organisations. This ensures learners are supported through the education system to achieve their full potential and can contribute their skills and energies locally and to wider society.
Our new strategy, Connecting, sets out a bold, ambitious vision for LSBU Group and it’s developed in collaboration with colleagues, student groups, partners and stakeholders.
Focused on delivering good jobs for all our learners, we are proud to be employer and skills led, delivering excellent professional and technical teaching which supports future talent and careers to deliver impact for London and beyond.
Working for us
Turning passion into purpose
Our ambition is to create educational pathways that empower people of all backgrounds and talents to realise their aspirations, add to the knowledge base, and contribute their skills and drive to wider society.
To realise our ambition, we need people with energy, courage and imagination, who are enthused by our vision and recognise our values as theirs; people who bring ideas to enrich our approach to learning, research and innovation; collaborative people who love creating and spreading knowledge; brilliant people who seek growth and yearn to make a positive, personal difference.
At LSBU Group, you will get to contribute to a vibrant and dynamic culture, which is fuelled by purpose, built around people, and is genuinely diverse. You will be trusted and recognised for your unique contribution.
You will be part of a great team, turning your passion into purpose.
The role
We are recruiting an Associate Lecturer in Computer Science to join a friendly and ambitious teaching team, and to help deliver an outstanding learning experience for one of the University’s largest and fastest-growing student communities.
You will design and deliver lectures, tutorials and practical sessions across our undergraduate and postgraduate computing provision, set and mark assessment, give feedback students can act on, and act as a personal tutor. You will work as part of a team, with a genuine say in how modules develop and how they are taught. LSBU students come from a wider range of backgrounds than at most universities, and many are the first in their family to study at this level; teaching well here means meeting students where they are and taking them to where they want to be.
Alongside your teaching you will be encouraged and supported to pursue scholarship that feeds directly back into practice. This includes pedagogic development, curriculum innovation, and gaining professional recognition through Advance HE.
If you take pride in teaching and are committed to becoming exceptional at what you do, we'd love to hear from you.
What you will bring
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Hold a good degree in computer science or a closely related discipline, with subject knowledge to teach across a wide range of computer science modules.
- Have experience of teaching, training or mentoring, in higher education, further education or industry, and be able to explain difficult concepts clearly to students.
- Bring confident, practical skills in at least one core area of our provision: programming and software development, databases and data, networks and cyber security, or artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- Show a commitment to inclusive and accessible teaching, and to the success of students from a wide range of educational and personal backgrounds.
In addition to your teaching experience, you will bring a commitment to scholarship that informs and improves practice. For example, pedagogic development, curriculum design, professional and industry currency, or engagement with employers and the wider computing community. Experience of supervising undergraduate projects would also be an advantage.
Benefits and How to Apply:
As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 35 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working.
The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the candidate pack attached.
For an informal conversation ahead of applying please feel free to contact the hiring manager for this position, Professor Ian Mackie:
[email protected], Head of the School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies.
The closing date for applications is Monday 31st August 23.59 pm
Interview/assessment - week commencing 7th September
We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.
Depending on your circumstances, this role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UKVI Skilled Worker route, more details on this can be found within the candidate pack.
If you have any questions related to your application, please email the recruitment team
[email protected]
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.
