Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security
Role details
Job location
Tech stack
Job description
We are looking to recruit a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security. The successful candidate will have interests in areas such as human factors, data privacy and security, secure coding, incident response, threat intelligence, digital forensics, or similar. With your teaching, research, and emerging leadership skills you will contribute to raising the national and international profile of our School and University. You will support the ongoing development and delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, mentor students and colleagues, and become a key member of our team. You will engage with a variety of responsibilities including teaching, education, research, and administrative duties in alignment with the School strategy and goals., * Effectively teach and facilitate learning on a range of subjects / modules within the subject area on undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and post-experience programmes.
- Ensure that knowledge from research and scholarly activities informs and enhances learning and teaching, and extends it to appropriate external activities such as knowledge transfer activities.
- Ensure that module / programme design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the University.
- Participate effectively in the assessment process, including the setting, marking and moderation of student work, providing constructive feedback and ensuring it is in accordance with quality assurance procedures.
- Participate in the continuing review and development of module/programme delivery, incorporating innovative study modes, learning environments and pedagogic practices to engage and stimulate students, deliver effective learning outcomes and develop the skills and attributes of the 'Derby Graduate'.
- Take on relevant module leader and/or programme leader responsibilities, including associated marketing, recruitment, delivery and ongoing programme development activities.
Research / Scholarship
- Engage in individual research and collaborate both internally and externally on research projects that are consistent with the College, and contribute to influencing leading-edge practice in the University and contribution to the REF.
- Sustain and enhance the reputation of the University by publishing in appropriate quality journals and presenting at scholarly activities such as workshops, conferences and other similar events.
- Develop and maintain contacts and relationships with relevant professional, research and industrial organisations.
- Contribute to writing bids for externally funded research projects., * Act as a personal tutor, supporting and mentoring students as appropriate.
- Provide pastoral care to students, referring when necessary to services that provide further support.
- Support marketing and student recruitment activities as required.
- Develop external links, for example, to support student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income or build relationships for future activities.
- Be responsible for administrative duties in areas such as admissions, timetabling, examinations and assessment of progress and student attendance.
- Contribute to effective cross-College / University working.
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Requirements
As a Lecturer, you will have an ambitious plan to establish yourself as an outstanding teacher, researcher, and academic with international reputation. You will demonstrate outstanding potential in teaching skills and research that will contribute to raising the international profile of our School and University. You will actively support the ongoing development and delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and engage with responsibilities such as teaching, research, outreach, and administrative duties in alignment with the School strategy and goals.
As a Senior Lecturer, in addition to the above, you will be able to demonstrate a successful and sustained track record and trajectory establishing yourself as an academic with international reputation in teaching and research. You will have an established track record in teaching and research skills that offer a clear contribution to raising the international profile of our School and University., * Good Honours Degree in relevant subject discipline or equivalent.
- Fellowship of the Advanced HE (HEA) or willingness to work towards.
- PhD (or submitted and awaiting examination) or equivalence accepted in a relevant subject area, for example by publication or through appropriate professional achievement or willingness to work towards within an agreed timeframe.
- Subject specific qualifications / knowledge.
Experience
Learning / Teaching
- Experience or knowledge of quality assurance and validation of HE modules / programmes.
- Experience or knowledge of higher education and ability to use a range of delivery techniques to inspire and engage students.
Research / Scholarship
- Demonstrable experience of own discipline to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field.
- Experience of research / enterprise activity.
- Evidence of active publishing in high quality journals or other outputs in research or practice that will contribute to the REF or other areas identified in the College / University Research Strategy.
- Experience in relevant areas of Cyber Security such as human factors, data privacy and security, secure coding, incident response, threat intelligence, digital forensics, or similar., * An appropriate level of digital capability and aptitude with practical experience of applications which aid student learning.
- Ability to communicate complex and conceptual ideas to a range of groups.
- Proficient in using IT to support own work and for application to technology-enhanced learning / teaching and research activities.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills including networking and relationship building skills, both across the University and externally.
- Able to demonstrate both independent self-management and team working.
- Able to work with competing priorities and to tight deadlines.
- Demonstrates competencies, core behaviours and supplementary behaviours that support and promote the University's core values.
- Demonstrates professionalism in learning / teaching and the values of the UK Professional Standards Framework for HE.
- A sound understanding of the current higher education environment and its implications for the student learning experience.
- A sound understanding of the employability agenda and its relevance to learners and the curriculum.
- A sound understanding of internationalisation and its relevance for learners and the curriculum.
- Flexible to the needs of others.
- Innovative and creative.
- Committed to continual enhancement and a high quality student experience.
- Committed to a high-performance culture, fostering continuous improvement and driving quality., * Master's degree in relevant subject area.
- Appropriate level of membership of a relevant professional body or working towards.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Experience
Learning / Teaching
- Demonstrable experience of delivering excellent and effective learning and teaching identified by peer review at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at a Higher Education provider.
- Demonstrable experience of module and / or programme leadership.
- Experience of developing innovative module/programme content and delivery methods.
- Online and blended learning / teaching experience.
- Demonstrable experience of successful curriculum development.
- Demonstrable experience of effectively designing and implementing a range of formative and summative assessments for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Research / Scholarship
- Developing national and international profile of research and scholarly activity.
- Experience of bidding for and obtaining external research funding.
- Experience of successfully applying discipline to income generation activities, including consultancy, industry-based applied research and KTPs.
Skills, Knowledge And Abilities
- Able to identify potential sources of funding.
- A sound knowledge of the QAA Quality Code and HEFCE's Operating Model for Quality Assurance., An educational institution specializing in digital technologies is seeking a full-time Lecturer in Digital Technologies to teach modules in Cyber Security and Big Data. The ideal candidate should hold a relevant Master's degree and have UK HE lecturing experience....
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Benefits & conditions
- Travel between sites and occasionally overseas for research or teaching.
- Some evening and occasional weekend teaching.
- Attendance at Open Days, Graduation events etc.
- A commitment to own professional development., * Generous annual leave entitlement of 47 days inclusive of bank holidays and concessionary days (pro rata).
- Teacher's Pension Scheme.
- Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family-friendly policies, generous sick pay provision and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to a variety of staff discounts at high street retailers.
- Discounted onsite gym.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- A flexible working environment.
- A commitment to personal and professional development., This role is eligible for sponsorship by the University, however, your individual circumstances must meet the criteria set out by UKVI; this includes meeting the English Language requirement and earning a salary that meets the highest of either the going rate for the SOC code or the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker route (£41,700 per annum, as of 22nd July 2025).
If the role is eligible, but the offered salary is less than the going rate for the role, you may still be able to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa if:
- Your job is on the Immigration Salary List.
- You're under 26, studying or a recent graduate, or in professional training.
- You have a PhD level qualification that's relevant to your job.
- You have a postdoctoral position in science or higher education.
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