Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo China

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The University of Nottingham Ningbo is currently recurring a new Assistant Professor in Computer Science and we are particularly interested in applicants in the areas including Big Data and Visual Analytics and Computational Intelligence and Optimisation.


Reference: UNNC428
Closing Date: Monday, 4th April 2016
Job Type: Assistant Professor
Department: Opportunities at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo China
Salary: £34576 to £46414 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Join a unique British University in China. The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China. This award winning campus offering a UK style education has grown to establish a student body of over 6,000 in just 10 years.
Applications are invited for the above post in the School of Computer Science within the Faculty of Science & Engineering based at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. The School of Computer Science at UNNC is part of the School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, UK, which is ranked among the top UK Computer Science departments (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/computerscience/). The School at UNNC is expanding and is introducing a full range of undergraduate and postgraduate computer science programmes. Supported by major research grants, the School of Computer Science at UNNC is developing strong research in areas including Big Data and Visual Analytics, Computational Intelligence, Software Implementation and Testing, and Visual Information Processing.

Candidates must have a PhD (or be very close to obtain a PhD) in computer science or closely related disciplines such as engineering and mathematical sciences, together with an established track record in high quality research. The ability to attract external research funding is a distinct advantage. Teaching and tutorial experience in Computer Science subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate level in an international English-speaking institution is also essential.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching and curriculum development for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, participate in assessing and examining students, supervise PhD students, perform high quality research and obtain external research grants.

Salary will be within the range of £34,576 - £46,414 per annum depending on qualifications and experience (salary progression beyond this is subject to performance). In addition, an attractive package including accommodation allowance, travel allowance and insurance will be provided for international appointments.

The post will initially be offered on a fixed term contract with the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China for a period of up to 5 years with effect from 1 September 2016. This contract may be extended on an indefinite basis by mutual agreement, subject to revised terms and conditions.

ALL applicants are required to formally apply online (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies) for the position.
Informal enquiries regarding these vacancies may be addressed to:

Professor Guoping Qiu, Head of School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. Email: guopi...@nottingham.edu.cn Please note that applications sent directly to this address will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted on-line.

Interviews will take place in Ningbo, China and your referees will be contacted prior to interview.

For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Jobs/CurrentVacancies/ref/UNNC428If you are unable to apply on-line please contact the Human Resources Department, Tel: +86 8818 1454. Please quote ref. UNNC428. Closing date: 4 April 2016