Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Brain-Robot Interfaces

School of Computer Science

Lecturer salary from £35,333 per annum.

Senior Lecturer salary from £40,931 per annum.

The School of Computer Science seeks to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer with established research expertise and interests in the area of Brain-Robot Interfaces.

The School of Computer Science is a key player in the continued success story of the University of Lincoln, the Modern University of the Year 2021 (awarded by the Times Good University Guide). It pursues a blend of fundamental, applied and interdisciplinary research, with current focus areas in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, and Human-Computer Interaction. Candidates should hold a PhD, or be near to completion, and able to demonstrate a matching track record in relevant research areas. Once in post they are expected to contribute to the School’s teaching activities and to develop their research portfolio, to include: acquiring external funding; supervising postdoctoral researchers and PhD students; publishing in the highest quality journals and conferences; strengthening industry partnerships and contributing to real-world applications with positive impacts; and conducting, directing and leading research to fulfil the University’s ambition and strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will work with researchers in both the Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems (L-CAS), the College of Science’s cross-disciplinary research centre in robotics (lcas.lincoln.ac.uk), and our interactive technologies research group (www.intlab.co.uk). L-CAS is internationally recognised for its contributions in perception, learning, decision-making, control and interaction capabilities of autonomous robotic systems, in application domains including agri-food, healthcare, transportation, logistics, nuclear robotics, space and service robotics. The intLab embraces a strong interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing themes in HCI, games, virtual/augmented/mixed reality, accessibility, wellbeing, games AI and design, and civic engagement. Together they provide a highly dynamic, inter-disciplinary research environment, with extensive collaboration opportunities, and established support infrastructures.

The University is committed to building a culturally diverse institution, where all staff and students can flourish and feel valued for their contribution and individuality. We welcome talented people, whatever their background, to work and study here. All appointments are made on merit. We particularly encourage applications from suitably qualified female academics, as they are currently under-represented in positions within the School.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please contact the director of intLab research group, Patrick Dickinson, at pdickinson@lincoln.ac.uk, or Marc Hanheide, Director of L-CAS at mhanheide@lincoln.ac.uk.