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Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security The School ofComputer Science and Electronic Engineering is seeking to recruit afull-time Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security to expand our team ofdynamic and highly skilled security researchers. It is part of astrategic investment in cyber security, alongside a Lecturerposition in cyber security. The Surrey Centre for Cyber Security(SCCS), within the School, has an international reputation in cybersecurity and resilience research excellence in applied andpost-quantum cryptography, security verification and analysis,security and privacy, distributed systems, and networked systems.SCCS is recognised by the National Cyber Security Centre as anAcademic Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security Research andEducation. Its research was also a core contributor to Surreys 7thposition in the UK for REF2021 outputs within Computer Science.Surrey was recognised as Cyber University of the Year 2023 at theNational Cyber Awards. Surrey has an internationally leading trackrecord in security and communications research and runs the newlyformed Doctoral Training centre in Future Open Secure and ResilientCommunications in collaboration with Queens University Belfast withfunding for 50 PhD students. This post sits within SCCS and thisrole encourages applications in the areas of systems security, websecurity, cyber-physical systems, cyber resilience, ethicalhacking, machine learning for security, with application in variousdomains with preference in communications, space, banking, andautonomous systems. Candidates with practical security experienceand skills will complement our strengths in cryptography and formalverification. This post will support the growing cohort of studentsacross all undergraduate Computer Science programmes and supportstudents in the highly successful MSc in Cyber Security. As aSenior Lecturer, the postholder is expected to have demonstrated anindependent international profile, evidence of contributing andleading successful applications for research funding, and someexperience of research student supervision. The postholder willalso have experience of effective curriculum and assessment design,ideally with experience of teaching practical security topics suchas digital forensics, network security, malware security, offensivesecurity, and/or real-world applications security. What we canoffer The postholder will benefit from the support of colleagueswithin the School and across the University to develop theircareers. The Universitys welcoming community recognises the need tonurture its staff and to help them build a flourishing career. Youwill also have an opportunity to join the many emergingpan-university institutes supporting the growth ofcross-disciplinary research and training in which security researchwill feature prominently. In addition to salary, you will receive ayearly incremental pay rise, generous annual leave entitlement of30 days holiday plus 7 university closure days and 8 bank holidays(pro rata for part time roles), a generous pension, access toworld-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travelschemes, and supportive family friendly benefits including anexcellent on-site nursery. Additional Information Interviews areplanned to take place on 3rd April, 2025. For informal enquiries,please contact Professor Steve Schneider, University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusiveenvironment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place greatvalue on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity withinour community. Therefore, we particularly encourage applicationsfrom under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian andminority ethnic groups and people with disabilities. Our strategyand mission Surrey recently launched its Vision 2041 strategy thatproduces graduates and research outcomes that enrich lives,transform society and create change for a better world.J-18808-Ljbffr

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