Professor/Head of Computing Science

About the Role

We are seeking to appoint a Professor to serve as both a senior academic, Professor/Head of Computing Science discipline at the University of Aberdeen’s Mumbai campus. As academic line manager, the post-holder will lead the discipline and play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of Computing Science education and research. A focus is on delivering high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, mentoring early-career staff, and driving curriculum development. The role also involves building industry engagement for the new degree programmes and contributing to the research strategy of the work carried out on the Mumbai campus. The Head of Computing Science is also a research-active role and the job will involve carrying out high-quality work in a relevant field. It is expected that the research will align with the strengths in the Aberdeen campus, in areas such as autonomous agents, machine learning, cybersecurity, data science, natural language generation and computational linguistics, and human-centred computing. Applicants working in other developing areas of research, such as quantum computing and quantum information, would also be welcome to apply. The appointee will be able to teach across the curriculum and may contribute to related programmes in Data Science, Mathematics, Business Management and Information Systems, International Business, and Finance, including supporting international teaching commitments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide academic and strategic leadership for the Department of Computing Science, including line management and performance evaluation of academic staff.
• Lead curriculum design and development, ensuring alignment with goals for student employability, recruitment, internationalisation, and satisfaction; work will be in collaboration with colleagues on both the Mumbai and Aberdeen campuses.
• Support Campus-wide leadership by contributing to strategic planning and initiatives in teaching, research, and external engagement as part of the Campus Leadership Team.
• Design, deliver, assess, and manage undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, ensuring academic rigour and relevance.
• Teach across key Computing and Data Science programmes offered at the Mumbai campus, with responsibilities for module leadership and academic support.
• Plan and adapt high-quality teaching materials, aligned with defined learning outcomes and responsive to diverse student needs.
• Supervise and assess student projects and dissertations, maintaining academic standards and providing constructive feedback.
• Address student learning needs by defining clear learning objectives and offering tailored academic guidance.
• Promote pedagogical innovation, sharing best practices and advancing Computing Science education within the department.
• To conduct cutting-edge research in field of Computing Science closely related to our core, or other emerging, research fields
• Develop collaborative research links with academic staff in our home campus in Aberdeen.
• To prepare and submit manuscripts for publications in leading international conferences and journals.
• To prepare and submit grant applications for externally funded research support.
• Develop engagement with external partners, including industry, NGOs, local and national government.
• Take responsibility for the supervision and training of postgraduate research students

Candidate Background

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field, with a minimum of 10–12 years of academic and/or industry experience, including significant contributions to both undergraduate and postgraduate education.
• Proven ability to design, develop, and deliver high-quality course materials in Computing Science, demonstrating pedagogical effectiveness and curriculum alignment.
• Track record of teaching excellence at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with the ability to engage, inspire, and support diverse student cohorts.
• Experience in academic line management, including setting objectives, performance monitoring, and mentoring academic staff.
• Demonstrated involvement in curriculum development, ensuring relevance, innovation, and alignment with industry and academic standards.
• Demonstrated ability to develop academic strategy working at least at a Discipline level.
• Active engagement with subject-specific pedagogic research or educational networks, reflecting a commitment to continuous improvement and evidence-based teaching practices.
• Evidence of sustained high quality research outputs evidenced by conference and journal papers in internationally leading venues.
• Evidence of having held competitively awarded research funding as Principal Investigator and a clear vision for a program of research for the next five years
• Successful supervision of PhD candidates to completion.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and contribute effectively to departmental and institutional goals.

Required Documents:

• CV (Curriculum Vitae)
• Cover Letter (outlining your interest in the role)
• Statement of Research and Teaching plans for the next three years.

For any queries related to your application, email at careers@daskalos.com.