Teaching Fellow: Computer Science/Software Engineering (Bahrain) (680256)

University of Strathclyde, Bahrain (Work location: Manama, Bahrain)

Who we are

Great minds. Innovative solutions. Be part of a vibrant community that celebrates over 200 years of academic excellence, world-class research, and impactful innovation. Located in the dynamic Bahrain Bay, the University of Strathclyde, Bahrain, offers the same high standards of academic excellence and pioneering research that our Glasgow, UK campus is renowned for.

We currently provide eight undergraduate programmes in Engineering, Science, and Business, with future phases set to expand our offerings in research and innovation. As a leading international technological university, our mission, inspired by our founding principle as ‘a place of useful learning,’ is to make a positive difference in the lives of our students, society, and the world.

Since 1995, we have been delivering MBA teaching at our international centre in Bahrain. Now, in partnership with S Eleven Educational, we are proud to expand our activities to create an Innovation, Research, and Education Hub.

Our department

The Department of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS), University of Strathclyde, seeks to appoint a Teaching Fellow in Computer Science/Software Engineering in order support the delivery of our BSc (Hons) Computer Science and BSc (Hons) Software Engineering programmes in Bahrain. Based within the Faculty of Science, the Department is an internationally recognised research department specialising in information science, artificial intelligence, computer security, health informatics, interactive systems, and theoretical computer science. It is home to around 900 undergraduates, taught postgraduate and PhD students with an increasing emphasis on in person and online delivery of high-quality educational programmes. The Department has a large portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes ranging from Computer Science/Software Engineering to more specialist programmes in areas such as Digital Health Systems, Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence.

The opportunity

You will play a central role in the delivery of our BSc (Hons) Computer Science and BSc (Hons) Software Engineering programmes on our Bahrain campus. You should have good knowledge of computer science/software engineering as you will be expected to design/develop course materials with guidance from other colleagues and teach those programmes. Experience of teaching in one or more of the following areas is required:

• Programming (Java, Python, Haskell, C, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, and covering data structures and algorithms, concurrency, software architecture, design patterns)
• Theoretical computer science including quantitative methods (mathematical underpinnings), logic and complexity analysis
• Computer architecture and low-level assembly-language programming
• Professional issues in computing (ethics, regulatory frameworks such as data protection, etc)
• Databases
• Computer networks
• Cyber security
• Web and mobile app development
• Knowledge of and the ability to teach current practices/frameworks/tools used as part of software engineering within industry
• The use of technology within business
• Artificial Intelligence and data analytics

You will normally be expected to have a good Honours degree and PhD in a relevant area or equivalent professional experience, to enable you to contribute to the delivery of the Bahrain programmes and provide student support. You will also be expected to develop your knowledge of appropriate teaching methods and good pedagogic practice.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities.

Closing date: 10 October 2025

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