ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP IN DATA SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Grade 36S: £44,620 - £59,914 p.a. (pro rata) The University is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor in Data Science, to commence in October 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post will be held in the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford. The postholder will benefit from a fellowship at Linacre College. The successful candidate must have a doctorate in data science or a cognate field, with a proven high standard of expertise in data science and appropriate knowledge of computer science, demonstrable experience of teaching and organising data science or similar programmes at university level, a proven record of research and publication, including evidence of research grant activity, academic leadership ability in the field of data science, and experience of public engagement. The postholder will have the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of provision, as appropriate to their expertise, including directing and overseeing the department's current activity and future development this disciplinary area. The postholder will be Director of Studies in Data Science, responsible for the established and well-subscribed Advanced Diploma in Data and Systems Analysis, together with the open access programmes and day/weekend schools in computer science, and will also seek to develop short/online courses for professional groups, such as school teachers, and for the wider public. The Department for Continuing Education is the leading Continuing Education department in the UK. Committed to public engagement, the department is multidisciplinary and encourages interdisciplinary teaching and research. The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 11 May 2015. For more information, see https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/academic/index/ac17923j/ I would be very happy to answer any questions. Jeremy Jeremy.Gibbons@cs.ox.ac.uk Oxford University Department of Computer Science, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QD, UK. +44 1865 283521 http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/jeremy.gibbons/ [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]