Professorship of Computer Science

Job title:

Professorship of Computer Science

Company:

University of Oxford

Job description

Professorship of Computer ScienceDepartment of Computer Science in association with St John’s CollegeThe Department of Computer Science and St John’s College are delighted to offer this opportunity for an outstanding researcher of high international standing with a track record of research that has significantly influenced the field of Computer Science, and who can demonstrate the vision, leadership and enthusiasm to maintain and develop an internationally leading research programme in computer science, and to further the academic and strategic development of the Department.This post is a statutory professorship. Statutory professors have a world-leading research reputation and exercise broad academic leadership across their department and college, and more widely in their subject at national and international level. The previous holder of this chair was Georg Gottlob.The University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science has broad strengths across the spectrum of computer science from theoretical computer science to systems and applications. It is one of the country’s leading computer science departments and is ranked first in a number of international rankings.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding, internationally recognised researcher in computer science, with a proven record of research achievement. They will establish and lead a research team in their area of expertise and will also play a leading role in further developing computer science at Oxford.The professorship is available with effect from 1 September 2025. The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon UK time on Monday 10 March 2025. Interviews are expected to be held on 22 and 23 May 2025.Informal enquiries are welcome and may be made in strict confidence to the Head of Department, Professor Leslie Ann Goldberg ( ).Pay Scale : PROFESSOR (A20)

Expected salary

Location

Oxford

Job date

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 06:33:18 GMT

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