About the Role
Northeastern University London invites applications for a Lecturer in Information Systems. The appointee will teach undergraduate and postgraduate students and provide service to the discipline in line with the evolving needs and aspirations of the Faculty and University. Appointments will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated teaching and service excellence.
Responsibilities
- Development and provision of innovative and inclusive teaching in relevant areas of Information Systems at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Professional service commensurate to career stage.
- Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Provide service to the discipline in line with the evolving needs and aspirations of the Faculty and University.
Requirements
- PhD completed, or near completion (all but dissertation), or equivalent professional experience, in a relevant area.
- FHEA status, or equivalent, achieved or expected (desirable).
- Demonstrates, through evidence, excellent ability to be adaptable, innovative, and inclusive in the role as advertised with regards to teaching and service.
- Willingness and capacity to undertake continuous professional development in relation to institutionally strategic themes, including but not limited to technology, data, sustainability, and ethics.
- Ability to develop excellent educational provision in areas with significant appeal to students, including at postgraduate level, and with a focus on experiential learning.
- Flexibility and capacity to teach across a wide range of courses, where appropriate in collaboration with specialists from other disciplines.
- Teaching competency in Information Systems to Levels 4–7 (i.e., both undergraduate and postgraduate levels).
- Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills including presentation skills, both face-to-face and online.
- Excellent IT skills and evidence of supporting the integration of technologies into learning and teaching.
- Excellent time-management and organisational skills.
- Must adhere to safeguarding policies.
- Must be able to demonstrate eligibility to work in the UK.
- Applications must include a full curriculum vitae, a cover letter that sets out concisely and in ways relevant to this role how the applicant meets the person specification criteria, and a teaching statement (1 page maximum).
Skills
- Information Systems
- Financial technologies
- Data-driven humanities and social sciences
- Cognitive science
- Information visualisation
- Machine learning
- Applied engineering
- Human-Centred Computing
- Leading in the Age of AI Collaboration
- Agentic AI
- Digital Transformation
- Data Visualisation
- Innovative teaching, learning and assessment
- Supporting a wide variety of students
- Adaptable
- Innovative
- Inclusive teaching
- Continuous professional development
- Experiential learning
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Integration of technologies into learning and teaching
- Time-management
- Organisational skills
Location
- London, Devon House / Portsoken (St Katherines Dock)
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Fixed Term until 31 July 2027
Experience Level
- Commensurate with experience and qualifications
Education Level
- PhD completed, or near completion (all but dissertation), or equivalent professional experience
- FHEA status, or equivalent, achieved or expected (desirable)
Salary/Compensations
- Lecturer (G7) £42,701 to 48,035, progressing to £50,977 per annum
Benefits
- Support staff maintaining a good work/life balance
- Flexible working opportunities
- Parental leave opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme (free, confidential advice on home and work concerns)
- Optional private medical insurance
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and winter break holidays
- Access to personalised Continuous Professional Development (CPD) plans and opportunities
- Eye test reimbursement
- Access to deals and discounts for food & shopping in the local area
About the Company
- Northeastern University London (NU London) is a prestigious higher education institution based in the heart of London and is part of Northeastern University’s global campus network. Overlooking the River Thames near Tower Bridge, NU London offers academically challenging educational programmes designed to inspire innovative thinking, encourage interdisciplinary study, and provide global experiences. The bright and modern campus offers award winning, contemporary facilities for students and staff including state of the art audio visual technology in its teaching and meeting spaces.
- Inspired by excellence, infused with an energy of ideas and ability in motion, at NU London, being a part of our staff is to be a part of a collective of entrepreneurs and educators, builders and thinkers. NU London is growing quickly, offering opportunity and growth for our staff. Currently hosting 1,500 students, our aim is to have 4000 students by 2028/29.
- The Faculty of Computing, Mathematics, Engineering, and Natural Sciences (CoMENS) is undergoing significant growth at Northeastern University London. It is home to four interdisciplinary undergraduate dual-degree (in UK and US) programmes in the areas of Data Science, Data Science and Politics, Computer Science and Business, and Computer Science and Philosophy; four postgraduate programs in the areas of AI Ethics, Data Science, Computer Science, and Technology Leadership; and five degree apprenticeship programmes in the areas of AI, Data Science, Digital and Technology Solutions, and Biosciences.
- The CoMENS Faculty plays a major part in Northeastern University’s global experience program, offering undergraduate courses in Computer and Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Healthcare, striving to inspire and equip entering students to be outstanding scientists.
Equal Opportunity
- Participation in the equal opportunities section is encouraged, but voluntary.
- Applications are welcome from all sections of the community and will be judged on merit alone.
- We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
- We welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, including the Global Majority.
