Associate Professor in Systems and Networks

Ref Number

B04-06743

Professional Expertise

Academic

Department

UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

£68,284-£76,244

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

17-Dec-2025

JD_Param11

Yes

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Yes

UCL is one of the top-rated research institutions in the world, and currently the top recipient of Horizon 2020 funding in Europe. As of 2025, 32 Nobel Laureates and 3 Fields Medalists were UCL affiliates. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation, UCL was ranked second in research power, with 93% of its research graded as world-leading and internationally excellent.

The Department of Computer Science is one of the best in the UK and worldwide for computer science, based on the REF’21 and QS’22 evaluations. In the latest REF (2021) it emerged 1st in England for research power and 2nd in the UK by a measure of the average research score multiplied by the volume of staff submissions. We are a large department, with over 170 academic and teaching staff, and the department sits at the nexus of a broad range of interdisciplinary collaborations across UCL. For further information about the Department, please visit Department of Computer Science.

The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the following duties:

• To teach at undergraduate and graduate level in areas allocated by the Head of Department or Director of Studies and reviewed from time to time by the Head of Department.
• To carry out research and produce publications, or other research outputs, in line with personal objectives agreed in the Staff review process.
• To carry out research, teaching and administration within the Department, especially in the areas of Computer Systems and Networking.
• To obtain research funding support.
• To engage with the broader scholarly and professional communities.
• To supervise or assist with supervision of undergraduate, taught graduate (Masters) or research graduate (MPhil/MRes/PhD/EngD) students.

For further information, please see the attached job description.

This position comes with an additional market supplement of £20,000 per annum, pro rata. For information on UCL's salary scales, please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/employees/pay-benefits/salary-scales

Potential candidates are welcome to contact Dr. Ran Ben Basat (r.benbasat@ucl.ac.uk ) to discuss the position.

To apply for this role, we are requesting you send us the following documents:

• Your CV
• A statement of research interests (no longer than six sides of A4 paper).
• A statement of teaching interests (no longer than two sides of A4 paper).
• A covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the position.
• Names and contact details of three reference letter writers.

We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. Please visithttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies/2021/jun/conditions-service-academic-staff for more information.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following criteria:

• A strong knowledge of the subject area (Computer Systems and Networking) combined with a broad subject background enabling contributions to teaching programmes
• A Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field
• Research in computer science
• Engagement with scholarly/professional community

For the full list of essential and desirable person specification criteria, please refer to the attached job description.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also off some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (Including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days) Hybrid working
• Final Salary Pension
• Scheme Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact the Computer Science staffing team at computerscience.hr@ucl.ac.uk .

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the Computer Science staffing team at computerscience.hr@ucl.ac.uk .

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

We are proud to be the first computer science department in the UK to hold an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality.You can read more about UCL Computer Science's commitment to EDI here: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | Faculty of Engineering

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about UCL's commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: Think differently, do differently. | Office of the President and Provost (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) - UCL – University College London

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