[Infovis] Permanent Lecturer/Reader (tenured) in Data Vis @ University of Edinburgh

[Benjamin Bach]

Permanent Lectureship/Readership (Assistant/Associate Prof) in Data Visualization at the VisHub group (http://visualinteractivedata.github.io), School of Informatics
University of Edinburgh. 

Closing date: 12th January 2021

The position is embedded in an interdisciplinary environment at the
University of Edinburgh, spanning the School of Informatics, the new
Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) (https://efi.ed.ac.uk/ <https://efi.ed.ac.uk/>), the Centre
for Design Informatics (https://www.designinformatics.org <https://www.designinformatics.org/>), and the
VisHub / Visual+Interactive Data group
(http://visualinteractivedata.github.io <http://visualinteractivedata.github.io/>). The position aims to build
new cross-disciplinary bridges between these areas and shape a range
of current efforts in data visualisation across the University of
Edinburgh and beyond.

The successful applicant will be expected to develop a portfolio of
high quality externally-funded research, working collaboratively with
colleagues across different disciplines and with a range of external
partners (from communities, industry and government). They will be
expected to publish high quality research regularly, and to undertake
research that has societal impact, while contributing to the
interdisciplinary research environment of EFI.

The position will contribute substantially to the development and
delivery of interdisciplinary visualisation courses within new MSc
programmes in EFI and will offer supervision within the School of
Informatics. The EFI programmes will be developed to an innovative
model which includes on-campus and online delivery, interdisciplinary
connections and a project-based design. The post holder will expand
and build on an existing portfolio of teaching resources in the area
of visualisation at the University. Teaching will start in the
academic year 2021/22, with time and support before that dedicated to
course design and development.

Your skills and attributes for success:

The successful candidate will

- have a PhD,
- a track record of high-quality research demonstrated through
 publication in top tier journals and conferences, 
- the enthusiasm and ability to undertake original cross-disciplinary
 research and 
- a commitment to high quality, creative teaching.

We are looking for colleagues with energy, insight and enthusiasm who
are committed to world-leading, interdisciplinary teaching and
research.

All applications must contain the following supporting documents:

- A covering letter indicating how you meet the knowledge, skills and
 experience required for the post 
- A teaching statement, indicating your commitment to creative,
 innovative approaches 
- A five-year research and publication plan, including plans for
 attracting external research funding 
- Full CV (resume) and publication list

Further details are at the application site:

https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/313/?utm_medium=jobshare <https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/313/?utm_medium=jobshare>

Deadline: 12th January, with interviews happening in March or April.
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