Senior Lecturer in Computing and Digital Apprenticeships
Full Time (37 hrs per week) – Permanent Contract
Location: High Wycombe campus
Salary - £44, to £56, per annum
Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to
fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education, and in doing
the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s why our BNU community
is a special place to work and study, and where people who want to make a difference can
contribute and succeed.
Our University’s DRIVE values and are at the heart of all that we do. We are united in being
dynamic, responsible, inclusive, visionary and empowering to ensure that we provide the
best experience to our learners and offer excellent service to our partners and to each other
as colleagues. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our
mission.
This exciting role within the College of Creative Arts, Technology and Engineering is for a Senior Lecturer in Computing and Digital Apprenticeships to teach on our undergraduate and postgraduate computing programmes as well as on our three-year Digital Technology Solutions Professional Apprenticeship degree programme. The apprenticeship programme is designed for current or aspiring practitioners in the IT related areas covered by the apprenticeship standard for Digital and Technology Solutions Professional. Within this context, it is designed for professionals who provide technology enabled solutions to internal and/or external customers in a range of areas including software, business and systems analysis, cyber security, data analysis and network infrastructure. We are particularly looking for talented individuals with experience of:
1. Front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, front-end frameworks – e.g. React, Angular, Vue)
2. Back-end software development (e.g. Java, C++, C#, Python, Node.JS, PHP, SQL, Postman or equivalent)
3. Mobile app development, including Progressive Web Apps (e.g. React Native, Flutter, Swift, Kotlin)
4. Cloud Computing (AWS or Azure)
5. Cyber Security and InfoSec
6. Modern Software Engineering practices (including Agile/Scrum, Test Automation, CI/CD)
7. Technical / Digital leadership
Depending on the programme, teaching will be face-to-face with some online delivery
What we offer:
• a generous holiday entitlement (35 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure
days)
• Hybrid working (dependent on business needs)
• training & development support opportunities
• contributory pension scheme
• discounted gym membership for our on-site gym
• a range of staff discounts with major retailers.