Lecturer in Cyber Security and Computer Networks (fixed term - 12 months)

Sheffield Hallam University; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Full time

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Job summary

Sheffield Hallam University is seeking a Lecturer in Cyber Security and Computer Networks on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will contribute to delivering innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, drawing on industry consultancy and knowledge exchange to enrich teaching.

The role emphasises applied, project-based learning, engagement with external partners, and developing scholarship in teaching and learning while supporting regional businesses to enhance cyber resilience.

Qualifications

• Good honours degree (UK 2.1 or 1st Class) or equivalent professional qualification or experience.
• Postgraduate qualification and/or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline.
• Postgraduate teaching qualification (PG Cert or HEA fellowship) or a commitment to complete one.
• Experience of teaching, training, supervision or professional practice involving the development of others, using inclusive and evidence-informed approaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of critical, practical and theoretical issues relevant to cyber security.
• Experience of contributing to professional or academic projects e.g. research innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE)/ industry or creative projects, and/or scholarship aligned with responsible and open RIKE practices.
• Experience of working within complex regulatory or professional environments (e.g. academic or professional standards, policies and procedures).
• Evidence of sustained and reflective professional development, with engagement in practice or scholarship and an emerging contribution to academic or professional activity.
• Ability to design and deliver innovative, high-quality, inclusive and engaging learning experiences across a range of teaching mediums, informed by current practice and using evidence, feedback and data to enhance student engagement and outcomes.
• Ability to inspire, challenge and support diverse student groups and colleagues, applying inclusive, equitable and evidence‑informed approaches that contribute to student engagement and success.
• Ability to support and, where appropriate, lead the work of others, including line management where required, contributing to performance, development and delivery of academic activity.
• Excellent team working skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues to support academic delivery, and provide support, guidance and emerging mentorship to colleagues, partners and students.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to a range of audiences.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and plan, organise and lead the coordination and delivery of academic activities and provision, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Ability to support student engagement, wellbeing and progression through effective academic guidance, advising and signposting, contributing to positive student outcomes and experience.
• Ability to contribute to and develop scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and research, in line with university priorities and personal development ambitions, and to support their integration with teaching and learning, enhancing academic delivery and student success.
• Ability to contribute to income generation (e.g. through enhanced student recruitment and retention; contribution to RIKE funding bids etc).
• Ability to engage with external partners and professional networks, and contribute to wider academic or organisational priorities through participation in relevant groups and activities.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in support of academic delivery.
• Proficient in the use of IT systems; awareness and capability to learn and use new technologies, digital tools/platforms and specialist equipment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop undergraduate and postgraduate cyber security courses.
• Engage with industry through consultancy and knowledge exchange.
• Translate real-world experience into teaching.
• Support regional businesses in cyber resilience.
• Adopt an applied, project-based approach to learning.
• Contribute to RIKE initiatives and related academic activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Planning & organisation

Inclusive teaching

Mentorship

Adaptability

IT proficiency

Public speaking

Leadership

Student engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification

Postgraduate teaching qualification or HEA fellowship

Job description

Lecturer in Cyber Security and Computer Networks (fixed term - 12 months)

We are seeking an outstanding individual who is passionate about their discipline, to make an academic contribution as a Lecturer in the subject area of Cyber Security on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Having achieved the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) full certification for excellence in Cyber Security for our MSc Cyber Security, your contribution to the more technical areas of teaching will be highly valued. You will bring experience of industry consultancy or knowledge exchange, including supporting businesses towards recognised cyber security certifications such as Cyber Essentials, along with the ability to translate this practical, real-world experience into teaching that reflects current industry expectations.

The range of courses and subjects taught will enable myriad opportunities to grow and develop your portfolio of knowledge in the discipline. You will contribute to the delivery and development of our innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, helping to equip the next generation of Cyber Security practitioners. You will have the opportunity to engage directly with industry through consultancy and knowledge exchange activity, including supporting regional businesses in achieving cyber resilience and capability.

We are very proud of our work environment, undergraduates, postgraduates, and research students work together alongside academic and support staff. The way we teach here is non-traditional, you will not be handed a menu of content to serve up to the students. Instead, we follow an applied, project-based approach to learning.

• Good honours degree (i.e. UK 2.1 or 1st Class), or equivalent professional qualification or experience in a relevant discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification and/or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline.
• Postgraduate teaching qualification (PG Cert or HEA fellowship) or a commitment to complete one.
• Experience of teaching, training, supervision or professional practice involving the development of others, using inclusive and evidence-informed approaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of critical, practical and theoretical issues relevant to cyber security.
• Experience of contributing to professional or academic projects e.g. research innovation and knowledge exchange (RIKE)/ industry or creative projects, and/or scholarship aligned with responsible and open RIKE practices.
• Experience of working within complex regulatory or professional environments (e.g. academic or professional standards, policies and procedures).
• Evidence of sustained and reflective professional development, with engagement in practice or scholarship and an emerging contribution to academic or professional activity.
• Ability to design and deliver innovative, high-quality, inclusive and engaging learning experiences across a range of teaching mediums, informed by current practice and using evidence, feedback and data to enhance student engagement and outcomes.
• Ability to inspire, challenge and support diverse student groups and colleagues, applying inclusive, equitable and evidence‑informed approaches that contribute to student engagement and success.
• Ability to support and, where appropriate, lead the work of others, including line management where required, contributing to performance, development and delivery of academic activity.
• Excellent team working skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues to support academic delivery, and provide support, guidance and emerging mentorship to colleagues, partners and students.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to a range of audiences.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and plan, organise and lead the coordination and delivery of academic activities and provision, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Ability to support student engagement, wellbeing and progression through effective academic guidance, advising and signposting, contributing to positive student outcomes and experience.
• Ability to contribute to and develop scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and research, in line with university priorities and personal development ambitions, and to support their integration with teaching and learning, enhancing academic delivery and student success.
• Ability to contribute to income generation (e.g. through enhanced student recruitment and retention; contribution to RIKE funding bids etc).
• Ability to engage with external partners and professional networks, and contribute to wider academic or organisational priorities through participation in relevant groups and activities.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in support of academic delivery.
• Proficient in the use of IT systems; awareness and capability to learn and use new technologies, digital tools/platforms and specialist equipment.

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Company: Sheffield Hallam University

Salary: £40,704 to £45,641 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Sheffield, S1 1WB

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 19 Oct 2026

Closing date: 3 Nov 2026

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