Associate Professor in Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science at Durham University seek to appoint a talented individual to the role of Associate Professor. This is a permanent position. We are seeking a talented researcher with expertise in decision-making processes related to climate, environmental, economic, and policy pathways. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work is supported by Digital Twin technologies (modelling, simulations, and infrastructure), applied AI, and uncertainty quantification

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make an important contribution to the development of research in Computer Science ( ). It supports the newly founded JusTN0W initiative ( ), which takes place within the Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy ( ). JusTN0W aims to develop a world-leading interdisciplinary work programme, to research sustainable and just solutions for accelerated decarbonisation of economies. The university has committed to invest £5M over four years in this groundbreaking project.

The successful candidate will play a leading role in the development of this new initiative, dedicating the first four years primarily to this work. They will benefit from a reduced teaching load and a startup travel budget to support high-quality research, grant applications, and initiatives to engage other staff in JusTN0W-related opportunities. After four years, the appointment will be reviewed based on grant income and may transition to a primarily research role or an Education and Research Track position with a standard teaching load.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing you unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our Department pages at

The Department of Computer Science is one of the UK's leading Computer Science departments, with an outstanding reputation in research, teaching, and student employability. Our internationally recognised research covers Algorithms and Complexity, Artificial Intelligence and Human Systems, Networks, Scientific Computing and Vision, Imaging and Visualisation. There is a lively research culture with many visitors and events, and collaborations locally, nationally and internationally. In the recent UK research assessment exercise REF2021 we improved by six places in the ranking. The Department has recently grown rapidly, and now has more than 50 permanent members of academic staff. The Department has a proud tradition of excellence in its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The Department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award.

The role is full-time, but we will consider requests for flexible working arrangements including potential job shares.