Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Military Information Systems (5422)
Organisation: Cranfield University
Faculty or Department: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Based at: Shrivenham, Oxfordshire - Cranfield Defence and Security
Hours of work: 14.8 - 22.2 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: For Lecturer - Salary level 6 – range £49,735 to £59,837 per annum with potential progression to £72,471 per annum. For Senior Lecturer - Salary level 7 – range £62,220 to £71,959 per annum with potential progression to £88,001 per annum.
Posted Date: 12/11/2026
Apply by: 26/11/2026
Role Description
We welcome applications from passionate, skilled, committed individuals to join our team.
About the Role
Cranfield University is seeking a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer to lead the design, development and delivery of this key area within the MSc Battlespace Technology Course (BTC), delivered in collaboration with the Defence Academy. You will deliver engaging, research-informed teaching to military students, ensuring content remains current with evolving military technology and defence requirements. You will contribute to course enhancement, student support and wider teaching and scholarship activities across Cranfield Defence and Security. At Senior Lecturer level, you will also provide leadership in course management, business development, proposal preparation and consultancy.
About You
You will have a relevant PhD or a degree and/or Master’s in Information Systems or a related discipline, alongside significant military or industry experience in the use of information systems in the field. You will bring experience in postgraduate teaching, course and module development, assessment and student supervision, with knowledge of UK higher education practices and pedagogical approaches for experienced adult learners. A PGCert in Academic Practice or equivalent (FHEA for Senior Lecturer), or willingness to obtain this, is required. Knowledge of UK Armed Forces information systems, particularly Land, and membership of a relevant professional body are desirable.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.
How to apply
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor Andrew Shortland at a.shortland@cranfield.ac.uk.
Apply online now. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: peoplerecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 5422.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 26 November 2026
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
