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"The appointment will be on UCL Grade 10. The salary range will be Negotiable on the professorial scale, but not less than £67,147 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
"The nature of the crime and security problems we face has transformed in recent years and continues to change rapidly. Most obviously, the digital revolution has created new challenges in the form of cybercrime and other cybersecurity threats, while developments such as the Dark Web and the Internet of Things are exposing new problems. But the issue is wider than digital technologies: developments, for example, in nanotechnology, robotics and cybernetics are creating new opportunities that can be exploited for criminal and terrorist purposes. And nor do the new threats solely involve technological developments: social changes associated with population growth, changing migration patterns, and climate change all have the potential to drive crime and insecurity in as yet largely unforeseen ways.
"These new threats require new, pre-emptive responses. It is with this mission in mind that the Dawes Centre for Future Crime is being established. Funded initially by a grant of £3.7m from the Dawes Trust, the Centre will have the dual purpose of identifying emergent crime and security threats and developing and recommending pre-emptive measures. It will produce cutting-edge research driven by a commitment to real world impact, scientific rigour, and multidisciplinarity across the social, physical, computer and engineering sciences. On the basis of this research, it will work with end users such as police and related agencies to develop new ways to prevent crime and tackle offending through increased disruption or detection.
"We are seeking someone who is excited by the challenge of establishing and building a new and unique research Centre, and who has the enthusiasm and entrepreneurial skills to make it happen. Appointed as Director of the Dawes Centre for Future Crime and Professor in the Department of Security and Crime Science, the successful candidate will be passionate about the problem of future crime and will have a clear vision of what the Centre will become and a plan of how to get there. The person may come from a social or technical science background, but will be committed to broadly-based multidisciplinarity and have the capacity to foster research across diverse fields. They will have an exceptional international research profile including a track record of high impact publications and research funding.
"UCL Reference: 1549591
"Applicants should apply online. To access further details about the position and how to apply please click on the ‘Apply’ button below.
"Further information can be obtained from the Director of the Jill Dando Institute, Professor Richard Wortley ( r.wortley@ucl.ac.uk ).
"If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Nick McGhee ( n.mcghee@ucl.ac.uk , +44 (0)20 3108 8217).
"Latest time for the submission of applications: 23:59.
"Interview Date: tbc
"We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level."
