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As long as you meet the essential criteria in the person specification, not having experience of working in an academic setting will not preclude you from being shortlisted.

The Role

Join an applied research centre that aims to contribute to the safety and security of individuals, communities, and society in the UK and across the globe.

The Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence & Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC) is looking for a software developer to play a key role developing new and contemporary technologies for security across a range of CENTRIC’s projects.

You will be working as part of a dedicated project team and with European partners (including UK and European Law Enforcement Agencies) within CENTRIC contributing to the development of software tools and applications. You will be involved in all stages of the software development lifecycle from project definition and requirements elicitation through to development and full-scale piloting within a law enforcement environment.

CENTRIC operates in fields such as terrorism, organised crime, open source intelligence, international law enforcement, border management, resilience, and humanitarian assistance. In each of these fields the kinds of software CENTRIC develops spans the domains of situational awareness, social media monitoring, data analytics, virtual reality training, and mobile applications.

You will also develop strong links with universities, law enforcement agencies, intergovernmental organisations, and industry, and the opportunity to work closely with researchers and practitioners with a wide range of technical expertise.

The Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Intelligence, Resilience and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC)

CENTRIC is a multidisciplinary, security-focused research centre, located at Sheffield Hallam University. By collaborating with a number of academic, law enforcement, government and industry partners from across the EU, CENTRIC’s objective is to address issues and provide solutions to some of Europe’s most pressing contemporary security challenges.

CENTRIC aims to provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, policymakers and the public to focus on applied research in the security domain. The Centre’s activities are firmly underpinned by due consideration for citizen perspectives, the interests and engagement of all end-users, as well as key societal and relevant ethical issues.

Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of age, pregnancy and maternity, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.

For this job we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area at Sheffield Hallam.

The role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route so if you are an international applicant, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK.

Our benefits

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment. To find out more, please visit  The Hallam Deal: Your Benefits.

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