Lecturer in Criminology

Due to recent research success, we are currently seeking a 9 month FT Lecturer to support teaching, research and honours project supervision in the social science and criminology team in the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University. We are open to considering this position as 0.75 for 1 year. This person will be required to teach across our undergraduate suite, but particularly on the following modules: 4^th year undergraduate victimology, 2^nd year undergraduate criminological theory and MSc Current Topics in Crime on our MSc in Applied Criminology and Forensic Psychology. The person will ideally be required to start by early September 2024 or as close to this date as possible.

Edinburgh Napier University is home to forward-thinking people inspired by the world around them. We create and support personalised learning and research opportunities that develop talent and solutions that really work and matter in todays and tomorrow’s world. Edinburgh Napier University currently hosts The Scottish Institute for Policing Research, a partnership between 14 Scottish Universities, Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority.

Our REF 2021 UoA20 (Social Work and Social Policy) submission has been rated as high quality, with 84% of our research outputs rated internationally excellent or world leading (3 or 4 star) and 100% of our impact case studies scoring 3 or 4 star, indicating the significance and reach of our research and putting us top of all Scottish universities in UoA20 for impact.

The School of Applied Sciences is recognised for the quality of the educational provision we offer, the employability of our graduates and the international reputation and partnerships we have. The course draws on social sciences, law, computing and business modules, and aims to give our students an understanding of a discipline that is evolving theoretically and methodologically.

The role

We are looking to appoint one Lecturer fixed term (1 FTE for 9 months or 0.75 for a year) from early September 2024. As a Lecturer in Criminology you will join our vibrant social sciences team. You will make a significant contribution to research; be responsible for developing, designing and delivering teaching and student centred learning underpinned by academic scholarship and professional practice with your assigned areas of responsibility. These will likely include: leading two undergraduate criminology modules and a module on the MSc Applied Criminology and Forensic Psychology, contribute to the teaching to some additional modules on our BA in Criminology and BSc in Policing and Criminology, as well as provide supervision to Honours projects and MSc student theses.

About you:

• A doctoral level qualification in a relevant discipline, or close to achieving it (submission stage or ViVa)
• Demonstrable evidence of research and/or teaching specialisation in restorative justice and victimology and criminological theory.
• Evidence of a professional academic research profile that is commensurate with the stage of your career alongside a commitment to sustained continuous professional/academic development.
• Sufficient breadth and depth of experience in criminology and related subject areas to develop high quality teaching/learning and research programmes and have experience of research led teaching and/or training.
• Demonstrable evidence of teaching and learning enhancement initiatives to support the University Strategy of enhancing student experience and increasing graduate employability.

If you would like some more information or have questions about the position please contact Dr. Andrew Wooff at a.wooff@napier.ac.uk or Estelle Zinsstag at e.zinsstag@napier.ac.uk.

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