Lecturer in Policing and Criminal Justice

This post is full time and permanent, working 35 hours per week.

Westminster Law School is a large, vibrant and diverse community of scholarship, learning and practice located in central London.

The School is looking to appoint a Lecturer in Policing. The successful candidate will contribute to the development and delivery of our unique new degree in policing, and other programmes in law and criminal justice, as well as our emerging research and knowledge exchange activities in these fields. The School aims to become a leading provider of professionally focused and ethically informed policing studies, training the police officers, leaders and specialists of the future, while providing an ethical and policy-focused research framework to inform the profession. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with a transformative vision of professional education in policing and of professional policing practice itself. 

The successful candidate will be a full academic member of the broader Law School which is home to a growing number of connected disciplines, including criminal justice and criminal procedure, as well as numerous academic and professional law courses at all levels. The candidate would also join a broader interdisciplinary College which houses numerous scholars of policing studies and criminology, and connected fields. Candidates from both a research and/or professional policing background with are encouraged to apply. As part of the role you will be encouraged to develop your own professional and/or research profile, and will be supported in this regard. 

We particularly encourage applications from candidates who share our commitment to changing the world through brilliant teaching and cutting-edge research. The School houses a diverse academic and professional community, and is home to numerous flagship centres of research and practice, which are leading hubs of expertise and public engagement. These include the Centre for Law, Society and Popular Culture; the Law and Theory Lab; International Law at Westminster; the Centre for Law, Gender, Race and Sexuality; the Centre on the Legal Profession; and the Westminster Legal Advice Clinic. 

The School is proud of, and committed to, the diversity of its academic community, and candidates from all professional, personal, intellectual and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are happy to consider fractional appointments and job-share arrangements.

Informal queries can be directed to:

Professor Luke Mason, Head of Westminster Law School (l.mason@westminster.ac.uk) 

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply' above. Further information can be found in the job description and person specification, which can be accessed through this link too.

At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders.

We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.

The University has adopted Smart Working principles to support and further our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion aims of being an inclusive, collaborative and flexible employer. Further details of Smart Working can be discussed at interview stage.

Closing date: midnight on 1 November 2024

Interviews are likely to be held on: 11 November 2024

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk

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