Lecturer in Criminology

Location: Greenwich Campus

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Maternity cover 01/01/2025 to 01/10/2025

The School of Law and Criminology is situated in the historic world heritage site of the Old Royal Naval College. The school is home to over 1,700 students, studying on our undergraduate BSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology; BA Criminology and Criminal Justice; MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology; MSc Criminology, Gender and Sexualities; and MA Applied Criminology, as well as our suite of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Law. The school places the student experience at the heart of its approach to teaching and pastoral care and consistently scores extremely well in student satisfaction surveys.

We are looking to recruit a Lecturer in Criminology for a 10-month Maternity cover post. This vacancy offers an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and committed academic to complement our existing team by making an outstanding contribution to the teaching and research at the School of Law and Criminology in the University of Greenwich. 

You will work closely with the dedicated criminology team to help to continue the School of Law and Criminology’s progress as a centre of teaching and research excellence. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver innovative teaching in a range of areas relating to our BSc and MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology. We are specifically interested in candidates who would be able to lead and teach modules such as Psychology, Development and Crime, Criminal Investigative Psychology and Social Forensic Psychology.  In conjunction to teaching on these subjects we are also interested in candidates with a developing or established research profile that complements the school’s research interests.  

You must be able to demonstrate a strong teaching profile and a proven commitment to the student experience, including supporting students’ wellbeing. A PhD in Criminology or related field or Appropriate professional qualification is essential, as is energy, enthusiasm, and a commitment to play a full and active role in the life of the School of Law and Criminology.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Alexandra Fanghanel, Academic Portfolio Lead for Undergraduate Criminology Programmes on a.n.d.fanghanel@greenwich.ac.uk   

Should you have any queries please contact the People Directorate Team on peopleoperationsflas@greenwich.ac.uk 

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. This includes but is not limited to situations where we receive a high volume of applications or where there is change in our operational needs.

We are looking for people who can help us achieve our Strategic Plan, through the values we expect for our whole university community, of being Inclusive, Collaborative and Impactful.

Employment Visa: Under the UK Government Points Based System scheme this role does not meet the criteria to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker Route application. 

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

Closing Date: Sunday 05 January 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

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