Assistant Professor (Education)

Hours: Part Time (22.5 hours per week)

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to January 2026

Role Summary

The Department of Social Work and Social Care has a long-established tradition and national and international reputation for its excellence in teaching and research. Our social work programmes have a strong emphasis on social justice and seek to develop in students a passion for social work, intellectual understanding and personal insight and integrity.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, thoughtful, and collaborative colleague with education experience in Social Work and Social Care who will enhance the Department through their experience/research and innovative teaching, promoting effective student engagement. It is desirable that applicants are registered with Social Work England as a qualified social worker or an equivalent international body.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop an exciting, innovative and research informed curriculum, delivering high quality teaching across a range of social work subjects. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and will be expected to contribute to course management and academic administrative duties. You will have a strong commitment to continuing professional development and to inter-professional and international social work perspectives.

This fixed appointment which covers a period of maternity will primarily provide substantive support to the delivery and administration of our Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) courses.

Person Specification

• Normally, a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications
• Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning/research
• Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels
• Eligibility to register with Social Work England or equivalent professional body is desirable
• Current or previous experience of working as a warranted AMHP is essential

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Makhan Shergill, Head of Department Social Work & Social Care, email: m.shergill@bham.ac.uk.

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 13/02/2025

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