Lecturer (Practice Learning)

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent) - from August 2025

The opportunity:

You will provide leadership in practice learning to develop Social Work within Edinburgh, Scotland and beyond. Practice learning is a central component of social work education; it is vital, therefore, that the post holder not only contribute to and manage the delivery and organisation of practice learning programmes (UG, PG and post-qualifying), but also develop an impact profile for practice learning within the local and global context.

This post is open ended from August 2025.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote within the UK and regular on-campus working.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A relevant degree and/or a professional profile with demonstrable achievements in teaching and learning in Practice Learning in Social Work 
• A relevant social work qualification and practice experience in social work/social care and experience of knowledge exchange.
• Ability to design and deliver effective programmes in practice learning and to effectively manage integrated curricula and assessment.
• Extensive experience of developing and applying theory, models and methods as appropriate to Social Work.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills and ability to develop and maintain networks, and successfully negotiate arrangements with internal and external stakeholders.
• Full awareness of regulatory frameworks and regulations governing social work education, internal and external to the University.

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