Lecturer

Be part of the dynamic development of Sociology social policy and Criminology at the University of Southampton.

We are seeking to appoint a criminologist as Lecturer to expand our vibrant academic Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology (permanent/tenure track).

Ranked 4^th in the UK for research quality (REF2021 UoA20), our research community holds a world-leading reputation for research that addresses global, national, and local challenges, informs policy, and makes a real difference to people and society. Successful candidates will share our ambition for producing quality agenda-setting research, pursue grants and fellowships from national and international funders, and play an active part in our academic community. They will also share our aspirations to foster and maintain a collegiate, supportive, and inclusive culture of research and education. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants with interests in digital criminology or criminological psychology, although candidates with excellent/developing research trajectories from any area of the discipline are encouraged to apply. The post will also invole teaching on our excellent and growing criminology programmes (recently ranked UK 4th by The Times). Willingness to teach across the discipline is an advantage.

The successful applicant will also receive an attractive range of employee benefits, in addition to reduced starter workload, mentoring and professional development opportunities. The School of Economic, Social and Political Sciences, in which the department is located, is an inclusive, welcoming and collegiate professional environment. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and have plans to build on our Athena SWAN Bronze award to maintain this commitment. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities and those from poorer/less educationally advantaged backgrounds. We are also proud to have recently been awarded the Race Equality Charter Bronze award, commended for our commitment to improving race equality across the University community.   

Committed to supporting our teaching and research community we are open to a flexible working approach.  With an understanding that there is a need to be on campus for teaching duties we are open to a hybrid approach.  We give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly including part-time and those who have taken a career break. Proud to be a founding signatory of the Athena Swan gender equality charter we hold an institutional Silver award.

As well as additional benefits that will make your life easier, such as a generous holiday allowance and additional university closure days. We will support your long-term future too, with access to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), subsidised health and fitness facilities and a range of discounts.  

As a university we aim to create an inclusive environment that attracts, supports and retains the best students and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences from across the world. We are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work.

For more information about our activities, please visit our main website at https://www.southampton.ac.uk/sociology/ 

If you've any further questions, please contact the Head of Department, Professor Pete Fussey p.j.fussey@southampton.ac.uk

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