Lecturer in Social Work

Ref No: 12325

School/Service: Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Sciences

Salary: £35,333 - £40,931

Terms of Contract: Indefinite

Contract Type: Full Time

Closing date: 15 January 2023.

Solent University has an ambitious research and knowledge exchange enabling strategy intended to ensure that the success of our students is shaped and inspired by our research and knowledge exchange. Building on our strengthening REF submissions, we are developing our research distinctiveness. In the next 5 years we intend to further grow our research culture by focusing on our core strengths and expertise within our research themes of environment, social issues and policy, sport and exercise science, and media and culture, and our knowledge exchange priorities of maritime, sustainable business, social justice, health and wellbeing, student entrepreneurship, and engineering.

We would like to recruit a candidate who shares these research and knowledge exchange ambitions and can contribute to the research culture at Solent, joining our active research community. In your role, you will be supported to be involved in research, knowledge exchange and scholarly activity. 

The Department of Social Sciences and Nursing are seeking to recruit a Lecturer in Social Work to be part of the long standing and successful Social Work team at Solent University, a programme that has been established at Solent University Southampton for 30 years. The successful applicant will support the delivery of teaching on our successful BA Social Work degree as well as contribute to programmes across the department, including the health play specialism. With an emphasis on creative pedagogy the social work programme works with local partners. Our work is professionally recognised and accredited by Social Work England.

We are looking for candidates who share a commitment to a diverse and inclusive learning environment that encourages discussion, debate, shared learning, and interdisciplinary co-operation. 

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Professor Philippa Velija, Head of Department for Social Sciences and Nursing; philippa.velija@solent.ac.uk

Solent University offers an excellent benefits package. More Information.

We are Confident. We are Progressive. We are Inclusive. We Are Solent.

Apply link: https://www.solent.ac.uk/about/working-at-solent

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