Lecturer in Forensic Psychology (Teaching Focussed)

Full Time, Permanent 

Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in Forensic Psychology in the Department of Law and Criminology. There is one full time permanent lecturer post available. The Department of Law and Criminology is part of the School of Law and Social Sciences, alongside the Departments of Economics and Politics, International Relations and Philosophy. We are forward thinking, multidisciplinary and research active. We offer undergraduate programmes in Law, Criminology & Psychology, Criminology & Sociology and Social Science, together with Masters programmes in Forensic Psychology, Consumption, Culture & Marketing, Social Work, and Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies. We are also home to an energetic postgraduate research student community.   

We seek an outstanding teacher to join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team. This position will be teaching focussed and will be in the area of forensic psychology. 

The position will require the teaching of undergraduate quantitative research methods in criminology and psychology and the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate projects.  We are also keen to develop our teaching portfolio and the ability to contribute to both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including the supervision of doctoral students and the development of specialist options to reflect specific areas of expertise, is sought. Applicants should possess the broad range of skills needed to teach effectively. We also expect academic leadership and an effective contribution to programme or department administration or projects improving the student experience. 

The post is available from February 2023 or soon thereafter and is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

We offer a vibrant and supportive environment, in an internationally recognised and multidisciplinary academic group. We have a strong research culture and good links with legal and Criminal Justice agencies and the NHS, as well as government and charitable organisations. Further information on the School and the Department can be found at: 

https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/law/

To view further details of this post and to apply please visit https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk. The Human Resources Department can be contacted with queries by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Joel Harvey, UG Education Lead on joel.harvey@rhul.ac.uk 

Please quote the reference: 1222-540

Closing Date: 23:59, 22 December 2022

Interview Date: TBC

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