Lecturer or University Teacher in Policing

At Leeds Trinity University, we aspire to make a difference to the people, the professions, and the places that we serve, and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our University community. We are ranked top in Yorkshire for learning community and pride ourselves on being the University where our students are a name, not just a number. The University has a distinctive, employability-focused educational offer and works closely with employers to address the skills needs of today’s workforce. Applications are invited for the following post:

Hours of Work: Full-time (1.0fte) – 2 posts available

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic, collaborative, high performing members of staff to contribute to our professional policing programmes. We currently deliver the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) and the Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice (the ‘Degree Holder Entry programme’ - DHEP) in partnership with West Yorkshire Police. We are expanding our provision to include undergraduate and post graduate programmes and the roles will assist in their delivery. We invite candidates from a range of professional and academic backgrounds including police studies, criminology, and other social sciences, with flexibility on the type of contract we can offer to suit applicants with different backgrounds and requirements.    

These posts will contribute to the development and delivery of the programmes. The ability to teach core areas across all levels is essential. We welcome applications from candidates who have research backgrounds in a related area of study, or the equivalent in applied evidence-based practice in their professional experience. The ability to work as an effective team member, contributing to the provision of high-quality teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate levels, is essential.  

These posts will provide ideal opportunities to support the further development of these areas of provision at Leeds Trinity University, contributing to teaching on our developing programmes in Criminology, Investigation and Policing, knowledge exchange (UT), and research activity and postgraduate studies (L). Further information about our courses can be found at: https://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/study/work-based-learning/police-officer-education/

Applicants can select in their application whether they wish to be considered for Lecturer or University Teacher. If an applicant wishes to be considered for more than one post, they should contact jobs@leedstrinity.ac.uk once they have submitted their application to advise of this. These posts will be subject to a West Yorkshire Police vetting check. 

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5^th April 2023 

Interviews for this post are expected to take place on Friday 28^th April 2023 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Tony Blockley, Head of School – Criminology, Investigation and Policing t.blockley@leedstrinity.ac.uk 

Further details and the online application are available, click 'Apply' above. 

If you have any queries about the application process, please email jobs@leedstrinity.ac.uk or call 0113 283 7130. 

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented at this level within the University: Women, LGBT+ and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements. 

Advert information