Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Policing

Job reference: HUM-021765
Location: Manchester
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 27/04/2023
Salary: (Lecturer) £39,592 to £54,421 or (Senior Lecturer ) £56,048 to £66,890 per annum, depending on experience
Employment type: Permanent
Faculty/Organisation: Humanities
Division: Criminology
Hours Per Week: Full time
Contract Duration: From 1 August 2023
School / Directorate: School of Social Sciences

The Criminology department sits within the School of Social Sciences and is a research-oriented department delivering excellent teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students.  To further strengthen our research and teaching portfolio, in line with our strategic objectives, the department wishes to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Policing.

We are seeking to complement the strengths in our department with a new appointment and to further enhance the quality of our future research. Areas of research excellence include financial crime, compliance and regulation; drugs (markets, consumption, policy); violence and its aftermath; prisons, punishment and policing; and inequalities connected to offending and victimization. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose research focus includes digitally facilitated crime and deviance, and on criminological research taking in global perspectives.

Applicants for the Senior Lecturer post must have a relevant PhD or equivalent, or as Lecturer be near completion, and demonstrate the ability to produce high quality publications in the area of policing. Applicants must be able to meet flexible curricular and teaching needs, and demonstrate capability to contribute organisationally to the wider School community. Applicants should have experience of delivering research-informed teaching in a university setting.

The School is strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for gender equality in higher education. The School holds a Bronze Award which recognises our good practice in relation to gender; including flexible working arrangements, family-friendly policies, and support to allow staff achieve a good work-life balance. All appointment will be made on merit.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Blended working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Head of Criminology, Professor Judith Aldridge

Email: judith.aldridge@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Further particulars including job description and person specification are available on the University of Manchester website - click on the 'Apply' button above to find out more

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