Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Professional Policing

Job Description Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Professional Policing - English.pdf

Job Description Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Professional Policing - Welsh.pdf

Location: Cyncoed Campus

Contractual hours: 37

Job category/type: Academic

Job description

In 2020, the University was named The Sunday Times ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’; in 2021 it became the Times Higher Education ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2022’; and in 2022 it was ranked the top university in the UK in the People and Planet Green League.

If you have a record of achievement that demonstrates the commitment, aptitude and enthusiasm to contribute to our global learning community through excellent teaching, scholarship, research and innovation, along with a shared passion for our values and vision, we look forward to receiving your application. We are particularly keen to hear from, and to support, applicants who will help develop our research standing and who will enhance the diversity of our university, our community and our partnerships.

Principal duties and responsibilities

You will be required to make a significant contribution to the delivery of our taught portfolio contributing to the delivery of BSc (Hons) Criminology. The post holder, contingent on staffing needs, may also be required to develop, deliver, and contribute to courses on the BA (Hons) Professional Policing programme or MSc in Criminology and Criminal Investigations and other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience.

Enthusiastic about student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, including programme management as required, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. You will also make a significant contribution to employability, and professional engagement with relevant internal and external organisations, at a regional, national and international level.

You will be expected to contribute to the research profile of the department and to meet the qualitative and quantitative requirements for submission to the next Research Excellence Framework.

What we are looking for

• An in-depth knowledge of specialist subject and professional area.
• An in-depth understanding of pedagogy. 
• An in-depth understanding of research/enterprise and scholarly activity
• Ability to design, develop and deliver a range of programmes at various levels.
• Ability to review programme design on a regular basis to ensure compliance with quality standards and academic regulations and to make alterations where appropriate.
• Ability to contribute to the achievement of the School Development Plan and the institutions strategic planning processes.
• Ability to develop research objectives, prepare proposals, carry out independent research, referee and contribute to peer assessment.
• Ability to identify opportunities for strategic development/improvement g. research projects, new courses, consultancy.
• Ability to identify (through the analysis of appropriate management information) areas requiring improved performance g. student numbers, student satisfaction.
• Experience of HE teaching or equivalent.
• Experience of providing academic leadership and first line support/mentoring for other colleagues.
• Experience of engaging in pedagogic and practitioner research.
• A good honours degree.
• Doctoral qualification or equivalent professional qualification within the sector.
• Ability to achieve Fellow Status as part of the Higher Education Academy’s Professional Recognition scheme, within agreed timescales (as soon as is practicably possible and definitely within three years of commencement of employment).

If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Dan Williams, Programme Director, BSc Criminology, at DWilliams4@cardiffmet.ac.uk or Nick Louis, Programme Director, MSc Criminology and Criminal Investigations, at NLouis@cardiffmet.ac.uk.

Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.

The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.

Further information

Please visit our staff recruitment website for information about working for us, our culture, benefits, work-life balance and our career progression and development opportunities.

Manylion y swydd

Teitl y swydd: Uwch Ddarlithydd mewn Troseddeg a Phlismona Proffesiynol

Cyfeirnod y swydd: 23REQ0002822

Dyddiad cau ar gyfer ymgeisio: 11/06/2024

Lleoliad: Campws Cyncoed

Cyflog: Gradd 8AB, £51,283 - £59,421 y flwyddyn pro rata

Pecyn: Parhaol 

Oriau cytundebol: 37

Sail: Llawn Amser

Math/categori swydd: Academaidd

Disgrifiad swydd

Yn 2020 cafodd y Brifysgol ein henwi’n 'Brifysgol y Flwyddyn yng Nghymru 2021' gan The Sunday Times; yn 2021 cawsom ein henwi’n 'Brifysgol y Flwyddyn y DU ac Iwerddon 2022' gan y Times Higher Education ac yn 2022 cawsom ein rhestru fel y brifysgol orau yn y DU am gynaliadwyedd yng Nghynghrair Werdd People.  

Os oes gennych hanes o gyraeddiadau sy'n dangos yr ymrwymiad, y gallu a’r brwdfrydedd i gyfrannu at ein cymuned ddysgu fyd-eang trwy addysgu, ysgolheictod, ymchwil ac arloesi rhagorol, ynghyd ag angerdd a rennir am ein gwerthoedd a'n gweledigaeth, edrychwn ymlaen at dderbyn eich cais. Rydym yn arbennig o awyddus i glywed gan, ac i gefnogi, ymgeiswyr a fydd yn helpu i ddatblygu ein statws ymchwil ac a fydd yn gwella amrywiaeth ein prifysgol, ein cymuned a'n partneriaethau. 

Prif ddyletswyddau a chyfrifoldebau

Bydd gofyn ichi wneud cyfraniad sylweddol at ddarpariaeth ein portffolio a addysgir gan gyfrannu at gyflwyno’r BSc (Anrh) Troseddeg.  Efallai y bydd gofyn i ddeiliad y swydd hefyd, yn dibynnu ar anghenion staffio, gyfrannu at gyflwyno'r rhaglen BA (Anrh) Plismona Proffesiynol neu MSc Troseddeg ac Ymchwiliadau Troseddol a meysydd eraill ein cwricwlwm craidd yn dibynnu ar eich meysydd arbenigedd a phrofiad.

Yn frwdfrydig am addysgeg sy’n canolbwyntio ar fyfyrwyr, byddwch yn cyfrannu at y gwaith o gyflwyno addysg, gan gynnwys rheoli rhaglenni yn ôl yr angen, ar draws y casgliad o raglenni israddedig ac ôl-raddedig. Byddwch hefyd yn gwneud cyfraniad sylweddol at gyflogadwyedd, ac ymgysylltu proffesiynol â sefydliadau mewnol ac allanol perthnasol, ar lefel ranbarthol, genedlaethol a rhyngwladol.

Disgwylir ichi gyfrannu at broffil ymchwil yr adran a chwrdd â'r gofynion ansoddol a meintiol ar gyfer cyflwyno i'r Fframwaith Rhagoriaeth Ymchwil nesaf.

Beth rydym yn chwilio amdano

• Gwybodaeth fanwl am y pwnc arbenigol a’r maes proffesiynol.
• Dealltwriaeth fanwl oaddysgeg.
• Dealltwriaeth fanwl o ymchwil/mentergarwch a gweithgarwch ysgolheigaidd.
• Y gallu i ddylunio, datblygu a chyflwyno amrywiaeth o raglenni ar wahanol lefelau.
• Y gallu i adolygu cynllun rhaglenni’n rheolaidd i sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â safonau ansawdd a rheoliadau academaidd ac i wneud addasiadau lle bo hynny'n briodol.
• Y gallu i gyfrannu at wireddu Cynllun Datblygu’r Ysgol a phrosesau cynllunio strategol y sefydliad.
• Y gallu i ddatblygu amcanion ymchwil, paratoi cynigion, cynnal ymchwil annibynnol, bod yn ganolwr a chyfrannu at asesu gan gymheiriaid.
• Y gallu i nodi cyfleoedd ar gyfer datblygu/gwella strategol e. prosiectau ymchwil, cyrsiau newydd, ymgynghori.
• Y gallu i nodi (trwy ddadansoddi gwybodaeth reoli briodol) feysydd sydd angen perfformiad gwell e.e. niferoedd myfyrwyr, boddhad myfyrwyr.
• Profiad o addysgu AU neu gyfatebol.
• Profiad o    ddarparu    arweinyddiaeth                academaidd   a                chymorth          llinell gyntaf/mentora i gydweithwyr eraill.
• Profiad o gymryd rhan mewn ymchwil addysgegol ac ymarferwyr.
• Gradd anrhydedd dda.
• Cymhwyster lefel doethuriaeth neu gymhwyster proffesiynol perthnasol i’r sector.
• Y gallu i ennill Statws Cymrawd fel rhan o gynllun Cydnabyddiaeth Broffesiynol yr Academi Addysg Uwch, o fewn amserlenni y cytunwyd arnynt (cyn gynted ag y bo hynny'n ymarferol bosibl ac yn bendant cyn pen tair blynedd o ddechrau eich cyflogaeth). 

Os hoffech siarad â ni am y cyfle hwn, cysylltwch ag Dan Williams, Cyfarwyddwr Rhaglen, BSc Troseddeg ar DWilliams4@cardiffmet.ac.uk neu Nick Louis, Cyfarwyddwr Rhaglen, MSc Troseddeg ac Ymchwiliadau Troseddol ar NLouis@cardiffmet.ac.uk. 

Os bydd nifer fawr o geisiadau’n dod i law, efallai y bydd angen inni gau'r swydd wag hon yn gynnar. Felly, rydym yn eich annog i ymgeisio cyn gynted â phosibl.

Mae'r Brifysgol yn ymroddedig i greu diwylliant hynod gynhwysol. Rydym yn cynnig trefniadau gweithio hyblyg a chyfeillgar i deuluoedd ac amrywiaeth o rwydweithiau staff, fforymau a digwyddiadau i gefnogi a datblygu ein pobl. Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan y rheiny sydd heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol yn y sector addysg uwch yn draddodiadol.

Rhagor o wybodaeth

Darllenwch ewch i'n gwefan recriwtio staff i gael gwybodaeth am weithio inni, ein diwylliant, buddion, cydbwysedd rhwng bywyd a gwaith a'n cyfleoedd ar gyfer camu ymlaen yn eich gyrfa a datblygu.