Senior Lecturer in Criminology (Campus Lead)

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Head of Department 

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This role will be based at our Birmingham Campus with up to 4 days on Campus **

About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Department:

The Department is part of the School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Law at Arden University, and delivers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in criminology and cybercrime with joint programmes in psychology and law. Our criminology courses are global in scope, and we have a diverse and international student body who study at Arden University because of the flexibility that our degrees offer. We also place a strong emphasis on employability skills and active, authentic learning to enable our graduates to compete both nationally and internationally within and beyond the criminal justice sector.

About the Opportunity:

In this role as Senior Lecturer you will be a Campus Lead to oversee the management and organisation of our Criminology provision at our Birmingham campus. In addition to the core Senior Lecturer responsibilities, you will ensure the smooth running of the criminology provision, be a live presence on campus, liaise with the Academic Director, and provide regular feedback to the Programme Lead. The core responsibilities as Senior Lecturer will include:

• Responsibility for a programme or suite of associated named awards/programmes
• Module leadership of several large, core modules
• Line management of Lecturers (who may themselves lead modules)
• Contribute to teaching, learning, and assessment activities to ensure excellent student outcomes

You will collaborate with stakeholders across the university to ensure efficient, high-quality programme delivery that aligns with Arden’s vision of accessible, career-focused education.

** Days on campus are determined by the student timetable

About You:

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• A Masters (MSc/MA/MRes) or equivalent qualification in Criminology, Criminal Justice or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in developing and enhancing criminology programmes at undergraduate level.
• A strong understanding of current teaching, learning, and assessment practices in higher education.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing programme teams and individual staff.
• A PhD would be an advantage.

If you’re passionate about shaping the future of criminology education and thrive in a dynamic, expanding university, we’d love to hear from you.

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