Back to search results

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Horticulture

Anglia Ruskin University - Faculty of Science & Engineering

Location: Writtle
Salary: £38,249 to £55,755
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 8th August 2025
Closes: 31st August 2025
Job Ref: 593249
 

About ARU:
The Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences was established in 2024 as part of the Faculty of Science & Engineering at ARU. It offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses designed to offer a research-informed, high-quality educational experience. The School is dedicated to advancing knowledge across its land-based disciplines, drawing on extensive industry and sector links to evidence developments that put science into practice on its own estate and farm.

About the Role:
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated lecturer in Horticulture to lead developments in environmental horticulture and the use of plants in domestic, public and managed green landscapes. Work with organisations and industry actively promoting the value and benefits of ornamental horticulture in the UK is desirable. The successful candidate will join our interdisciplinary team delivering high quality, innovative teaching across our undergraduate and postgraduate curricula.

Building on our long history as Horticultural educators, we are seeking applicants eager to contribute to a forward-looking vision producing graduates who are ready to meet the many challenges facing the horticultural sector today.

A track record of maximising the value of green space through public engagement, research and /or collaboration is desirable. Environmental health and climate resilience are core to this role with a demonstrable knowledge of the discipline’s impact on economic and societal gain including human health and well-being. Experience of practical selection and use of plants and trees in urban settings would be advantageous. We place emphasis on developing students’ integrated thinking skills, and their ability to make valued contributions to the industries we serve.

The successful candidate should hold a PhD or Master’s in Horticulture or a closely related subject and experience of working within the Horticultural sector and /or environmental horticulture research is desirable. You will be joining a professional team of specialists based at our Writtle Campus. Our green campus offers a living learning environment providing students with real world practical experience crafted through scholarship-led teaching. You will be expected to play a crucial role in designing and delivering innovative curricula, developing research with impactful collaborative external partnerships to underpin our civic ethos.

For informal enquiries please contact Anya Perera, Deputy Head of Agriculture and Horticulture at Anya.Perera@aru.ac.uk.

ARU are committed to the safeguarding of all students, staff and visitors and provides a safe physical environment.

Appointments at ARU Writtle are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Children’s Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide#can-an-employer-ask-an-individual-to-declare-details-of-all-convictions-and-cautions.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

We value your feedback on the quality of our adverts. If you have a comment to make about the overall quality of this advert, or its categorisation then please send us your feedback
Advert information

Type / Role:

Subject Area(s):

Location(s):

Job tools
 

PhD Alert Created

Job Alert Created

Your PhD alert has been successfully created for this search.

Your job alert has been successfully created for this search.

Ok Ok

PhD Alert Created

Job Alert Created

Your PhD alert has been successfully created for this search.

Your job alert has been successfully created for this search.

Manage your job alerts Manage your job alerts

Account Verification Missing

In order to create multiple job alerts, you must first verify your email address to complete your account creation

Request verification email Request verification email

jobs.ac.uk Account Required

In order to create multiple alerts, you must create a jobs.ac.uk jobseeker account

Create Account Create Account

Alert Creation Failed

Unfortunately, your account is currently blocked. Please login to unblock your account.

Email Address Blocked

We received a delivery failure message when attempting to send you an email and therefore your email address has been blocked. You will not receive job alerts until your email address is unblocked. To do so, please choose from one of the two options below.

Max Alerts Reached

A maximum of 5 Job Alerts can be created against your account. Please remove an existing alert in order to create this new Job Alert

Manage your job alerts Manage your job alerts

Creation Failed

Unfortunately, your alert was not created at this time. Please try again.

Ok Ok

Create PhD Alert

Create Job Alert

When you create this PhD alert we will email you a selection of PhDs matching your criteria.When you create this job alert we will email you a selection of jobs matching your criteria. Our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy apply to this service. Any personal data you provide in setting up this alert is processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice

Create PhD Alert

Create Job Alert

When you create this PhD alert we will email you a selection of PhDs matching your criteria.When you create this job alert we will email you a selection of jobs matching your criteria. Our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy apply to this service. Any personal data you provide in setting up this alert is processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice

 
 
More jobs from Anglia Ruskin University

Show all jobs for this employer …

More jobs like this
Join in and follow us

Browser Upgrade Recommended

jobs.ac.uk has been optimised for the latest browsers.

For the best user experience, we recommend viewing jobs.ac.uk on one of the following:

Google Chrome Firefox Microsoft Edge