Lecturer in Education Policy/Leadership and Management (Education and Research)

This permanent, part time (0.5FTE) post is available from 1 October 2025.

Summary of the role

The School of Education (SoE) is one of the UK’s leading centres for educational research and teaching. In the REF 2021, 100% of our research was rated as internationally excellent in terms of impact. With a large and innovative portfolio of national and internationally focused postgraduate taught and research programmes, it is extremely well placed to thrive over the coming years. A 2023 OFSTED inspection re-affirmed SoE’s status as an exceptional provider of initial teacher education and training and it is currently enacting ambitious plans for the development of both its research and teaching programmes. We welcome colleagues who seek to promote and maintain a collegial working atmosphere and academically stimulating environment that will be attractive to and supportive of fellow academic and professional service staff and research students.

The SoE hosts the Centre for Research in Educational Equalities, Societies and Change, which focuses on issues of fairness and equity in educational contexts, including work on social justice and social mobility across all phases from early years to higher education. The Centre particularly engages in critical discourses on policy and policymaking.

The role

You will contribute to extending the research profile of Education at Exeter, particularly in areas related or complementary to educational leadership and policy. You will contribute to and develop applications for grant funding, conduct research and produce high-quality research outputs.

You will be to support the design, delivery and production of teaching and learning material for a range of core postgraduate modules within our MA Education programmes. You will work with Associate Professor Annabel Watson (SoE Director of Education and Student Experience) and relevant programme leads to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of a number of online and campus postgraduate teaching programmes in accord with the Faculty’s education strategy.

About you

You will have:

• A PhD (or nearing completion) or equivalent in Educational Leadership and Management, Education Policy or the Sociology of Education, and have an independent, internationally-recognised research programme in a relevant active field of research
• A strong record in attracting funding for research, or demonstrate potential to attract such funding
• An active approach to inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research
• Enthusiasm for delivering high quality postgraduate programmes
• Strong connections and funded projects with business and community partners
• Involvement in projects which develop impact

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

 What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

Further information

Please contact Prof Lindsay Hetherington l.hetherington@exeter.ac.uk

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