Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Policing

About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is a multidisciplinary School with a strong teaching and research ethos. We are seeking to appoint a colleague to join our Criminology and Policing team to teach on a variety of modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

You will have a PhD or Professional Doctorate in a relevant discipline or be within 18 months of completion, and experience of teaching in a higher education setting. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the broad range of the School’s teaching portfolio. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants with experience in curriculum management and leadership. You will demonstrate the ability and desire to contribute to the School’s research and associated scholarly & consulting activities.

Informal enquiries can be made to Sebastian Rasinger, Head of School, at sebastian.rasinger@aru.ac.uk.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

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.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please click the 'Apply' button to download the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.

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