Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Education

Grade 9 Salary Range £59,966-£69,488  (Incremental progression)  

Full Time Indefinite

The Opportunity

This senior post is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious academic to join the newly reconfigured School of Humanities and Social Sciences. You will work with colleagues across these disciplines and contribute expertise in the discipline of Education.

You will have a proven record of delivering excellent teaching and student experience and providing leadership of postgraduate and undergraduate curriculum and programme development in the Sociology of Education. You will have specialist knowledge and experience of UK education from early years to 18 years, and a particular interest in teaching the sociology of education, which might include interest in educational inequalities, education policy, the history of education, or comparative education.

The successful applicant will have a PhD in Education, Sociology, or Social Policy and proven record of publishing excellent research in high-quality Education journals and/or journals of cognate disciplines and with leading publishers. Your research will have impact and will be funded through successful external grant applications.

The Benefits

The University recognises that its success depends upon the contribution and dedication of its talented staff. In return, we have a competitive benefits package available, including:  

• Competitive rate of pay with annual increments within the grade
• Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave  
• Excellent staff pension scheme   
• Access to continued personal, professional and career development   
• On site ‘outstanding’ nursery    
• Discounted health & fitness facilities on site  
• Cycle to Work scheme (subject to eligibility)

Please note that the starting salary will typically be at the bottom of the pay scale shown above

The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible. 

The University

Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience. With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 12,500 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research. Further information can be found at https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/

Keele University values diversity, and is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity, and to proper and fair representation across its senior decision making groups. In support of these commitments, the University particularly welcomes expressions of interest and applications from women and from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, for this post.

How to Apply

For full post details and to find out more about working at Keele please click the 'Apply' button above. 

Keele University employees wishing to apply should login to Employee Self Service and click on the 'View current vacancies' link.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Siobhan Talbott

s.talbott@keele.ac.uk. Applications to this address will not be accepted. 

Closing Date: 30.11.25

Interviews will be held on: 12.12.25

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