Lecturer in Sociology

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Greenwich is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Sociology, 0.4FTE, fixed term for 8 months. 

The successful candidate will have expertise in Sociology, including areas such as crime and criminalisation. They will join the Sociology programme team and take responsibility for leading and teaching modules in Term 2 of the 2025–26 academic year. In Term 3, the post holder will contribute to assessment and marking, dissertation or work placement supervision, and other academic responsibilities associated with the delivery of our undergraduate Sociology programmes.

They will be expected to serve as module leader for the first-year module Crime, Criminalisation and Society and the second-year module Key Thinkers in Sociology. While these are key teaching responsibilities, the role will not be limited to these modules. The post holder will also be required to contribute to other teaching as appropriate as well as dissertation or work placement supervision, assessment and marking across a range of modules on our undergraduate Sociology programmes and will be expected to engage actively in the wider academic, administrative and collegial work of the School.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dr Andrew Wallace, Academic Portfolio Leader for Sociology on A.Wallace@greenwich.ac.uk 

Should you have any queries please contact the People Directorate Team on peopleoperationsadmin@gre.ac.uk

The university is a brilliant place to work. We aim to become the top modern university in the UK by 2030 and our people are truly at the heart of what we want to achieve. We offer a great set of benefits including an excellent pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, flexible working and a genuine commitment to development.

We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

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