Lecturer

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, creating a community where colleagues feel respected and valued. We aim to reflect the diversity of our students and communities, and to strengthen our university through collaboration and diverse perspectives, across all roles at the University.

The School of Education is seeking new academic colleagues to join its forward-looking and highly committed team. Working in the fields of Education, Childhood and Family Studies, you will share our vision for developing programmes, scholarship and research that make a genuine difference to people's lives. We are particularly looking to enhance our existing strengths in Early Childhood, SENDI and Youth Work. Our ambition is to be increasingly inclusive, empowering and progressive. If you are a team player, with the generosity of spirit to work collaboratively with others, we'd love to hear from you. We welcome applications from those looking for a full-time or part-time post.

The posts involve a range of activities drawn from: delivering academic modules, preparing and delivering materials, engaging with and supporting students, marking and moderating work, student satisfaction and engaging in any other activities required for the successful delivery of modules, including supervising student research projects as appropriate, and student recruitment activity.

The School of Education is one of the largest academic units in the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Education, comprising the disciplinary areas of Education Studies and Teaching Studies. It has a range of programmes across foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate taught and research degrees. The School has distinctive research specialisms including in participatory research, social justice and community engagement and diversity, equity and inclusion.

The faculty is committed to supporting colleagues in building an academic career. The successful candidates will be expected to engage with this aspect of professional development by undertaking research and scholarly activities that contribute to the School of Education's research and knowledge exchange priorities, in addition to providing our students with outstanding learning opportunities.

The essential criteria detailed in the person specification is as follows:

• A good degree in a relevant discipline
• Evidence of higher and/or relevant recent study
• Ability to provide high quality learning and teaching opportunities and support for students effectively at undergraduate level.
• Recent experience of teaching in Higher Education.
• An extensive knowledge and understanding of issues relating to the field of Education including work-based contexts.
• An ability to communicate complex conceptual ideas to widely divergent audiences.
• An awareness of issues relating to equality, diversity and inclusion, and how they impact the student experience.
• A collegial and collaborative approach to working with students, colleagues and other partners.
• A positive contribution to University activities and initiatives including open days, graduation ceremonies etc. and willingness to undertake administrative activities.
• Working in an open and transparent way, providing information and communicating effectively with colleagues.
• Continuous professional development.

Applications for part time working and job shares are welcome.

Please note that the post closes at 00:01am on the closing date - 24 April 2026. In order for your application to be considered, please allow sufficient time to upload your CV and covering letter.

In your covering letter please refer directly to the criteria, given in the person specification detailed. Applications are assessed by the selection panel according to these criteria.

Interviews will take place on or around 14 May 2026.

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