Lecturer

About the role

The Department of Social and Policy Sciences is an internationally renowned Department, and one of the leading centres for social sciences in the UK. 

We have an excellent reputation for delivering cutting edge research and innovative teaching that has genuine impact in the world. 

The Department is committed to supporting excellence in both research and teaching. 

It offers programmes in social work, sociology, social policy, criminology and international development (Department of Social & Policy Sciences). 

In addition to the Centre for Development Studies DPSP is home to the Centre for Analysis of Social Policy, and the Centre for Death and Society. It also has strong relations with the Institute for Policy Research. 

This post is intended to make a significant contribution to our teaching capacity in social work. 

Social work at the University of Bath has a very strong reputation in the UK and internationally, evidenced in its research contributions to the international scholarly community; its research impact  through professional and public engagement; its effective track record of collaborative work with service providers and service users; its highly successful undergraduate programme which is consistently ranked among the very top programmes in the UK; and its exceptionally high student satisfaction ratings.   

You will be expected to contribute to core teaching on our BSc Social Work and Applied Social Studies and MRes Social Work.   

You will be expected to support students on placement and provide guidance and support to those assessing the student’s practice.

Our ideal candidate

You will already have some teaching experience. 

We will consider specialisms in any sub-field of social work but are particularly keen to strengthen the department’s interests in social work with children and families. 

You will have a qualification in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England or be eligible and willing to register. 

Additional information

The department has an inclusive interdisciplinary vision and applicants are encouraged to look at our website to see our research expertise in social work, sociology, social policy, criminology and international development.

The position on offer is full time (36.5 hours per week) and on a permanent basis. 

Initial questions can be directed to Alinka Gearon (ag290@bath.ac.uk) – Director of Studies.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

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