Lecturer in Secondary Education (0.75 FTE)

FTE: 0.75 FTE

Closing date: 23:59 hours BST on Wednesday 7^th October 2026

Hours: 27.75 per week

Expected interview date: 15^th October 2026

We are the University of Cumbria, for and from Cumbria and our localities, rooted in serving our communities, with people, place and partnership at our heart.

Now is a very exciting time to be joining us because we are delivering a new "Towards 2030" strategic plan focused on making the most of our three most valuable assets; People, Place and Partnerships, to become a catalyst for economic well-being for our region, nationally and internationally.

We are seeking a Lecturer in Secondary Education to join our team of academics based at the Lancaster Campus. You will bring relevant experience of secondary school teaching and higher education to the team to allow you to contribute to our well respected, established PGCE Programme. You will work in partnership with our School-based partners to support them to provide high quality provision and provide relevant quality assurance. You will also contribute to the teaching of the PGCE programme as well as support marketing and recruitment activity.

We are seeking innovative, creative, high-quality researchers, and scholars to foster a culture of exploration, discovery and intellectual challenge that generates international recognition, respect and engagement.

Informal Enquiries:

Richard Doherty - Principal Lecturer for Initial Teacher Education - richard.doherty@cumbria.ac.uk

In return, the University offers an attractive benefits package including 35 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, 25 research and scholarly activity days, support for professional development, support to achieve Higher Education Academy/Advance HE accreditation, mentor provision in the first year of employment and opportunity for career development.

For more information about the University of Cumbria, click here.

We encourage applications from the broadest range of society, including all under-represented groups with particular emphasis on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in our University and in comparison, to the sector.

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