Lecturer in Criminology
£39,596 - 45,848pa plus Excellent Benefits
Birmingham Campus 3-4 days a week with some hybrid working
Full-time - 12 months Fixed Term Contract
Arden University
We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.
The School of Criminal Justice
The School of Criminal Justice at Arden delivers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in criminology and cybercrime with joint programmes in psychology and law. Our criminology courses are global in scope, and we have a diverse and international student body who study at Arden University because of the flexibility that our degrees offer.
The Role – Lecturer in Criminal Justice
As a Lecturer in Criminal Justice, you will report into one of our Senior Lecturers. In your role as Lecturer you will:
* Deliver engaging and dynamic lectures both face-to-face and online for our blended and distance learning students.
* Take on module leadership, ensuring consistent quality and development of learning materials and schemes of work.
* Oversee assessment marking, create authentic assessments, and provide high-quality feedback.
* Lead or support the creation of new programmes and refresh existing ones to align with industry trends and employer requirements.
* Collaborate with colleagues to provide academic advice and support to students.
* Drive innovation in teaching methods, student support, and assessment techniques.
About You:
Essential Skills / Experience
* You will be qualified to postgraduate level in Criminology or related subjects - Sociology, Psychology, Law.
* You should have experience teaching HE level students.
Desirable Skills / Experience
* A PhD level qualification is welcome but not essential.
* Ideally, you will hold FHEA or an equivalent teaching qualification. However, we are prepared to support the successful candidate in obtaining a recognised HE teaching Qualification and advanced HE Fellowship at the appropriate level.
Why Arden:
* 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure
* A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7%
* PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade)
* Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends
* Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
* Plus, other competitive benefits!
Arden’s values:
Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.
Closing Date: 24 September 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs.
#J-18808-Ljbffr