At the School of Health, Education, Policing & Sciences at the University of Staffordshire we have an exciting portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with a strong history of Policing and Criminal Investigation education. We are keen to recruit excellent lecturing staff to support our Policing provision. You will be joining a well-established team with a wealth of experience both professionally and academically. The school is highly interdisciplinary in nature, and a great place to develop a distinctive academic portfolio.
In addition to developing and delivering outstanding teaching and learning you will have the opportunity to develop your own academic skillset and contribute towards our ambitious research and enterprise goals. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who are able to utilise professional networks for collaborative research and creating innovation and enterprise opportunities. You will have the opportunity to grow academically while working with a team of dedicated professionals and have the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals who will support and encourage your career development.
We are looking for experienced candidates who have demonstrable excellent subject knowledge of operational policing and investigation remits and practices, with a passion to teach and shape the next generation of police officers and investigators.
Additional Desirable skills:
• Knowledge and experience in digital policing
• Teaching in a Higher Education setting
• Experience in supervising research projects.
The school is committed to building a diverse community. We are encouraging talented people join our academic team. All appointments are made on merit, on the bases of the interview and applications. We particularly welcome applications from suitably qualified ethnic minority academics, as they are currently under-represented in positions within the department.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jennie Round (Head of Department – Social work, Law & Criminology) – Jennie.Round@staffs.ac.uk or Lauren Metcalfe (Course Director - Criminology and Policing) – Lauren.Metcalfe@staffs.ac.uk