Lecturer in Actuarial Science

Swansea University; Swansea; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university in Swansea is looking for a motivated individual to contribute to the teaching and development of Actuarial Science programmes. You will advise students, supervise projects, and engage with the professional community while pursuing research excellence. The role offers opportunities for further academic advancement on the Education and Research Pathway. The ideal candidate has a strong research background and experience in teaching specialized modules.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of internationally leading research.
• Skills to engage in specialized Actuarial Science teaching.
• Ability to advise and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to teaching and development of Actuarial Science programmes.
• Engage with the Actuarial professional community.
• Contribute to departmental management and program alignment.

Skills

Experience in teaching delivery

Research in actuarial science

Engagement with professional community

Education

PhD in Actuarial Science or related field

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to appoint a motivated individual to contribute to teaching and further development of our Actuarial Science programmes and module portfolios, which are based in the Department of Mathematics, and to pursue an excellent research agenda.

The position will also entail advising students, supervising undergraduate and postgraduate projects and playing an administrative role in the running of the Department. This position is offered on the Education and Research Pathway (Research Strand).

Responsibilities

• Have a strong track record of internationally leading research in actuarial science, statistics, statistical data science, or financial mathematics
• Have skills and experience to engage in teaching delivery and further development of our specialised Actuarial Science modules and relevant Financial Mathematics or Statistics modules
• Contribute to the day-to-day management and continual improvement of our Actuarial Science programmes, maintain the alignment between the programme structure and the IFoA Core Principles syllabus.
• Engage with the actuarial professional community and lead the promotion of the ‘Year in Industry’ variant of the BSc Actuarial Science programme.

About the Department

The Department of Mathematics at Swansea University is highly rated for both teaching and research: it was ranked 3rd in the UK for Student Satisfaction in the Complete University Guide 2025, 13th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2026, and in REF 2021, it was ranked joint 16th in the UK for the overall quality of its research and joint top for impact, with 100% of impact cases rated as world leading and 100% of the department’s publications rated as world-leading and internationally excellent. The department is home to five research groups: Algebra, Geometry and Topology, Analysis and Nonlinear PDEs, Biomathematics, Computational Mathematics, and Probability. The department is based on the Bay Campus in the £31M purpose-built Computational Foundry, home of the School of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Academic Career Pathway

Academic Career Pathway: The pathway for this post is Education & Research (Research). The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research, teaching, the wider student experience, leadership or innovation and engagement, are all appropriately recognised, developed, valued, and rewarded. For further information, please see our ACP webpage.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.