Lecturer in Criminology

Arden University; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate educator to join their dynamic team. This role involves delivering high-quality teaching and designing innovative digital materials for undergraduate criminology courses. With a strong emphasis on employability skills and active learning, you will contribute to a diverse and international student body. The university is committed to making education accessible and offers generous benefits, including a robust pension plan and opportunities for professional development. If you are eager to inspire the next generation of criminologists, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Generous pension plan

Private Medical Insurance

Access to Perkbox benefits

Free Arden course for employees

Christmas closure

‘Golden Ticket’ for free education

Qualifications

• Masters or equivalent in Criminology, Criminal Justice or related discipline.
• Experience in Higher Education teaching and assessment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent teaching and learning for undergraduate students.
• Design digital teaching materials ensuring defined learning objectives are met.

Skills

Teaching Experience

Curriculum Development

Assessment Practices

Digital Teaching Material Creation

Education

Masters in Criminology or related field

PhD in Criminology or related field

Tools

Online Teaching Platforms

Job description

Salary: £39,596 - £45,848 per annum

Employment type: Full-TimePermanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Senior Lecturer

Department: Department of Criminology (UG)

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This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require little to no travel into our Campus locations. However our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts (Birmingham, Coventry, Leeds, London or Manchester).

About 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.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Department:

The Department is part of the School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Law at Arden University, and 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. We also place a strong emphasis on employability skills and active, authentic learning to enable our graduates to compete both nationally and internationally within and beyond the criminal justice sector.

About the Opportunity:

In this role you will be required to contribute to the development and delivery of our undergraduate provision. You will:

• Deliver excellent teaching and learning for our students.
• Design excellent digital teaching material for undergraduate study ensuring that content and methods of delivery meet defined learning objectives.
• Manage own teaching activity and reflect on practice and development of skills, with support/guidance as needed.
• Undertake administrative activities to support teaching and learning activities.
• Actively contribute to Department level activity.
• Work closely with the School ofPsychology to complement our suite of joint programmes

About You:

To succeed in this role, you will need:

Essential requirements:

• A Masters (MSc/MA/MRes) or equivalent qualification in Criminology, Criminal Justice or a related discipline.
• Experience in teaching, learning, and assessment practices in Higher Education.
• A track record of successfully contributing to programme teams and being an inspiring and creative lecturer.

Desirable requirements:

• A PhD level qualification in Criminology or a closely related field, or significant progress towards its completion.
• 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.
• A background in psychology.

Why Arden:

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
• SimplyHealth plan option
• Private Medical Insurance
• Access to Perkbox benefits
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
• Plus, other excellent benefits
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
  

Our 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.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.

Closing Date: Sunday 18 May

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. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are also consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.

Sponsorship statement:

Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points-based immigration system. However, we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.