Lecturer (Criminology)

Job Purpose

To  contribute to teaching across a portfolio of criminology undergraduate and postgraduate courses, assessment and administration processes associated with these courses; and undertake scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in School of Social and Political Sciences.

The successful candidate will be part of a collegiate and committed team of criminologists based within the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR). The post is open to those with broad criminological interests, but we are ideally seeking candidates with expertise in either gender-based violence, policing or justice.

For appointment at Grade 8, the postholder will make a substantial contribution to delivering and leading a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities, across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the School.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1.  Contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of teaching on undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses within the subject area in accordance with the subject’s priorities including accepting responsibilities as course co-ordinator for one or more courses.

2.   Deliver a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Subject/School.

3.   Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, in particular assessment requirements and criteria and timely and constructive feedback on assessment.

4.   Participate fully in examination and other assessment processes, as appropriate, using a variety of methods and techniques and to provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support their learning.

5.   Make effective use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organisation, feedback and assessment. This may involve blended and/or online provision.

6.   Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face to face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, problem based

learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment.

7.   Engage in scholarship by undertaking methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and disseminate evidence to enhance your own, and potentially others’, teaching practices.  8.   Attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching, scholarship and/or professional practice in your disciplinary area.

9.   Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs.

10. Develop relationships with external stakeholders in support of knowledge exchange, public understanding and appropriate forms of outreach such as widening access.

11. Supervise individual student projects at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level, and to contribute to the supervision and training of postgraduate research students, as appropriate, to ensure their effective development.

12. Participate in local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with student recruitment (e.g. open days), orientation and induction and other School and University initiatives such as support for student transitions, employability and student mobility as appropriate.

13. Take on administrative or management roles within the subject/School as assigned by the Head of School.

14. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate

15. To contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing The World.

For appointment at Grade 8, in addition to the duties and responsibilities above:

16. Take a lead in the on-going development and design of the curriculum in a manner which supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment, making a substantial contribution to the teaching and learning activities within the School.

17. Develop new and effective approaches to the use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, organisation, feedback, and assessment.

Qualifications

Essential

A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or equivalent professional and/or teaching experience in a similar or related role.

Knowledge and Skills 

Essential

C1 Sufficient breadth and/or depth of knowledge in the areas of gender-based violence, policing and/or justice and of teaching methods and techniques to work within the subject area.

C2 Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature and to be effective both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity.

C3 Thorough knowledge and ability to apply policy, practice and procedures including broader University/sector/external (e.g. commercial) awareness.

C4 Up-to-date knowledge and specialist understanding in the field with an ability to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students to inspire learning and to provide pastoral care to students within the subject area.

For Appointment at Grade 8:

C5 Extensive breadth and depth of knowledge in in the areas of gender-based violence, policing  and/or justice to develop teaching programmes/methodologies/learning support.

C6 Proven ability to design, review and enhance multiple learning, teaching and assessment programmes.

C7 Ability to contribute to broader leadership and management activities along with an awareness of current and future priorities of the University/College/School/Service.

Desirable

D1 Demonstrable expertise in social research methods.

Experience

Essential

E1 Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or organisational policy, applying initiative and independent judgement.

E2 Demonstrated commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources and practices that support replication.

E3 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage

For Appointment at Grade 8:

E4Track record of scholarship and development and delivery of teaching, and proven ability to develop and devise teaching programmes, techniques and methods.

E5 Experience and achievement in the relevant field reflected in an expanding personal academic portfolio.

E6 Experience of developing and demonstrating teaching and research methods and devising models, approaches, techniques, critiques and methods.

For informal enquiries please  contact  Professor Les Back, [email protected]

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 7/8, £39,347 - £44,263 / £48,350 - £56,021 per annum.

This position is full time (35 hrs per week) This post is to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months or until the substantive postholder returns.

Please Note: If you are a current employee of the University of Glasgow, please be advised that the University would consider an internal secondment opportunity for this post. University of Glasgow applicants should seek clearance for release for internal secondment from their line manager before making a formal application.

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

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