Lecturer (Education) Criminology

We are seeking to recruit a Lecturer (Education) in Criminology to join the Criminology team at Queen’s University Belfast.

This post is designed to cover research leave for eight months for a member of the criminology team (01 October 2024 to 31st May 2025).

The School's overall vision is to establish a learning community dedicated to quality in teaching, research, scholarship, and practice, while also contributing to local and worldwide initiatives to make a social difference.

Criminology at Queen's is internationally renowned for its research and teaching excellence. Students at the School are educated in a dynamic, supportive environment by award-winning teachers who are dedicated to helping them reach their full potential.

Furthermore, Queen's University Belfast has a long tradition of excellence in criminology research and teaching, with a focus on youth justice, policing, victimology, international criminology justice, conflict, alcohol and drug use, trauma, and imprisonment.

We apply psychological and sociological approaches to better understand the causes of crime, society's responses to crime, and the repercussions of criminal behaviour. Special emphasis is also placed on the topic of whether current crime-fighting strategies are successful or may worsen offending.

The successful candidate will teach students across the criminology undergraduate pathways.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Primary or higher degree in a relevant social science subject.
• PhD or equivalent awarded or due for completion and to be awarded within one year of taking up post.
• Evidence of an ability to disseminate research by publishing and/or presenting at criminology conferences commensurate with stage of career.
• Experience of lecturing and tutoring at University level or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline.
• Evidence of appropriate administrative experience, commensurate with stage of career.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/ . 

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity . 

Candidate Information

Further information for international applicants