Senior Lecturer - Criminology

Remote-based work with monthly travel to our Birmingham Study Centre**

Read the full job description  here

The Opportunity: 

At Arden University, we pride ourselves on being true innovators, disruptors and pioneers, our focus is to promote life-long learning and ensure that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. We are currently looking for a Senior Lecturer to join our School of Criminal Justice.   

It’s an exciting time to join us. As a School, we place digital innovation, teaching excellence, strong industry links, and employability skills at the heart of what we do. We embed the most up to date digital pedagogies, knowledge and applied practice about criminal justice and cyber threats into our teaching and assessment methods, enabling our graduates to complete both nationally and internationally within the criminal justice sector.

Senior Lecturers are members of the School’s Senior Management Team, responsible for day-to-day operational administration and management (including line management) within the School. While Senior Lecturers have reduced direct teaching responsibilities, they are nonetheless responsible for the oversight of teaching provided by Lecturers, as well as curriculum development, quality management and enhancement, and operational administration.  This role will have a focus on teaching Masters.

** You will need to travel to our Birmingham Study Centre 1-2 days a month.

Department: Academic - Faculty of Social Sciences

About You:   

You will need a good honours degree in an appropriate subject, or strong experience in a relevant profession, along with excellent breadth and depth of specialist knowledge in your area of expertise, and have the ability to effectively communicate with students in an engaging and understandable way. You will be innovative in your approach to developing and delivering our programmes, bringing learning to life with active teaching techniques. You will also need to be confident in the use of all Microsoft Office tools and applications.

We are particularly keen to hear from individuals who have professional leadership experience in a relevant discipline such as policing.

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, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure 
• A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7% 
• PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade)  
• Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends 
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education 
• Plus, other competitive benefits !

Arden’s 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. For the full job description, click here , or to start your journey with us, click apply!

Closing Date:  27 February 2024