Lecturer in Criminology (Teaching & Scholarship)

The Department of Criminology sits within the School of Social Sciences and is a research-oriented department delivering excellent teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students. We are seeking to appoint a new Lecturer in Criminology to support core teaching on our BA Criminology and postgraduate programmes.

Research and teaching expertise of the successful candidate will be in the areas of prisons, punishment, or policing. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose substantive areas of expertise include transdisciplinary and global perspectives. Applicants must have a relevant PhD or equivalent and demonstrate experience in blended teaching.    

The School is strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for gender equality in higher education. The School holds a Bronze Award which recognises our good practice in relation to gender; including flexible working arrangements, family-friendly policies, and support to allow staff achieve a good work-life balance. All appointments will be made on merit. 

The Department of Criminology

The Department of Criminology at the University of Manchester is internationally leading in new thinking about crime, victims and harm in a changing world. We have recognised strengths in drugs use, market and policy; fraud, white collar and organised crime; violence and its aftermath; prisons, punishment & policing; and offending and victimisation. Our international profile is evidenced with publications in international journals, leading international research collaborations, and prestigious advisory appointments to government and international bodies. We provide research-led teaching to our undergraduate and postgraduate students. Our ‘Learning Criminology Inside’ programme enables university and prison-based students to study alongside one another in the prison setting. We were among the first universities to introduce coding into our undergraduate curriculum, and have quantitative skills training at the heart of our teaching, integrating with the Q-step programme. We work closely with social statistics, computer science, Institute for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, partners such as N8 Policing Research Partnership, the Cathie Marsh Institute, and methods@manchester. 

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out morehere

Blended working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Prof Judith Aldridge
Email:​​​​​​​ [email protected]

General enquiries:
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.