Lecturer (Academic) Criminology and Criminal Justice

Bournemouth University; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based university is seeking a Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice. The role involves delivering and developing undergraduate and postgraduate criminology degrees and contributing to core research methods teaching. Applicants should demonstrate expertise in areas such as cyber crime, policing, and prisons. The university promotes an inclusive working environment with flexibility options available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching criminology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Ability to contribute to core research method units.
• Interest in developing new criminology provisions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and develop criminology degrees.
• Contribute to leadership in criminology subject areas.
• Assist with teaching quantitative research methods.

Skills

Cyber crime

Policing

Prisons

Comparative criminology

Quantitative research methods

Education

PhD in Criminology or related field

Job description

About the role

The newly established School of Law and Society is looking to add a Lecturer (Academic) in Criminology and Criminal Justice to its teaching team to strengthen its teaching of criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Successful applicants will play a large role in delivering and further developing our suite of criminology degrees.

We particularly invite applicants who would be able to contribute to the leadership and teaching of at least one of the following subject areas:

• Cyber crime
• Policing
• Prisons
• Comparative criminology

The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the teaching of core research method units across our social science degree programmes. We have a particular interest in applicants who can assist with the delivering of quantitative research methods.

Additionally, we anticipate that any successful candidate will be able to contribute to the scoping and development of future applied criminology provision.

About the department

At the School of Law and Society, we combine the teaching and world‑leading research of law, criminology, and sociology to create socially conscious and commercially aware graduates who understand the impact of their professions on society.

This interdisciplinary socio‑legal approach creates resilient graduates who appreciate how their learning is being constantly disrupted and reshaped by the challenges of the 21st century.

Our law degrees are innovative in how they ingrain the professional community into their design, delivery, and evaluation, to ensure we develop employment‑ready graduates. BU graduates lead in the employment statistics of the law firms in the South‑West. Our sociology and criminology courses examine the social, political, economic, cultural and psychological dynamics of local and global communities, as well as how crime and criminal justice shape the societies we live in. Over 90% of sociology and criminology graduates are employed or doing PG study within 15 months of graduating.

About us

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.