£39,596 - 45,848pa Plus Excellent Benefits Birmingham Campus 3-4 days a week with some hybrid working ** Permanent Full-Time Read The Full Job Description Here Arden University We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations. The School of Criminal Justice The School of Criminal Justice at Arden delivers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in criminology and cybercrime with joint programmes in psychology and law. Our criminology courses are global in scope, and we have a diverse and international student body who study at Arden University because of the flexibility that our degrees offer. We also place a strong emphasis on employability skills and active, authentic learning to enable our graduates to compete both nationally and internationally within and beyond the criminal justice sector. The Role – Lecturer in Criminal Justice As a Lecturer in Criminal Justice, you will report into one of our Senior Lecturers. In your role as Lecturer you will: Deliver engaging and dynamic lectures both face-to-face and online for our blended and distance learning students. Take on module leadership, ensuring consistent quality and development of learning materials and schemes of work. Oversee assessment marking, create authentic assessments, and provide high-quality feedback. Lead or support the creation of new programmes and refresh existing ones to align with industry trends and employer requirements. Collaborate with colleagues to provide academic advice and support to students. Drive innovation in teaching methods, student support, and assessment techniques. You will be expected to go to the campus 3-4 days a week to suit the student timetable. About You: Essential Skills / Experience You will be qualified to postgraduate level in Criminology or related subjects - Sociology, Psychology, Law. You should have experience teaching HE-level students. Desirable Skills / Experience A PhD level qualification in Criminology or a closely related field, or significant progress towards its completion. Ideally, you will hold FHEA or an equivalent teaching qualification. However, we are prepared to support the successful candidate in obtaining a recognised HE teaching Qualification and advanced HE Fellowship at the appropriate level. 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: 6 November 2024 Interviews are scheduled to take place on w/c 18th November. We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.
