Assistant Professor in Criminology (Education and Scholarship) Ref: 43315

Brighton, UK

Part time of 0.3 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Grade 7 starting at £38,784 to £46,049 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Fixed Term Contract

The Sociology and Criminology Department at the University of Sussex is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Criminology (Education and Scholarship), for a part time, fixed term position.

You will contribute to teaching criminology. You will deliver lectures, seminars and dissertation supervision, support students, and engage in marking and assessment.

You will join a friendly and supportive Sociology and Criminology Department with a strong commitment to high quality teaching and student support.

You will hold a PhD in Criminology or a related discipline. You will have some previous experience in teaching within a higher education setting.

You will have good communication skills and a demonstrable capacity for supporting students. An ability to work productively as part of a friendly, team-oriented Department is an essential skill for this role.

The Dept of Sociology and Criminology a well-established and successful research-led department with a record of excellence in research assessment exercises and in teaching. We are home to 30 faculty and around 450 students at any one time. We have two thriving Masters programmes in Gender Studies and Criminology which both recruit between 15 and 20 students each in any given year. We have a diverse research culture and diverse research interests. We have aim to push the boundaries of research and of research-led teaching. We performed well in the last NSS, improving our scores in almost every category from the previous year. Our research (as submitted to UoA21, Sociology) was assessed overall to be 45% 'world leading' (4 ) and 40% 'internationally excellent' (3 ). In particular, 100% of our impact case studies were assessed as outstanding (4 ).

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it's our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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