Teaching Fellow (SSPC)/ Senior Teaching Fellow (SSPC)

Available from 0.8FTE to 1 FTE

Be part of the dynamic development of Sociology Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Southampton, a global top 100 university (QS World Rankings 2021). Our department prides itself on its interdisciplinarity in research and teaching and strong focus on research methods. Our suite of undergraduate degree programmes in Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology are attracting exceptional numbers of well qualified students. The Department was in the UK top five for research power and output in the 2022 REF and is home to The Institute of Criminal Justice Research (ICJR), Work Futures Research Centre and the Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies.

About You

You will be a committed and engaging educator in the field of criminology, sociology or social policy and will contribute to the development of our undergraduate programmes. We welcome applications that bridge these disciplinary areas, but especially encourage applicants with expertise in areas such as: inequalities e.g. race and ethnicity, class, gender, age, sexuality and disability; contemporary and classical social theory; research methods (qual and/or quant); social psychology and crime; cognitive psychology and crime; policing; criminal justice; cybercrime; terrorism; hate crime; genocide; drug abuse; marginalisation and crime; media and crime; and public policy in areas such as migration and sustainability.

You will have the expertise to strengthen our teaching profile and contribute to our intellectual community. You will have experience of teaching in Higher Education and a doctorate or equivalent qualifications and experience in an aligned social science discipline is essential.

As a Teaching Fellow, you will teach at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. Whether developing your own teaching approaches, acting as supervisor to your students or contributing to the effective administration of our department, you will enjoy scope to innovate and make a significant impact.

What we can offer you

We recognise that this may be your first role in an academic institution, or want to explore more opportunities to build on your teaching skills. Through our Centre for Higher Educational Practice, we promote academic professional learning for every member of University staff. We actively support educators through either a taught programme (Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice) or a portfolio based approach (Professional Recognition of Educator Practice).

As well as additional benefits that will make your life easier, such as a generous holiday allowance and additional university closure days. We will support your long-term future too, with access to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), subsidised health and fitness facilities and a range of discounts.

As a university we aim to create an inclusive environment that attracts, supports and retains the best students and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences from across the world.

Be part of the dynamic development of Sociology social policy and Criminology at the University of Southampton..

For more information about our activities, please visit our main website at https://www.southampton.ac.uk/sociology/

If you have any further questions, please contact the Head of Department, Dr Craig Webber c.webber@soton.ac.uk

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