Please note that this vacancy is only open to current University of Glasgow employees.

Job Purpose

To contribute to the delivery of an excellent student experience by contributing to teaching, assessment and administration processes associated with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to undertake scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in the subject group of Criminology within the School of Social and Political Sciences.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1.      Deliver a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Subject/School, especially in relation to Criminology.

2.      Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, in particular assessment requirements and criteria and timely and constructive feedback on assessment.

3.      Contribute to the on-going development and design of the curriculum in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.

4.      Make effective use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organisation, feedback and assessment.  This may involve blended and/or online provision.

5.      Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face to face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, problem based learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment.

6.      Engage in scholarship by undertaking methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and disseminate evidence to enhance your own, and potentially others’, teaching practices. Attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching, scholarship and/or professional practice in your disciplinary area.

7.      Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs.

8.      Develop relationships with external stakeholders in support of knowledge exchange, public understanding and appropriate forms of outreach such as widening access.

9.      Participate in local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with student recruitment (e.g. open days), orientation and induction and other School and University initiatives such as support for student transitions, employability and student mobility as appropriate.

10.   Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.

11.   Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.

12.   To contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, World Changers Together.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills/Experience

Qualifications/Knowledge

Essential:

A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or equivalent in Criminology or a closely related discipline and/or teaching experience in Criminology or a closely related discipline.

A2 Sufficient breadth and/or depth of knowledge in the specialist subject/discipline and of teaching methods and techniques to work within the subject area.

A3 Thorough knowledge and ability to apply policy, practice and procedures including broader University/sector/external (e.g., commercial) awareness.

A4 Up-to-date knowledge and specialist understanding in the field with an ability to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students to inspire learning and to provide pastoral care.

Desirable:

B1 Expertise and experience at the intersection between Criminology and Media Studies would be particularly welcome.

Skills

Essential:

C1 Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature and to be effective both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity.

C2 Ability to engage students’ interest and enthusiasm to inspire learning.

C3 Ability to provide pastoral care to students within the subject area.

C4 Application of initiative and independent judgement within professional guidelines or organisational policy.

Experience

Essential:

E1 Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or organisational policy.

E2 Demonstrated commitment to open research (e.g., open data, open code, open educational resources, practices supporting replication).

E3 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum.

This is a full-time (35 hours per week) fixed term post until 31st October 2026 for the remaining 10 months of a maternity cover or until the substantive postholder returns (with an anticipated start date of as close to the beginning of 2026 as possible).

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.  If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

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