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Job Opportunity: Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology:Job description:Job location:York Closing date: Wednesday 23rd February 2022 at midnight Interview date: Monday 14th March 2022 3 posts available - See specialisms below About the University York St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us. As one of the fastest growing universities in the U.K over recent years, we have a new strategy for the next decade, emphasising our commitment to widening opportunity through the power of education and contributing our talents to creating a fairer world, and a more prosperous region. We are putting inspirational learning and impactful research at the heart of this strategy, recognising our academic skills as our greatest asset. The Team Social Sciences, clustered within the York Business School, is an ambitious and growing academic area located on our magnificent campus in the heart of York. Our burgeoning national and international research profile, excellent teaching and learning, and welcoming and inclusive ethos supports an exceptional student practice, as evidenced in our NSS results over the past 5 years. Our School offers a number of undergraduate degrees including Sociology, Sociology with Criminology, Criminology and Criminology with Police Studies, alongside new and emergent postgraduate provision in our MRes Social Science and (subject to validation) MSc Criminology programmes. We are pursuing three enthusiastic lecturers to contribute to these vibrant undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in a number of ways: For Post 1 - candidates for this post will ideally have skills/interest in the sociology of youth and cultural sociology/criminology. The post will also involve working with colleagues in Law and Policing on our Foundation Year in Law and Social Science (skills in Law is not required). For Post 2 - candidates for this post will ideally have practice/interest in gender/sexuality and teaching research methodology - qualitative and quantitative - at undergraduate level. For Post 3 - candidates for this post will ideally have skills/interest in the sociology of crime, which may include victimology, cultural criminology, police culture or criminal justice for example. The post may also involve some quantitative methods teaching at undergraduate level, so practice or availability to work in this area is required. The function Research is the cornerstone of our practice. The prosperous candidate is expected to be developing a track record of high-quality research outputs and will supported towards future research earnings generation activities. Presently our research is broadly framed in relation to media, technology and consumption; social inequalities and migration; gender, health and mortality; and contemporary policing culture(s), but other research specialisms are welcome. For any informal enquiries Contact Us by Matthew Spokes, Associate Professor & Associate Head: Sociology & Criminology at m.spokes@yorksj.ac.uk In addition to a competitive income, YSJ employees enjoy access to a superb range of benefits including - » Generous annual leave entitlement (plus additional leave days during our Christmas closure period) » Pension scheme » Health cash plan » Training and development » Discounts at a range of local companies, including shops, cafes and restaurants. The University is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff networks and a multi-faith space to support staff from different background As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements. Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form. Interviews may take place remotely via Microsoft Teams. Further guidance will be provided to candidates who progress to interview stage. Please note that this vacancy may close early if a large volume of applications are received to ensure that we can meet the above timescales. Any applications currently in progress at this time will be notified and given the opportunity to complete their application prior to closure. Skills:
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