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The Edinburgh Law School
Closing: April 14, 2021
This opportunity is to work with Professor Susan McVie, Professor Lesley McAra and Dr Paul Norris on the ESRC-funded Understanding Inequalities (UI) project.
Working as part of a small team, the Research Assistants will be responsible for conducting analysis of quantitative data from one of three large-scale datasets: the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, the Growing Up in Scotland study or the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime. The aim will be to develop a jointly written paper focused on a specific aspect of crime and justice inequalities for submission to a high quality criminological journal.
Anyone with questions about the nature of or suitability for the role can be directed to Professor McVie at S.McVie@ed.ac.uk
There are up to three posts available, ideally full time but part time will be considered. Posts will available until the end of September 2021. Candidates who meet most of the essential criteria but have not yet completed their PhD will be considered (e.g. those who wish to take an interruption of studies), although they would be appointable at a lower salary grade.
How to Apply
Applicants should apply with a CV (max 4 pages and quoting a minimum of two referees) and covering letter detailing how they meet the criteria for the position to Law.HR@ed.ac.uk. The closing date is Wednesday 14 April 2021 at 17:00 GMT.
Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Quantitative Methods
The School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK
Closing: April 20, 2021
To strengthen further our research and teaching portfolio, the School is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Quantitative Methods to play an active role in the development and delivery of quantitative research methodology teaching and research . The post-holder will join an established team in the School to build expertise in quantitative methodologies, to teach across our methods portfolio and contribute to the MSc in Social Research led by the College of Social Sciences. An interest in digital innovation would be particularly welcome.
See website for further details and to apply.
Lecturer in Criminal Justice (teaching-focus)
The School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK
Closing: April 20, 2021
The post-holder will join an established team of Criminologists in the Department to build expertise in criminal justice, to teach across our criminology programmes (single and joint honours) and modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. They will contribute to the development of teaching, learning, assessment, play an active part in the management of our education portfolio and participate in recruitment activities across the Department and School. An important element of the role will be working with academic and professional services colleagues to enhance our student experience and employability.
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Senior Lecturer (Academic) in Criminology
Bournemouth University
Closing: April 28, 2021
As a Senior Lecturer (Academic) in Criminology you will deliver high academic standards through a fusion of excellent education, informed by a credible research profile and through professional engagement.
You will help raise the national and international profile of the Faculty and our social science provision in the area of criminology, contribute to the growth of the academic community and continue to develop personal areas of scholarship and research expertise.
As a Senior Lecturer, you will perform a leadership role in teaching and learning across the growing suite of criminology programmes. The criminology team in the Department of Social Sciences and Social Work take an interdisciplinary social scientific approach to criminology. Within these parameters, we would welcome applicants with expertise in any area of the discipline. You will have opportunities to link with academic colleagues across the Faculty and University in taking forward the research and education agenda.
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Funded PhD Project (UK and EU students only)
University of Portsmouth – Institute of Criminal Justice Studies
Closing date: May 4, 2021 (12pm GMT)
Applications are invited for a fees-only three year PhD to commence in October 2021. The PhD will be based in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and will be supervised by Dr Sarah Charman, Dr Jemma Tyson and Dr John Fox.
Successful applicants will receive a bursary to cover tuition fees at the UK rate for three years and £2,000 for research costs/ conference attendance.
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Chair in Mental Health and Society
The School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham
Closing: May 11, 2021
The postholder will work across the University, becoming one of the Deputy Directors of the Institute of Mental Health and taking a leading role in the continued development, delivery and sustainability of the MSc in Mental Health.
Mental health is a key research and teaching priority for the School. The School’s focus is on the social aspects of mental health e.g. organisation and management of care, social care and welfare and social justice and criminology. We welcome applications from a broad range of disciplines including, by not limited to, social policy/health policy; social work; sociology; and, criminology/criminal justice.
The School is strongly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and is particularly seeking applications from underrepresented groups. Applications will be assessed against the stated criteria and on merit.