Assistant Professors/Lecturer in Criminology

School of Law & Criminology

Maynooth University

Closing Date: 05 December 2024 

We are seeking two excellent academics to join our staff as Assistant Professors in Criminology, to support the delivery of our undergraduate programmes, particularly the BCL (Law and Criminology) and BA Criminology, and our postgraduate Criminology programmes.

Candidates should have an excellent broad knowledge of criminology and criminal justice. While applicants with specialisms in all areas of criminology/criminal justice are welcome, the School especially welcomes applicants with experience of or expertise in the areas of Criminological Theory, Research Methods, Policing, and Victimology, as well as applicants with experience in blended delivery of Criminology modules.

The persons appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the School, to undertake teaching duties on the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, to facilitate and supervise placements and research projects for students, and to supervise Master’s and PhD students.

The appointees will be expected to build a strong research profile that supports the University and School research strategy including affiliating to the School’s Centre for Criminology and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointees will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard. 

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