Lecturer in Law

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Full-Time, Permanent

Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in the Department of Law and Criminology.

The Department of Law and Criminology is part of the School of Law and Social Sciences, alongside the Departments of Economics, Politics, International Relations and Philosophy. We are forward thinking, multidisciplinary and research active. We offer undergraduate programmes in Law, Criminology & Psychology and Criminology & Sociology and Social Science, together with Masters programmes in Forensic Psychology, Consumption, Culture & Marketing, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies and Social Work. We are also home to an energetic postgraduate research student community.

We seek an outstanding teacher and researcher to join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team. In this post we are seeking to add to our research priorities in terms of the employment of research active candidates with clear research plans and outputs suitable for REF inclusion. The position includes teaching undergraduate core subjects, and we are interested in candidates with LLB undergraduate teaching expertise in Criminal Law and the ability to contribute to other core modules or options both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including the supervision of doctoral students. Applicants should possess the broad range of skills needed to teach effectively and as well as core teaching within our existing programmes should be able to contribute to and develop our teaching portfolio. We also expect academic leadership and an effective contribution to programme or department administration or projects improving the student experience in line with the job description.

The post is available from May 2024 or soon thereafter and is based in Egham, Surrey where the university is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

We offer a vibrant and supportive environment, in an internationally recognised and multidisciplinary academic group. We have a strong research culture and good links with legal and Criminal Justice agencies and the NHS, as well as government and charitable organisations. Further information on the School and the Department can be found at:

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at:

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Closing Date: 23:59, 23 May 2024

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Further details: Job Description Person Specification

This position is not eligible for hybrid working.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.

£47,719 to £56,529 per annum - including London Allowance