Lecturer (Academic) Criminology and Criminal Justice

All Locations

Dorset House (Bournemouth - Talbot)

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Salary from £39,906 - £46,049 per annum (pro rata) with progression opportunities to £50,253

Vacancy Type

Permanent

Function

Academic

Closing Date

05 Jan 2026

Basis

Full Time

The newly established School of Law and Society is looking to add a Lecturer (Academic) in Criminology and Criminal Justice to its teaching team to strengthen its teaching of criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Successful applicants will play a large role in delivering and further developing of our suite of criminology degrees. We particularly invite applicants who would be able to contribute to the leadership and teaching of at least one of the following subject areas: cyber crime, policing, prisons, and comparative criminology. The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the teaching of core research method units across our social science degree programmes, we have a particular interest in applicants who can assist with the delivering of quantitative research methods. Additionally, we anticipate that any successful candidate will be able to contribute to the scoping and development of future applied criminology provision.

The School of Law and Society also has a flourishing research and knowledge exchange culture in criminology centred around the Centre for Seldom Heard Voices which brings together a wide range of interdisciplinary scholars from across the university to consider issues impacting Marginalisation and Social Inclusion, Conflict, Identities and Transformation and Social Work and Social Practice.

At the School of Law and Society, we combine the teaching and world-leading research of law, criminology, and sociology to create socially conscious and commercially aware graduates who understand the impact of their professions on society. This interdisciplinary socio-legal approach creates resilient graduates who appreciate how their learning is being constantly disrupted and reshaped by the challenges of the 21st century. Our law degrees are innovative in how they ingrain the professional community into their design, delivery, and evaluation, to ensure we develop employment ready graduates. BU graduates lead in the employment statistics of the law firms in the South-West. Our sociology and criminology courses examine the social, political, economic, cultural and psychological dynamics of local and global communities, as well as how crime and criminal justice shape the societies we live in. Over 90% of sociology and criminology graduates are employed or doing PG study within 15 months of graduating.

Bournemouth University's vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

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