Maynooth, Ireland
Contract Type: Permanent; €40,682 to €99,533 or £35,385.04 to £86,573.41 (converted salary*) per annum
The Role Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued.
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.
The ideal candidate will have: A PhD in Law, Criminology, Sociology, Psychology or a cognate discipline (candidates must have, at a minimum submitted a PhD for examination by the deadline for applications – 5th December 2024);A broad knowledge of criminology and criminal justice;A strong record of experience of and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching;A record of scholarly work and publications of international quality, demonstrating potential to become a significant contributor in their field;Good administrative, organisational, teamwork, communication and IT skills.A research focus in and capacity to teach in any one or more of the following areas of expertise: Criminological Theory, Research Methods, Policing, and Victimology.Experience of or commitment to teaching in a blended format;Experience of or potential to supervise graduate students;Experience of, and commitment to, working in an interdisciplinary setting;Experience of, and a demonstrated commitment to module and programme development and academic innovation.
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