Lecturer (ED reference: ED13355

About us

The University of Bath is an international centre for research and teaching excellence, committed to achieving global reach. 

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Criminology to join the Department of Social and Policy Sciences (DPSP). DSPS is committed to being interdisciplinary, progressive, and impactful in both research and teaching.  

Its academic staff come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds including economics, sociology, politics, anthropology, geography, development studies, sociology, social and public policy, social work, and criminology. 

The Department is home to the Centre for Development Studies and the Centre for Death and Society. 

It also enjoys strong links with the Institute for Policy Research and with the Centre for 21st Century Public Health.

DSPS belongs to the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, which also contains academic departments in Economics, Education, Health, Politics and Psychology. 

Collaboration across the Faculties’ departments is strongly encouraged, as well as with staff from the School of Management, and the Faculties of Science and of Engineering.

About the role

You will be expected to conduct original, rigorous, and internationally significant research in Criminology. 

You will make a significant contribution to the research culture of DSPS and Faculty by consolidating and expanding cross-disciplinary links in these thematic areas, and by helping to build our already strong community of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers.  

The successful candidate will contribute teaching to our highly successful and growing portfolio of Criminology courses, and a commitment to teaching is an essential criteria for this role. 

Core teaching will contribute to the Criminology programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and to other units across the Department and Faculty as appropriate.

Additional information

The position on offer is full time (36.5 hours per week) and on a permanent basis. 

To find out more visit our website http://www.bath.ac.uk/sps. 

Initial questions can be directed to Prof Monica Greco, Head of Department ([email protected]) 

Our ideal candidate will have a doctoral qualification in Criminology or other relevant social science. You will have a developing record of teaching experience and of publishing internationally recognised work. We are open to applications from candidates with any criminological specialism, but we particularly encourage applications from candidates with research interests that complement and extend those of our current criminology staff (in the areas of global justice, human rights, and state crime; prisons; drugs; youth crime; green criminology; crime, media and culture; and sexual violence).

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Closing Date: 19 Feb 2026

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535