Lecturer in Social Work ref 20501
School: Department of Social Work & Social Care, School of Education & Social Work
Hours: full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Contract: Permanent
Reference: 20501
Salary: starting at £44,414 to £52,841 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Placed on: 24 of May 2023.
Closing date: 23 June 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed
Expected start date: To be confirmed
Job description
The Department of Social Work & Social Care at the University of Sussex invites applications for a Lectureship in Social Work. The Department’s strengths are built on its established interdisciplinary research profile, commitment to research-informed and reflective teaching approaches, and close relationships with service providers and experts by experience.
The recent REF 2021 national research assessment exercise assessed 91% of our research outputs to be ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ and our research environment to be 25% ‘world-leading’ / 75% ‘internationally excellent’. Our research culture fosters collaboration across the university, structured by our flagship research centres:
- Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth (CIRCY)
- Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research (CSWIR)
- Centre for Innovation and Research in Wellbeing (CIRW).
Our teaching and research make an important contribution to the personal and professional development of the social work workforce. We work as part of the South Coast Regional Centre for Education Teaching Partnership, alongside East Sussex County Council, Brighton & Hove City Council and the University of Brighton.
We are looking for candidates who can offer demonstrably high-quality teaching and excellent research potential. The successful candidate will develop their research profile with the support of experienced and internationally-known researcher colleagues. They will work with academic, practitioner and expert by experience colleagues on teaching and assessment, tutoring and placement support of Social Work students at under-graduate and post-graduate levels. There is also the possibility of contributing to other courses within the School, such as our successful BA and MA in Childhood & Youth, according to their interests and expertise.
Please contact Dr. David Orr, Head of Department of Social Work & Social Care (d.orr@sussex.ac.uk), for informal enquiries.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy, Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.
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How to apply
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You can also send your application by post to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH.