About the role

• Employment Type: Full time – 35 hours per week
• Duration: Continuing
• Remuneration: Level C from $155k ; Level D from $185k plus 17% superannuation contributions and annual leave loading
• Location: Kensington Campus, Sydney, New South Wales
• Valid working rights are required

About us

UNSW Law & Justice is a top-ranking faculty and a global leader in law and criminology education and research, setting the pace in Australia for over 50 years. UNSW Law & Justice is committed to social justice and human rights, and to promoting meaningful change, consistent with UNSW’s strategic plan Progress for All and our Faculty strategy, Law & Justice 2030. Law & Justice 2030 emphasises several areas as critical to our teaching and research, including First Nations justice and the impact of AI and disruptive technologies. The School of Law, Society and Criminology is committed to the social relevance and impact of rigorous research and teaching. The Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice (BCCJ), jointly offered by the School of Law, Society and Criminology and the School of Social Sciences, is a three-year undergraduate degree program that offers a critical, interdisciplinary exploration of crime, justice, and social change.

Why this role matters

We are seeking a Senior Lecturer (Level C) or Associate Professor (Level D) in the School of Law, Society and Criminology at the Faculty of Law & Justice UNSW. We welcome applications from scholars with research expertise and a capacity to teach in our BCCJ, including the courses Criminology in Practice and Criminology Work Integrated Learning Placement. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this role.

Research and teaching staff are responsible for contributing to the School’s and the Faculty’s teaching programs, research, and engagement activities, and to carry out the duties expected of an academic at Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor level, as appropriate.

Successful appointees will be expected to develop and maintain a strong program of individual research and to participate actively in the School’s and Faculty’s research culture, and to convene and teach courses in the Faculty’s BCCJ program.

The role reports to the Head of School, Law Society and Criminology and has no direct reports aside from casual Teaching Fellows.

The level of appointment will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Skills and Experience

For Level C and Level D requirements as detailed in the posting (PhD in Criminology or related discipline, experience with quantitative and qualitative methodologies, research track record, teaching in BCCJ program, curriculum development incorporating Indigenous-led approaches, etc.).