Principal Lecturer in Social Work - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University

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Principal Lecturer in Social Work:

Salary £56,561-65,540 per annum

Full Time / Permanent

About the Role:

The department is seeking to appoint a permanent Principal Lecturer in Social Work. As a successful applicant, you will be expected to lead the social work team and contribute towards the existing teaching strength of the department and have a record of success within the field relating to a) professional practice or b) scholarship activities, or c) research.

Applications are welcomed from individuals who have an excellent leadership and teaching track record and a willingness to continue developing their scholarly, practice or academic research profile.

We are particularly keen to hear from those with key expertise in one or more of the following:

Children and family practice
Child protection
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Adult safeguarding
Transitions
Adult mental health
Practice Education
Decolonising education/practice

You will be an inspiring leader and educator interested in creating engaging learning experiences.

You should be able to make a significant leadership contribution to our ambitious plan for leading and delivering innovative, practice-focused education.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification provided below.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a single document, including a covering letter and a full CV.

In your cover letter, please specify your preferred plan relating to developing professional practice, or scholarship activities, or research.

Interview date:

week commencing 4th March and/or 11th March 2024.

About Us:

Want to make a difference?

The Department of Social Work, Care and Community resides within the School of Social Sciences on the City Campus of Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

There are excellent collaborative opportunities with colleagues in other departments and research centres. NTU has a long and established history for delivering social work and social care programmes.

Our Department of Social Work, Care and Community combines an outstanding record for teaching excellence with internationally significant research.

Our contemporary facilities and career-focused approach to course design provide the right conditions for students to excel in their chosen fields.

The department has research strengths in children and young people's marginalisation and inequality in the fields of health, social care, education, criminal justice and sexualities and sexual health, gender politics and diversity, parenting, and education for equality with young people, children and the professionals who work with them with active research groups breaking new ground in these fields.

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Safeguarding Statement:

Nottingham Trent University is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all colleagues to share this commitment.