Job title: Lecturer in Social Sciences (Interdisciplinary Studies) - Full time, Fixed Term
Job reference: 0000015982
Date posted: 31/05/2022
Application closing date: 21/06/2022
Salary: Grade 6, £40,927 - £50,296 per annum
Package: Excellent Benefits Package
Contractual hours: 35
Basis: Full Time

Job description
Lecturer in Social Sciences (Interdisciplinary Studies), Full time, Fixed Term, 36 months

As part of Social Sciences research success and securing of substantial research funding, we are looking for a Lecturer in Social Sciences (Interdisciplinary Studies) to join our expanding team in the School of Applied Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University. The post is initially for the fixed term of three years.

The candidate will have research & teaching expertise in Critical Studies (i.e. intersectional feminist, trans*, critical race/whiteness, migration, (in)equality, queer, disability, post-colonial, decolonial, approaches and studies). We invite applications from colleagues in interdisciplinary social sciences and humanities, incl. sociology, human geography, anthropology, cultural studies, psychosocial studies, area studies, among others. We are particularly looking for people who can bring embodied experiences of critical practice, standpoints and epistemologies, to help us diversify our team.

Please note, we currently also advertise another post: Lecturer in Social Sciences (Critical Social Policy) available here.

Edinburgh Napier University is home to forward-thinking people inspired by the world around them. We create and support personalised learning and research opportunities that develop talent and solutions that really work and matter in today’s and tomorrow’s world. 

The School of Applied Sciences is recognised for the quality of the educational provision we offer, the employability of our graduates and the international reputation and partnerships we have. We offer an undergraduate degree programme in Social Sciences, and we are launching a novel MSc Applied Social Research programme in September 2022. These programmes are inter-disciplinary, combining modules across sociology, geography, psychology, media, history, and criminology, and offer a rich and well-rounded education.  

Together, we will be building on the Edinburgh Napier University’s phenomenal results from the Research Excellence Framework (2021), which are a testament to our growing strength and capability as a research institution. These results demonstrate the increasing impact of Edinburgh Napier's commitment to quality, and collective work that is at the heart of the Social Sciences.

The Role:

As a Lecturer in Social Sciences (Interdisciplinary Studies), you will join our vibrant subject group, comprising Social Sciences, Criminology and Policing. You will make a significant contribution to Social Sciences. (Candidates interested in Criminology should pursue this opportunity here).

You will be responsible for developing, designing, and delivering teaching and student-centred learning underpinned by academic scholarship and professional practice within your assigned areas of responsibility. Some national/international travel may be required.

You will contribute to our Social Sciences research, which is committed to advancing more socially just and equitable societies. You will help us to build on our outstanding REF outcomes (UoA 20), where 81% of our research outputs were rated 3* or 4* (sector average of 75%), as were all of our Impact Case Studies (the best Scottish university by this ICS measurement). The University’s overall REF 2021  assessment was that  68% of our research was either “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, up 15% since 2014. Additionally, the University’s research power metric rocketed from 250 to 718, making Edinburgh Napier the top ranking Scottish modern university for both research power and research impact. 

What we are looking for

The ideal candidate will demonstrate contribution to teaching and research through ability to:

• develop teaching, learning, and supervision strategies appropriate for postgraduate and undergraduate levels;
• engage with students from diverse backgrounds, nurture curiosity, and support their personal and professional development;
• bring the ethos of research into pedagogical practice;
• utilise creative approaches in the curriculum, including assessments, study skills, reflective practice;
• inspire students with values we share, rooted in intersectional feminist, non-occidentalist, social justice approaches;
• ability to teach quantitative methods will be an asset but is not a prerequisite; 
• develop or consolidate your research portfolio, as appropriate to your career stage;
• contribute to the Social Sciences research strengths in: migrations, trans-national geographies; genders and sexualities, intimacies; (in)equalities; minorities, marginalisation, and social justice; organisations, collectives and social movements; and the critical epistemologies on which they are founded;
• pursue your own research topics, interests, and areas of enquiry that further grow our research portfolio;
• build collaborations with colleagues across the social sciences team, the university, and internationally for the benefit of research and teaching.

If this exciting opportunity sounds of interest, click here to view the formal role profile.

Benefits we offer

Salary: Grade 6, £40,927 - £50,296 per annum. 

For more detailed information regarding the benefits, please click here.

Additional information

For informal discussions about this position, please contact Roberto Kulpa at r.kulpa@napier.ac.uk and Mandy Winterton at m.winterton@napier.ac.uk 

For general recruitment queries please contact, recruitment@napier.ac.uk 

Application closing date: 21st June 2022

Interview date: TBC, soon after the closing date

Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status. Please see here for more information.