School of Humanities and Social Science
Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb
Salary: £50,253 to £58,225 per annum
Closing Date: Wednesday 10 June 2026
Reference: HU3227-26-097
An opportunity to join a collaborative team of social work academics, based at the Moulsecoomb campus in Brighton:
The University of Brighton Social Work department is seeking a senior lecturer (permanent, full-time) to join the team. Your expertise and experience will contribute to the delivery of high-quality social work education in the School of Humanities and Social Science.
We are particularly looking for a social work academic with experience of course leadership and/or involvement with apprentices. Applicants must be qualified social workers and registered with Social Work England (or eligible to register).
Responsibilities:
* Develop and deliver the core social work curriculum alongside specialist area across undergraduate, postgraduate, and post-qualifying programmes.
* Engage with course and module leadership, teaching, assessment, student support and development, academically and on placement.
* Lead knowledge exchange and research activities within the department.
Qualifications:
* Qualified social workers, registered with Social Work England (or eligible to register).
* Experience of course leadership and/or involvement with apprentices.
* Foundational social work knowledge and experience to underpin teaching.
Informal enquiries are welcome. Please contact Annie Mullin (BSc course lead) at A.Mullin@brighton.ac.uk or Lucy Basterra (MSc course lead) at L.Basterra2@brighton.ac.uk.
Interviews are planned for the week beginning 20th July 2026.
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.
For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system, with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.
Benefits
We offer generous pension contributions, flexible working hours with opportunities for remote work, a comprehensive annual leave package including time off over Christmas, access to the Cycle scheme and discounted sports membership including fitness classes and gym access.
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