We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the Role

As Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Youth, Education and Community, you will be required to make a significant contribution to the development and delivery of our expanding undergraduate and postgraduate provision in youth, education, and local communities, including through apprenticeship routes. The role will require you to undertake impactful and income-generating research and knowledge exchange activities in the field, and work closely with our strategic cross-sector stakeholders (including youth organisations, the third and private sector, businesses, and SMEs) to provide our students with a high-quality learning and teaching experience which will enable them to pursue graduate careers that positively impact the lives of young people. 

You will be expected to contribute to the research activities of one of our Research Units and meet the qualitative and qualitative requirements for submission to the next Research Excellence exercise. You will also be expected to contribute to the work of at least one of the Faculty’s research centres, and supervise postgraduate students where appropriate.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, please contact: Dr Helen O’Keeffe, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Faculty of Education at OKeeffeh@edgehill.ac.uk or Professor Andy Smith, Head of Department, Secondary and Further Education at Smithand@edgehill.ac.uk.

About You

You will be an enthusiastic, highly skilled and friendly professional with excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent experience for our students, staff, and external partners who seek to positively impact the lives of young people. You will have an excellent understanding of current national and regional policy priorities for youth, education and communities, and will ideally have a proven ability to lead the strategic development of undergraduate and postgraduate taught provision in these areas. To be successful you will enrich our students’ experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications, professional practice, and extensive experience of teaching and providing students with authentic, real-world, assessment opportunities. 

You will have previous experience of providing all students with a high-quality learning experience resulting in excellent graduate outcomes, and preferably have a track record of successfully supervising postgraduate students to completion. You will ideally also have a growing track record of research relevant to youth, education and community, and of securing external income to support research and knowledge exchange activities in these areas. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will form part of the conditions of offer of employment.

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

• A minimum of 48 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
• Access to a range of CPD to support your career development, with three defined pathways for progression.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources.
• Automatic enrolment into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68%
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.

About Us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before. 

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world. 

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.