Lecturers Violence and Society Centre

Lecturer in International Politics: ‘Global Political Violence’

Lecturer in Law: ‘Violence in the Law’

Lecturer in Sociology: ‘Violence and Society’ (2 posts)

Senior Lecturer in Health: ‘Violence and Health’ http://www.city.ac.uk/

August 2019

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Role Profile

Posts: Lecturers (Researchers) within the Violence and Society Centre:

In Sociology: ‘Violence and Society’ (2 posts) In International Politics: ‘Global Political Violence’ In Law: ‘Violence and the Law’ Senior Lecturer in Health: ‘Violence and Health’

Department: Sociology, School of Arts and Social Sciences International Politics, School of Arts and Social Sciences Law, City School of Law Health, Health Services Research and Management Division, School of Health Sciences

Grade: Lecturers Grade 6/7 Senior Lecturer Grade 8

Tenure: Permanent Full-time

Responsible to: Director of the Violence and Society Centre (and, after 3 years, the Head of the relevant Department)

Background

City, University of London

City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with an excellent central London location. Led by President, Professor Sir Paul Curran, City has made signiﬁcant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university. In the last REF, City doubled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. It has recently agreed a new Vision & Strategy 2026. Founded in 1894, City is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.

Violence and Society Centre

The Violence and Society Centre was established at City, University of London on 1 March 2019, with Professor Sylvia Walby OBE as its Director.

The Violence and Society Centre is producing research relevant to the agenda of ‘zero violence’. The Centre works across the School of Arts and Social Sciences (Departments of Sociology and International Politics), the School of Health Sciences and the Law School. The Centre holds research grants, supervises PhDs and runs seminars and conferences. A graduate programme in the field of ‘violence and society’ is being developed.

The Centre is interdisciplinary and international, with the following broad themes: . Theory and concepts: What is violence: developing the concepts and theories to explain the increase, decrease and variation in violence. . Measurement: Current measurement practices hide some forms of violence, especially against women: developing a new measurement framework and methods to remedy this. . Types of violence: The Centre focusses on all forms of violence and coercion, including trafficking in human beings, violent crime, domestic violence and rape. Gender is mainstreamed rather than treated in isolation. . Policy and interventions: The Centre analyses what is effective in reducing violence through policy fields including: criminal justice; civil justice; security; health and gender equality. It engages with non- governmental, governmental and academic organisations. It operates on an international basis, including European and UN institutions, as well as in the UK.

. Change: Developing a theory of change. What is the future of violence, including macro-socio- historical trends; the impact of the economic crisis and situational crime analysis. What might it mean to move towards ‘zero violence’?

The Violence and Society Centre now seeks to appoint five outstanding academics to make key contributions to the research field of ‘violence and society’ and to the Centre’s development. The posts will have a primary affiliation to the Violence and Society Centre and a secondary affiliation, variously, to Sociology (2 posts), International Politics, Health Sciences, and Law.

The successful candidates will have an established record of high quality research and publications, experience of externally funded research, and engagement and impact on the non-academic world, and the expertise to educate at graduate level.

Research, rather than education, will be the primary workload of the five positions during at least the first three years. During these three years postholders will contribute to the emerging research agenda of the Violence and Society Centre under the leadership of the Centre Director, Professor Sylvia Walby. Their research activities will be agreed with the Centre Director. Thereafter, the postholders will assume a positon in their relevant Department or School, while maintaining the central focus on work in the field of Violence and Society, developing either a more conventional balance between research and education or developing a research profile supported by external funds.

Schools and Departments

The School of Arts and Social Sciences at City is a cosmopolitan, outward-looking, world-leading centre of research and learning and is organised in seven academic departments: Economics, English, International Politics, Journalism, Music, Sociology and Psychology. The Department of Sociology at City is one of the oldest and most well established in London and, with over 30 staff, one of the biggest. It contains a strong Criminology component. The Department of International Politics at City has developed research programmes with an emphasis on international relations, foreign policy and diplomacy, international political justice and international political economy.

The City Law School is the first in London and the only in the University of London to educate students and practitioners at all stages of legal education. It has a professional education pedigree that dates back over 100 years. The School takes advantage of the new regulatory landscape for legal education and offers a complete portfolio of legal education from undergraduate through to Bar Professional Training Courses and post-qualification continuing Professional Development.

The School of Health and Sciences is a world leading centre for healthcare education and applied healthcare research and is one of the most diverse and successful schools of health in the country. The school was ranked 1st in London for Nursing and Radiography programmes and 2nd in London for subjects allied to medicine. It celebrated outstanding results in the 2014 REF, including 1st in London for research strength in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health.

Researchers in the Violence and Society Centre

Main duties and responsibilities:

Research  Produce high quality research in the field of ‘violence and society’  Publish high quality research publications, including some consistent with Research Excellence Framework grades 3* and 4*;  Develop research projects and proposals within the field of ‘violence and society’, individually and/or collaboratively;  Participate in writing proposals for external funding of research;  Disseminate research findings at relevant forums, nationally and internationally  Facilitate research within the Violence and Society Centre, University, and externally.

Education  Contribute to the development and delivery of a graduate programme in ‘Violence and Society’, for Masters and PhD student training, relevant to the Social Sciences especially Sociology and International Politics, or to Health or to Law

 Develop research capacity in ‘violence and society’ through contribution to educational programmes at graduate level

Service and Engagement  Generate impact on society from high quality research on violence and society  Participate in activities designed to improve knowledge transfer and other aspects of capacity development;  Enhance research impact by contributing to the development of networks to engage with stakeholders, policy makers and publics, relevant to violence and society, nationally and internationally.

Additional Information

 The post holder must at all times carry out their responsibilities with due regard to City, University of London’s Equal Opportunities Statement.

 The post holder must accept responsibility for ensuring that the policies and procedures relating to Health and Safety in the workplace are adhered to at all times.

 The post holder must respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically and by other means in line with General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) the Data Protection Act 2018.

 The post holder must carry out their responsibilities with due regard to the non-smoking environment of City, University of London.

 Sustainable Development City, University of London is committed to a policy of best practice to assist in building a sustainable way of life by taking a positive, solutions-orientated approach. All post holders are encouraged to contribute through their roles to improving the environment, for City and the wider community.

Details of policy, information and staff development supporting the policy on the environment and sustainability can be found at www.city.ac.uk/green-policies.

The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. All members of staff are required to be professional, co-operative and flexible in line with the needs of the post, Department, School and City, University of London.

Job descriptions should be regularly reviewed and at least prior to the annual appraisal, if applicable or on a regular basis to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement (EDI)

City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture, under its Public Sector Equality Duties and the Equality Act 2010. This includes promoting equality and diversity for all, irrespective of any protected characteristic, working pattern, family circumstance, socio-economic background, political belief or other irrelevant distinction. Where relevant to the policy, decision-making panels will ensure a reasonable gender balance (with at least one man and one woman) and will actively consider representation of other protected groups.’

Candidate Specification

Posts: Lecturers (Researchers) within the Violence and Society Centre:

In Sociology: ‘Violence and Society’ (2 posts) In International Politics: ‘Global Political Violence’ In Law: ‘Violence and the Law’ Senior Lecturer in Health: ‘Violence and Health’

Grade: Lecturers Grade 6/7 Senior Lecturer Grade 8

Tenure: Permanent Full-time

Responsible to: Director of the Violence and Society Centre (and, after 3 years, the Head of the relevant Department)

Research Essential  A background in Violence and Society in the Social Sciences (especially Sociology, International Politics) or Health or Law;  A PhD in a relevant discipline;  Expertise in one or more of the following: a. Sociology: criminology; domestic violence; gender-based violence; impact of violence on economy and society; quantitative data analysis of violent crime; b. Sociology: macro level approaches to violence; historical and/or comparative methods; political economy and violence; social theory of violence; gendered violence and social change c. International politics: global violence; gender and violence; transnational, global or European politics of violence; security, violence and society; women, peace and security; political economy and violence. d. Health: violence and mental and/or physical health; domestic violence and health; research in a clinical or practice environment relevant to violence and health. e. Law: legal regulation of violence; gender, violence, law and society; family law; criminal law; civil law; human rights. f. Skills in quantitative research methods applied to violence and society; or deep knowledge of quantitative data sources concerning violence and society; or theoretical innovation in violence and society  A record of excellence in research and publication in relevant area;  Research interests and skills in ‘violence and society’, including its gender dimensions,  Capacity and skills to write research grant proposals and capability to act as a Co-Investigator (or PI) on an externally funded research project.

Desirable  Established record of achieving funded awards, with demonstrable success in carrying these out;  Evidence of impact, including established ongoing relationships with UK and international organisations;  Experience working on collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects.  National or international reputation for research in violence and society  Excellent skills in analysing qualitative and quantitative data

 Knowledge about qualitative research methodologies

Education Essential  Ability and skills to deliver high quality graduate education in the field of Violence and Society;  Ability to help develop graduate teaching/training in ‘violence and society’, including Masters’ level modules and a graduate programme in violence and society;  Experience of and commitment to research-led teaching;  Ability to supervise students at postgraduate level. Desirable  Established record of delivering high quality graduate and undergraduate education in the field of Violence and Society;

Service and Engagement Essential  Evidence of effective administration in a university, commensurate with level and experience.  Experience of engagement with policy makers and publics to facilitate knowledge transfer. Desirable  Experience of professional or practice leadership

Personal Style & Skills Essential  Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and international context;  Ability to work collegiately and maintain good working relationships with students and colleagues;  Excellent oral and written communication in English (other languages an asset);  Ability to communicate effectively with students from diverse backgrounds and international students from a broad range of countries.

Salary and Conditions of Service

The salient features of Conditions for Academic staff are as follows:

 Experience depending, the salary for the Lecturer posts will be within Grade 6/7 of the salary scales for Academic staff: £37,345 - £53,174 per annum. The salary for the Senior Lecturer will be within Grade 8 of the salary scales for Academic staff: £54,765 - £61,618.

 These posts are full-time and permanent.

 Annual Leave is 30 days, plus 8 statutory and 4 additional days during the Christmas holiday period.

 You will be automatically entered into the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) with the option to opt out.

 This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this post.

 All offers of appointment are subject to the University receiving satisfactory references and medical clearance.

 All posts at City are subject to reasonable adjustment under the Equalities Act (2010).

 All appointments at City are subject to a probationary period.

Applications You are invited to apply by means of an application form, academic CV, and a supporting statement which should indicate which position you are applying for, detailing your key strengths and providing examples of how you meet the requirements of the job description and the person specification criteria.

You should provide a concise summary of your research to date, titles of four of your strongest publications, and a statement of your proposed research trajectory, together with a summary describing your potential contribution to the Violence and Society Centre.

Please also include details of your current salary, notice period, and the names and contact details (including email) of two referees. Referees will be contacted prior to interview.

All applications must be received by the advertised deadline. It is anticipated that interviews will take place week commencing 18th November 2019.

For an informal discussion please contact Professor Sylvia Walby, Director of the Violence and Society at: [email protected]

Further Information City operates a no smoking policy.

City offers an excellent pension scheme, generous leave allowance, season ticket loan, a good working environment and access to fitness and social facilities.

City confirms its commitment to equal opportunities in all its activities. It is intended that no job applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of political belief, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or social class. Selection and promotion criteria are kept under review to ensure that individuals are treated on the basis of the job requirements and on their relevant personal merits; and are not disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

If you have a disability and are interested in this post, City welcomes your application. For an informal discussion you may wish to contact the Recruitment Team on:

Telephone: 020 7040 3085 E-mail: [email protected]