Lecturer (Assistant Professor)/Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)/Reader in Social Work (CC2774)

Type: Education & Research | Department: Social & Policy Sciences | Location: Bath | Closing Date: 20 Nov 2014 | This permanent position is intended to make a significant contribution to research and teaching in social work at Bath. This is an opportunity to join one of the top universities in the UK and to work with a highly committed and successful team of social work academics. You will be expected to enhance the profile, reputation and impact of social work at Bath and therefore must be able to demonstrate evidence of research excellence, effective teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a successful track record of academic collaboration with local, national and international stakeholders. Applicants should have a PhD degree and must hold a recognised social work qualification and be either registered/eligible for registration with the HCPC. Applicants with expertise in social work law and practice with adults; leadership and management in social work; or social work in international contexts are particularly encouraged to apply. However we welcome applications from qualified academics with expertise in other areas of social work practice and administration. Candidates are encouraged to visit the department’s website http://www.bath.ac.uk/sps to find out more about our research priorities and strengths, as well as the work of the other academic groups in the department. Informal enquiries about the post can be made to the Head of Department, Dr Joe Devine (J.Devine@bath.ac.uk or +44(0)1225 383539); or to the Head of Social Work Group, Dr Louise Brown (L.Brown @bath.ac.uk or +44(0)1225 385284). Interviews likely to be held in the week commencing 8th December.  

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