Work for UCL Security and Crime Science

We are recruiting for two academic members of staff, one researcher, and one teaching fellow. Click on the links for further details.

• Research Fellow in Passive Radar Sensing: Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr. Kevin Chetty on the EPSRC Research Project OPERA - Opportunistic Passive Radar for Non-Cooperative Contextual Sensing - at the UCL Department of Security & Crime Science. The post holder will be responsible for carrying out fundamental research in key aspects of short-range passive wireless radar to develop contextual sensing capabilities. The Research Fellow will report to Dr. Kevin Chetty and the post will also involve interaction with the Electronic Engineering Dept. at UCL and project partners at Bristol and Oxford University. This post is funded until 30th September 2021 in the first instance. Closing date: 30 June 2019.
• Lecturer/Associate Professor in Crime and Forensic Science: The appointee will be expected to undertake high quality research within their own specialist field(s) that contributes to the broad crime science and forensic science agendas of using scientific knowledge and methods to develop practical and ethical ways to reduce or detect crime (including terrorism). To this end, they will conduct empirical research that feeds into professional practice and/or policy-making in a crime and justice context. The appointee will teach on one or more of our undergraduate or postgraduate programmes. There are some existing modules we need to cover but there is also scope for the appointee to develop new modules based around their area(s) of expertise and research interests. Closing date: 7 July 2019.
• Associate Professor in Security and Crime Science - Financial Crime: With this current position the Department is seeking to build capacity in the area of financial crime, broadly defined. The appointee will play a leading role in developing financial crime as a research and teaching strength within the Department. They will be expected to undertake high quality research within their own specialist areas of financial crime that contributes to the broad crime science agenda of using scientific knowledge and methods to develop practical and ethical ways to reduce or detect crime (including terrorism). To this end, they will conduct empirical research that feeds into professional practice and/or policy-making in criminal justice and financial regulatory contexts. The appointee will teach on one or more of our undergraduate or postgraduate programmes. While they may contribute to existing modules there is the expectation that the appointee will develop new modules in financial crime. Closing date: 7 July 2019.
• Teaching Fellow - JDI Latin America and Caribbean Unit: Applications are invited for a Teaching Fellow post to contribute to the continuing professional development and teaching activities of the JDI LAC Unit, under the supervision of Dr Chainey. The appointee will contribute and support the research objectives of the JDI LAC Unit and help develop it into an internationally recognised centre of excellence on policing and citizen security. This role is funded for one year with the possibility of extension. Closing date: 14 July 2019.