Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Business for Sustained Production
About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU Writtle College, as part of the ARU family is based at the Writtle campus. Writtle College is a vibrant community of learners on a journey of discovery and achievement.
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
About the Role:
The Faculty of Science & Engineering offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including doctoral level studies. Our new Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences (AAES) was established in 2024. The School, offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses designed to offer a dynamic, research-informed high-quality educational experience. AAES is dedicated to advancing knowledge across its land based disciplines, embedding its extensive sector links and developments that put science into practice on its own estate and farm.
Agriculture and Horticulture aims to nurture talented future decision makers of the future by producing well equipped graduates able to problem solve and make valued contributions to the industries we serve. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated academic to lead applied agri-hort business teaching and projects centred on sustainable production systems, circularity and socio-political change. You will be joining a small committed, collaborative and interdisciplinary team, actively progressing an innovative higher education curriculum underpinned by applied research and scholarship.
Candidates should have a PhD (or be near completion within the first 18 months of employment) and hold an agri-food business specialism to contribute to our undergraduate and postgraduate provision. Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential for this role and work in an international context is desirable .
Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 13th June 2025
Enquiries can be directed to Anya Perera, Deputy Head of School at Anya.Perera@aru.ac.uk
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
All appointments at ARU Writtle are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Children’s Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide#can-an-employer-ask-an-individual-to-declare-details-of-all-convictions-and-cautions.
ARU are committed to the safeguarding of all its students, staff and visitors and provides a safe physical environment.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.