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About the Role
Seeking an Associate Professor for the Law School to shape legal education and research. This role involves curriculum development, student success, academic leadership, and conducting high-quality, original research, particularly in 'Sustainability'.
Responsibilities
- Maintain an active research profile, contributing ideas and applied original research activity within the field of law
- Lead high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes
- Contribute to curriculum design, continuous improvement activities and educational innovation
- Act as a module leader, academic coach and mentor, supporting students throughout their learning journey
- Support and mentor junior academic colleagues, contributing to performance development and academic excellence
- Lead or contribute to projects, workstreams, taskforces and wider university initiatives
- Build and maintain external academic and professional networks, acting as an ambassador for the University
- Seek opportunities for external funding to strengthen the research profile of the Law School and ULaw
Requirements
- PhD in Law or a relevant discipline
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience within Higher Education
- Fellow of Advance HE (or working towards Senior Fellowship)
- A record of internationally recognised research, research leadership and wider contribution within your discipline, which must include the area of 'Sustainability' and be suitable for the Law Unit of Assessment in Research Excellence Framework (REF29)
- Experience delivering high-quality teaching within Higher Education
- Strong understanding of curriculum development, quality enhancement and academic standards
- Must be able to prove the right to work in the UK
- Applications submitted without all required documents (CV, Cover Letter, 5-year research plan) will not be considered
Skills
- Teaching
- Research
- Curriculum development
- Quality enhancement
- Academic leadership
- Academic coaching
- Mentoring
- Project management
- External networking
- Funding acquisition
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate Professor
Education Level
- PhD
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience within Higher Education
- Fellow of Advance HE (or working towards Senior Fellowship)
Salary/Compensations
- £59,500 - £64,500 per annum
Benefits
- 35 days annual leave
- Private Medical Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Season Ticket Loans
- Student Discounts
About the Company
- The Law School is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor to join a growing team.
- We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population.
- We actively seek to increase representation across all backgrounds and identities, and we provide support and adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive community
- We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population.
- We actively seek to increase representation across all backgrounds and identities, and we provide support and adjustments throughout the recruitment process.