Lecturer in Law (Teaching & Research)

About the Role

The Department of Law is looking to appoint a full-time, fixed-term Lecturer (Teaching & Research). We are looking for candidates with specialisms in Intellectual Property Law or a related field.

About You

You will have a PhD in a relevant field and a track-record of high-quality research, including publications in renowned journals, with clear and ambitious plans for future research.  You will have experience of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level and an understanding of student support needs. A higher education teaching accreditation is desirable. Preference will be given to suitable applicants who are able to teach flexibly beyond their area of expertise by contributing across the Department of Law’s core undergraduate teaching.

About the School

The School of Law is one of eight schools in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and has two organisational units: the Department of Law and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS). Established in 1965, the Department of Law runs thriving undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and has a well-established international reputation for innovative research.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

Our reformer heritage informs our conviction that great ideas can and should come from anywhere. It’s an approach that has brought results across the globe, from the communities of east London to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
In return, we offer 30 days’ leave per annum, access to a pension scheme, a season ticket loan scheme and competitive salaries. We also offer enhanced family friendly leave, and an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus. You will also work with a friendly team, with personal development opportunities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full-time (1.0FTE), fixed-term (twelve-month) appointment, with an expected start date of September 2024. The starting salary will be Grade 5 to 6, £49,785 - £58,595 per annum, depending on experience, inclusive of London Allowance.

Please do not submit any additional materials other than a CV (maximum three A4 sides) including a supporting statement/list of relevant publications/activity.

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