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Assistant Professor in Law (Research and Education)

University of Birmingham - Birmingham Law School

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £46,485 to £55,295
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 24th October 2024
Closes: 11th November 2024
Job Ref: 104730

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £46,485 to £55,295 with potential progression once in post to £62,098

Background

Birmingham Law School is seeking to appoint four Assistant Professors in Law to contribute to the delivery of research, teaching, engagement and impact in the School. This investment in excellent scholars to join our thriving community is focused on those with teaching expertise in the areas of: Commercial Law, Contract Law, Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, and Intellectual Property and/or digital Technology law.

Birmingham Law School is the largest discipline in the College of Arts and Law at the University of Birmingham. Birmingham Law School is highly successful and ambitious, ranked among the top 10 in the UK 2021 Research Excellence Framework assessment, providing students with an exciting, challenging and research-driven education. Staff make major contributions to legal debates and to the policy-making process through world-leading research outputs and impact. Birmingham Law School’s Centre for Employability, Professional Legal Education and Research provides our diverse students with opportunities to increase their employability through experience of law in action.

People are at the heart of who we are and what we do. We want to attract outstanding, inspirational and talented people, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success. Working at the University of Birmingham gives you access to the best financial and physical resources, including a beautiful campus and the opportunity to join an intellectually stimulating and diverse community. Our sector-leading development programmes have made this a place where staff can thrive and recognition by Athena Swan, Stonewall, and Two Ticks demonstrates our commitment to supporting talented people from all backgrounds.

Main Duties

Education

Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students, including (as appropriate):

  • Teaching and examining courses at a range of levels;
  • Planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same;
  • Designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content;
  • Working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning and assessment;

Research

Planning and carrying out research, including (as appropriate):

  • Planning and publishing high quality research, including through external research grants;
  • Project managing research activities, and/or supervising other research staff;
  • Presenting findings in publications and conference proceedings;
  • Effectively supervising and mentoring PhD students or early Career Researchers;

Person Specification

  • Normally, a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications;
  • Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism;
  • Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning/research;
  • Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels;

Informal enquiries can be made to Informal enquiries to Professor Rosie Harding, Deputy Dean of Birmingham Law School, email: r.j.harding@bham.ac.uk or Professor Warren Barr, Dean of Birmingham Law School, email: w.barr.1@bham.ac.uk

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the 'Apply' button above.

Valuing excellence, sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 11/11/2024

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