Regius Professorship of Civil Law

The Faculty of Law and All Souls College are seeking applications for the Regius Professorship of Civil Law, with effect from 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The Regius Professorship of Civil Law is the oldest professorship in Law in Oxford. The new Regius Professor will have a leading role to play in the future of legal studies, both in the University and worldwide. We are seeking a scholar who will maintain and take forward a tradition of outstanding legal scholarship, informed by advanced learning in Roman Law. The role is strategically important, not least because of the importance of Roman Law in the evolution of modern laws; the internationalisation of so many areas of law in the 21st century; the connections between the common law and the laws of the European Union and of civil law countries; and because of the common frame of reference Roman Law has provided over periods of juridical and political evolution in both civilian and common law lands.

You will be required to provide high level academic leadership in Oxford in Roman Law, its principles and history, and in some other branch of law. You will lead the development of pioneering concepts and/or methodologies to open up new avenues of research and intellectual understanding, collaborating with other departments to enhance interdisciplinary research and teaching collaborations. You will lead a programme of original research at international level and be expected to prepare funding applications for your own research and to support junior colleagues in this activity. You will design and teach courses at both postgraduate and undergraduate level, and supervise postgraduate research students. You will serve as a member of the Governing Body and trustee of All Souls College.

You should have an outstanding record of internationally recognised scholarship and an excellent publication record indicating the potential to produce further significant work during the tenure of the chair. In addition to excellence in your own research, teaching and supervision, you should have the intellectual leadership skills to be able to support colleagues to foster outstanding research and teaching in Civil Law at all levels.

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon UK time on Monday 23 June 2025. Interviews are expected to be held in October 2025.

Informal enquiries are welcome and may be made in strict confidence to Professor John Armour, the Dean of the Faculty of Law (john.armour@law.ox.ac.uk).

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