Senior Lecturer in Law

About the Role
The successful candidate will contribute to the intellectual life of the Department of Law, the broader School of Law, and the wider institution. They will make contributions to student education and experience through curriculum development and the delivery of teaching activities in the field of Contract Law (and may provide further teaching in IP, Company, or Commercial and Consumer Law, depending upon need).

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full-time, permanent appointment, with an expected start date of January 2026.

About You
You will have a PhD in a relevant subject, or equivalent professional experience, or relevant professional qualification, and a demonstrable ability to teach at undergraduate level. Ideally, you will have teaching accreditation from the Higher Education Academy at Fellow or Associate Fellow level or be working towards this. Candidates applying for Senior Lecturer positions will need substantial teaching experience.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project
The School of Law is one of eight schools in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and has two academic 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.

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
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

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. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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