Teaching Fellow

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to August 2026

Background

Birmingham Law School wishes to appoint a Teaching Fellow to teach, advise students and provide academic support, particularly in the area of Intellectual Property Law and Media Law. This is to provide teaching on the Digital Media and Creative Industries programmes. In addition, this post will provide additional capacity for BLS to utilise for teaching needs in BLS programmes as required. 

Applying

Please submit your application online, evidencing your transferable skills and capabilities against the job description below in a covering letter, alongside a CV.

Role Summary

• Designing and delivering lectures and seminars within the undergraduate and postgraduate law school curriculum, within an established teaching programme (under the supervision of an academic member of staff).
• Responding to student queries, including via discussion boards and office hours.
• Designing, marking, and moderating assessments, under the supervision of an academic member of staff.
• Contributing to academic support, including through personal academic tutoring.
• Enhancement of the student experience, including through engagement with extra-curricular initiatives relating to employability, client interviewing, advocacy, and involving students in BLS research.
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate taught student dissertations.

Main Duties

• Teach courses at a range of levels within specified subject area and within own area of subject specialism, to undergraduate and postgraduate taught students, predominantly through allocated lectures and seminars, so that the School’s teaching objectives are met.
• Contribute to the design of modules with other colleagues.
• Frequently update own subject expertise, including via keeping abreast of relevant developments in law and legal scholarship.
• Plan and prepare own teaching, including PowerPoint slides, reading lists, guidance notes and handouts in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching programme.
• Devise and supervise projects, student dissertations and practical work.
• Develop an approach to planning and reviewing own teaching.

Person Specification

• A higher degree (usually a PhD) in the relevant subject area, or a higher degree very near to completion, or a lower level post graduate qualification plus extensive practice-based experience, including in legal education.
• An interest in teaching in a research-intensive, academic law school. 
• A commitment to working with, and supporting, a diverse range of UG and PGT students.
• Ability to design and deliver module materials successfully, including setting, marking and assessing work and providing feedback to students.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including patience, empathy, and kindness under pressure.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office and other relevant IT systems.
• Experience of using virtual learning environments.
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively, including ability to prioritise and balance competing demands.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
• Evidence of ability and willingness to work collaboratively with others. 

Informal enquiries to Dr Meghan Campbell, email: m.campbell.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.

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