Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Banking/Corporate/IP Law

We are delighted to be recruiting for a new wave of talent to join us in shaping the future of critical legal education and research. We invite applications especially in the areas of banking law, company law and intellectual property law. We particularly encourage applications from candidates who approach these areas form a critical or social justice perspective.

We are recruiting to two Lecturer or Senior Lecturer positions and invite applicants on either the Education & Research or Education, Scholarship & Professional Practice track. This campaign is for the Education, Scholarship & Professional Practice track. If you would like to be considered for Education & Research, please also apply for KLS-007-25.

What you can expect to be involved in:

• Teach, convene and examine undergraduate and postgraduate modules.
• Deliver high quality teaching in a variety of settings from small group sessions to large lectures.
• Undertake administrative roles in the School as required to proactively contribute to the collegial work environment.

What you will bring to the role:

• Track record of high-quality research outputs or scholarship
• Experience of University level teaching
• PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (Senior Lecturer)

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

Please submit an academic CV plus a letter of application that shows how you meet the criterion in the person specification. Selection panels will be looking for clear evidence and examples in your letter of application. Please also submit a plan for your scholarly activity over the next three years. This should outline how you intend to develop your profile as an educational specialist. Your plan might include initiatives such as pedagogical innovation, curriculum design, publications or outputs relating to legal education, engagement with scholarship of teaching and learning, contributions to equality, diversity and inclusion in teaching practice, or plans to develop communities of practice around legal education. These suggestions are indicative and not all are required. Your plan should set out a clear sequence of activities and demonstrate how you intend to shape and share your expertise in legal education and/or professional practice over the next three years.

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post.

For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number KLS-006-25.

Further details:

*Occasionally we may need to close a vacancy before the published deadline due to a high number of applications being received, therefore we strongly advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. (All vacancies will be open for at least one week.)

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