Assistant Professor in Commercial Law

The Department of Durham Law School at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Assistant Professor on either the Education track or Research and Education track.

We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of Commercial Law and we are particularly eager to hear from applicants with an ability and willingness to teach Commercial Law (Sale of Goods) and Contract Law (as part of the core curriculum). Some teaching expertise in Competition Law would be useful but is not essential. It is expected that applicants can also teach on our level 1 and 2 core modules, to support a wider teaching portfolio at a globally successful and growing Law School.

Durham Law School is one of the very best UK Law with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our students. Ranked overall 12^th in REF2021, 100% of Durham Law School’s research impact and environment was ranking 3 or 4* in REF2021.

Durham Law School is committed to research-led and small group teaching and is a world leader in legal education and research. Durham Law School is ranked 3^rd in The Complete University Guide 2026, 4^th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026, and 49th in the QS World University Rankings by subject 2026. Durham Law School was also awarded the Athena Swan Bronze award for commitment to the advance of gender equality in 2022.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our Department pages at: Durham Law School - Durham University.

There is the opportunity to be appointed to an Assistant Professor on either the Research & Education or Education track. Please refer to the below job descriptions for further information on each role, the relevant person specifications, and details on what to submit as part of your application.

At Durham we a ctively work towards providing an environment where our staff and students can study, work and live in a community which is supportive and inclusive.

We welcome and encourage applications from those who are currently under-represented in our work force, including people with disabilities and from racially minoritised ethnic groups.

If you have taken a career break or periods of leave that may have impacted on the volume and recency of your research outputs and other activities, such as maternity, adoption or parental leave, you may wish to disclose this in your application. The selection committee will take this into account when evaluating your application.

The University has been awarded the Disability Confident Employer status. If you are a candidate with a disability, we are committed to ensuring fair treatment throughout the recruitment process. We will make adjustments to support the interview process wherever it is reasonable to do so and, where successful, reasonable adjustments will be made to support people within their role.

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