Assistant Professor (Research and Education) (Private)

Salary: Full-time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 - £56,535 with progression once in post to £63,606 a year.

Brief JD

Birmingham Law School is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor (Education and Research) to contribute to the delivery of teaching, research, management and administration in the School. We are interested in applications from those who can contribute to teaching and leadership in private law (e.g. Contract, Tort, Trust and Equity, Company, International and European Economic Law, Private International Law, Commercial, Commercial Conflict of Laws, International Investment Law, Banking) in both undergraduate and postgraduate modules. 

You will contribute to a range of research, teaching and administration. In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining generous, mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others can carry out theirs.

Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management, development (including programme/module review) and delivery of teaching and assessment; and (b) enhancement of the student experience or employability. The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing expert advice to staff and students, (b) supervising and examining PhD students, and (c) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods. 

Research is likely to involve initiating, conducting and disseminating original research. Your research will have measurable outcomes reflect in your growing national (and ideally international) reputation.

Person spec

• A PhD relevant to the research/teaching area (or near completion) or equivalent research experience qualifications.
• Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism

Teaching

• Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes

Research

• Experience and achievement reflected in a growing reputation
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning, undertaking and project managing research to deliver high-quality results

Management Administration

• Ability to contribute to School management processes
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes

Informal enquiries to Dr Meghan Campbell, Deputy Dean of School, email m.campbell.1@bham.ac.uk 

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