"Assistant Professor in Global Legal Studies (Legal Artificial Intelligence)"

Ref. No.: FLL/GLS/AP/12/2025

The Faculty of Law (FLL) invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor in the area of Global Legal Studies, with a particular focus on Legal Artificial Intelligence.

The Faculty of Law of University of Macau is the oldest law school in Macao and plays a very important role in preparing jurists who are familiar with Macao S.A.R. legal system, as well as, educating jurists who are competent in legal research and practices in Macau law, international law, comparative law and law and technology. The Faculty of Law presently offers undergraduate degrees and postgraduate degrees to both local and international students. More details about the Faculty are available at https://fll.um.edu.mo/.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a PhD in Law or Computer Science. Candidates with a doctoral degree in Law should demonstrate a strong research record in the field of legal artificial intelligence. Candidates with a PhD in Computer Science are expected to have substantial research and development experience specifically related to legal AI. Preference will be given to applicants who have teaching or research experience in legal artificial intelligence and can provide compelling evidence of outstanding research accomplishments. Such evidence should include publications in internationally recognized, peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

The selected candidate is expected to assume duty in 2026.

Remuneration

A taxable annual remuneration starting from MOP855,400 (approximately USD105,600) will be commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification and relevant professional experience. The current local maximum income tax rate is 12% but is effectively around 5% - 7% after various discretionary exemptions. Apart from competitive remuneration, UM offers a wide range of benefits, such as medical insurance, provident fund, on-campus accommodation/housing allowance and other subsidies. Further details on our package are available at: https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/learn-more/.

Application Procedure

Applicants should visit https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/ for more details, and apply ONLINE. Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applicants may consider their applications not successful if they are not invited for an interview within 3 months of application.

Human Resources Section, Office of Administration
University of Macau, Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China
Website: https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/;
Email: vacancy@um.edu.mo
Tel: +853 8822 8509;
Fax: +853 8822 2412