"Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Law"

Job title

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Law 

Job reference

BEDS2758 

Date posted

31/07/2024 

Application closing date

28/08/2024 

Location

Luton 

Salary

One Year Maternity Cover, (November 2024 to October 2025) 

Contract

Lecturer: Grade 7; £38,205 - £45,585 per annum Senior Lecturer: Grade 8; £46,974 - £56,021 per annum 

Contractual hours

35 

Basis

Full time 

Job information

The University of Bedfordshire Business School is at the forefront of expanding opportunity and access in higher education. With a strong focus on the student experience, we are committed to excellent and inclusive teaching that prepares our students for professional employment and that inspires them to achieve their ambitions. Our teaching, research and civic engagement make a real impact across business, public services and our community.

Following significant investment by the University in the learning environment and the student experience, we are seeking to appoint on a one-year fixed–term contract a motivated and enthusiastic Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Law to join our Law team and assist in driving our ambitious programme of strategic change.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering research-informed teaching on our undergraduate and postgraduate Law courses. An integral part of the role will be to work with colleagues to develop and deliver new practice-based units within the Law curriculum and programmes.

Applications are encouraged from candidates with expertise in and ability to teach one or more core LLB subjects and a good range of specialist subjects. We particularly welcome applications by candidates with academic and/or professional expertise in Aviation Law, Intellectual Property Law, Medical Law, Conveyancing, Commercial and Company Law, Equity and Trust Law.

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in Law or equivalent professional experience, be an excellent communicator, enjoy working as part of a team and be able to demonstrate either an established track-record of excellent individual research or strong potential in that regard. Professional qualification as a solicitor or barrister and recent experience of legal practice would be an advantage. 

Candidates should have a proven commitment to providing transformative legal education and widening access to the legal profession. Experience of curriculum design and development as well as previous experience of engagement with external partners and delivering HE provision across a distributed campus would be an advantage. We strongly encourage applications from candidates with demonstrated experience of development and delivery of professional legal training programmes.

The post will be based at the Luton campus, with travel to other campuses as required. Opportunities for delivery at our international partner campuses may also be available.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday, 11 September 2024

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and values the diversity of all its workforce and student population.

Please note CVs will only be accepted in addition to a fully completed application form.

All applications must be received by midnight on the closing date. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.