"Lecturer in Law"

University of Exeter - Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

The role

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer to a permanent full-time post from 1st September 2026 to join a thriving and dynamic law programme, based at our Penryn campus in Cornwall.

Our offering to students in Cornwall is unique; our law degrees form part of a portfolio of programmes run in collaboration with our Business School, such as LLB Law with Business and BBL Bachelor of Business with Laws. We have plans to expand delivery to new inter-disciplinary programmes. Our pedagogical approach is different from many traditional law schools, with a much stronger focus on experiential learning. This includes significant amounts of small group task-based working and research projects as part of the curriculum.

We are seeking applications from candidates with an academic or professional background to teach on the Law programmes. The focus of the role is to teach on foundational law modules (Criminal Law, Public Law, Human Rights, European Union Law, Land Law, Law of Trusts, Contract Law, Law of Torts and Legal Foundations) with the ability to teach on corporate law or environmental law modules being a benefit. An interest in developing pedagogies in legal education will be an asset. Please identify your areas of relevant teaching expertise in your application.

The post will include working as part of a growing team to design and deliver excellent teaching. The position would suit an outstanding teacher who has a passion for education and learning, and for students at or near to the completion of their PhD.

About you

For a Lecturer post you will:

• possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist and core knowledge in the discipline, demonstrated by a completed or near-complete PhD or with established experience in legal academia or legal practice demonstrating the core knowledge relating to law in order to teach and support learning on law modules, to develop teaching programmes, and support learning;
• Use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students;
• Participate in and develop external networks, for example, to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities;
• Will have evidence of excellent teaching identified by peer review and have made an impact at discipline programme level beyond their own teaching;
• Be expected to work towards Fellow of the HEA status and to attend formal CPD relating to this.

Please ensure you read the Job Description for full details of this role.

What we can offer you:

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines;
• Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy;
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Cornwall.

Further information

For further information please contact Mark Mackarel, e-mail m.mackarel2@exeter.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 29th March 2026. Interviews are expected to take place on 20-21st April.