Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Law

We are recruiting a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Law position and invite applicants on either the Education & Research or Education, Scholarship & Professional Practice track. Please indicate your preferred pathway in your application.

If you are looking to build on your research or scholarship achievements by joining an internationally renowned law school with the opportunity to benefit from support to advance your research/scholarship trajectory. You will have considerable experience of publishing high quality research and will relish the opportunity to make a dynamic contribution to our undergraduate, postgraduate & PhD programmes.

Education and Research track

If you are applying for an Education & Research post, please also submit a plan for your research over the next three years. The plan should contain information such as any planned publications, funding applications, impact strategy, research events or network development (these suggestions are indicative and not all required). The plan should show the sequence of each element of the plan and provide enough information to enable the selection panel to understand how you intend the research aspects of your career to develop if appointed to the role.

Education, Scholarship & Professional Practice track

If you are applying for an Education, Scholarship & Professional Practice post, please also submit a plan for your scholarly activity over the next three years. This should outline how you intend to develop your profile as an educational specialist. Your plan might include initiatives such as pedagogical innovation, curriculum design, publications or outputs relating to legal education, engagement with scholarship of teaching & learning, contributions to equality, diversity and inclusion in teaching practice, or plans to develop communities of practice around legal education. These suggestions are indicative and not all are required. Your plan should set out a clear sequence of activities & demonstrate how you intend to shape and share your expertise in legal education and/or professional practice over the next three years.

What you will do:

• Engage in high-quality research/scholarship, to advance and sustain a strong publication record.
• Provide innovation and leadership in research-led teaching.
• Develop research objectives, projects, and proposals.
• Identify sources of funding and apply for funding in support of academic plans or activities.
• Conduct individual or collaborative research/scholarship projects, including potential for impactful research or scholarship.
• Publish and disseminate research/scholarship findings.
• Act as an academic advisor to undergraduate students.

What you will need:

• Track record of high-quality research outputs or scholarship
• Experience of university-level teaching
• Evidence of innovation in teaching and/or curriculum design
• PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline

Kent Law School sits in the Top 30 in the Times University Good Guide 2025 and is the 17th ranked UK institution for Law in the Times Higher Education World Law School Rankings 2025. It is also within the Top 40 in the UK in the Guardian Best University Guide 2025 and The Complete University Guide 2026.

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If you wish to be considered for this role, please submit an academic CV plus a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria in the person specification and in what way you consider you would make a positive contribution to Kent Law School. Selection panels will be looking for clear evidence and examples in your application.