Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Teaching & Research) - Law

The Opportunity

At Monash Law, we are renowned for our innovative and inclusive approach, strong professional and community connections, and unwavering commitment to justice. We are a place to challenge and be challenged.

We are a leading, globally engaged Australian law school. We offer a rich, experiential legal education and have strong partnerships with the legal profession and industry, providing you with opportunities to make a real difference in the world.

In joining us, you become part of a community deeply engaged with making a difference, at local and global levels. We operate from seven locations across three continents. Our commitment to the community is reflected in our three community legal centres and our Melbourne CBD Law Chambers, as we mark 51 years of Monash Law Clinics this year.

At Monash Law, you'll be part of a vibrant academic culture, collaborating with world leaders in legal research and education. Our diverse and innovative research has a significant impact on government, professional, and social levels.

We have Teaching and Research opportunities available as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer for exceptional academics to join our inclusive and collaborative team, delivering excellent teaching to our students, and engaging in impactful, meaningful research.

In this position, you will make contributions to the educational activities of the Faculty and University, as well as maintain and develop your scholarly, research, professional and engagement activities.

About You

We are excited to welcome excellent and collegial academics who are eager to contribute to the success of Monash Law, and who have a passion for educational excellence and rigorous, impactful research.

We are particularly interested to hear from outstanding academics with demonstrated teaching and/or research leadership experience in the following areas:

• Legal Ethics; Property Law; Equity; or Trusts.

We welcome interest from legal scholars who take all and any approaches to their research (doctrinal, historical, comparative, philosophical and so on) as we look to build our capacity and expertise in socio-legal scholarship and research methodologies.

Additionally, with the largest clinical legal education programme in Australia and having celebrated 50 years of clinics in 2025, we are interested to hear from those who are able to further strengthen our clinical expertise.

Whether you are based domestically in Australia, in the Asia-Pacific region, or elsewhere around the world, we will value the positive and impactful contribution you will make to our team and our further success.

Please visit our Academic opportunities website to find out more about working in the Faculty.

To Apply

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash Law. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

If you are interested in joining a pioneering law school with a global impact, then we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please use the relevant links below to submit:

• Your current CV (maximum 10 pages), and
• A cover letter (maximum 4 pages) outlining your interest in joining Monash Law and alignment with the Key Selection Criteria.

Longlisted candidates will be requested to submit recent examples of their research outputs.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

For additional support with your application, please refer to How to apply for Monash jobs.

Enquiries

Professor Liz Campbell, Associate Dean (Academic Staffing) - Faculty of Law, liz.campbell@monash.edu

Position Description

Lecturer (T&R) - Level B - Law

Senior Lecturer (T&R) - Level C - Law