LSE Fellow in Law (Medical Law)

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Salary is competitive and not less than £43,277 pa (pay award pending) inclusive of London allowance

This is a career development position for a fixed term appointment for three years from 2 January 2026

The Law School is seeking to appoint a fixed-term LSE Fellow. The fellowship is restricted to the area of Medical Law. The successful candidate may also be asked to contribute class teaching on the undergraduate programme in other areas (particularly in core courses such as Public Law, Contract Law, Tort, Criminal Law and Property).

The objective of the Fellowship is to provide a development opportunity for those who have exceptional potential in legal research and scholarship. During the three-year appointment, the LSE Fellow will have the opportunity to develop their teaching experience, as well as their research trajectory.

To be eligible for this position, candidates will need to have a PhD in Law or have submitted a PhD thesis in Law at the point of application for this role. Candidates also require research expertise in the area of Medical Law with potential to develop a body of high-quality publications in peer-reviewed journals and potential to develop a national/international reputation for research in the area of your expertise. Relevant teaching experience including assessing courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level would be an advantage. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills and a capacity to foster an engaging and supportive learning environment for students.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email law.school.manager@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 28 September 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

An LSE Fellowship is intended to be an entry route to an academic career and is deemed by the School to be a career development position. As such, applicants who have already been employed as an LSE Fellow for three years in total are not eligible to apply. If you have any queries about this, please contact the HR Division.