Teaching Fellow (Warwick Law in the Community)

About the Role

Warwick Law School seeks to employ a full-time, two-year Teaching Fellow to both deliver teaching in one or more of our undergraduate foundation modules (Criminal Law; Tort Law; Understanding Law in Context; Constitutional & Administrative Law related modules; Contract Law; Property Law; Foundations of European Law; Law of Trusts).

And to enhance our team of scholars supporting the work of Warwick Law in the Community (LinC), which is our programme of social justice-focused clinical work and education.

Warwick Law School is also renowned for its law in context approach, and this role particularly highlights the wider perspective of how law interacts with society. The successful candidate will be joining a welcoming team of academics and professional service staff, which emphasises support, development and collaboration.

The selection of candidates will be based on candidates’ experience and fit to the criteria detailed in the person specification.

Terms and Conditions of Employment specify that staff must live within a reasonable travelling distance of their place of work in order to fulfil all the duties of the role.

Unfortunately, applications from candidates who will not have been formally awarded a PhD by 1st September 2026 cannot be considered.

About You

The successful candidate will:

• Be expected to contribute to one or more of the School's foundation modules as given above.
• Ideally have expertise in access to justice and/or an area of social welfare law (housing, employment, welfare benefits, immigration and asylum, community care, public law, family and domestic violence).
• Have experience of working collaboratively in community settings, although no prior legal practice experience is required.
• Be expected to participate across the Law School's core activities, including enhancing student experience and engagement, and performing administrative and pastoral duties.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to collaborate with both students and staff colleagues.