Career Opportunities at Queen's

The successful candidate will be required to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level and will contribute to the School’s administration/outreach activity. They will be required to deliver high-quality teaching in Commercial or Corporate Law; Law and Technology or Intellectual Property Law and elsewhere as need arises.

The School of Law is committed to mentoring and development and holds a Silver Athena SWAN award. The successful candidate will be given time to develop their scholarship within the post and will have the opportunity to contribute to School administration as appropriate to the stage of career, and with a view to supporting career development.

About the person:

Essential Criteria:

• A degree in Law (UG or Masters) at 2.1 or above or a UG degree in a related subject with a Masters Degree(or equivalent) in Law.
• Have or be about to obtain a PhD or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Scholarly interests that are sustainable and which complement the strategy of the School of Law.
• Demonstrable ability to contribute to the teaching of law subjects at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, in particular related to Commercial or Corporate law; Law and Technology or IP Law
• Willingness to contribute to teaching across core undergraduate modules, for example in company law; tort law; or the law of contract
• Demonstrable ability to contribute to broader management and administrative processes.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.

Candidate Information