Assistant Professor (Fixed Term)
About the role
The University of Nottingham, School of Law is looking to recruit an Assistant Professor to join our intellectually engaging and collegial academic environment. If you are committed to inspiring and engaging students and to developing and conducting innovative, original scholarship or research, we want to hear from you. There are two fixed-term positions for one year, to cover colleagues' periods of leave.
Responsibilities
- Teach and shape our undergraduate curriculum in one or more core modules: Introduction to Law and Legal Theory, Foundations of Tort, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Land Law, Law of Trusts, Public Law, Law of the European Union
- Contribute to School administration
Requirements
- Ability to teach in one or more of the core modules listed above
- Commitment to inspiring and engaging students
- Commitment to developing and conducting innovative, original scholarship or research
Qualifications
- We would be particularly interested in hearing from candidates who could also offer teaching in the area of Public International Law
- We want to appoint people not just based on their past achievements, but also on their potential
Pay
£42,254 to £58,225 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
Benefits
- A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
- A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
- Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year
- Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
- We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
- Access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more
Schedule
Closing Date: Friday 21 August 2026
Additional information
Informal enquiries may be addressed to the Head of School, Professor Olympia Bekou - Olympia.Bekou@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
We will shortlist based solely on answers to the questions asked as part of the online application process, so please do not include a CV, as it will not be read. We do not see candidates' names as part of our shortlisting process: we have found this significantly increases the diversity of candidates we invite to interview. Please avoid disclosing your name. If you would like to share further information (e.g. to explain a career break), please use the 'additional information' section.
We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.
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