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Lecturer in Medical Law & Ethics

Employer
KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
Location
London (Greater) (GB)
Salary
Grade 7, £46,292 to £54,534, including London Weighting Allowanc
Closing date
16 Mar 2021

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Academic Discipline
Law, Social Sciences
Job Type
Academic Posts, Lecturers / Assistant Professors
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Job description

The Dickson Poon School of Law is seeking to appoint to a Lectureship an outstanding candidate with teaching expertise and research interests in the field of medical law and ethics. The successful candidate's principal teaching contribution will be to our postgraduate programmes in medical law and ethics, although the ability to contribute also to the core undergraduate law curriculum is desirable. The successful candidate will also undertake public engagement activities and carry out administrative duties in the Dickson Poon School of Law.

The successful candidate will be responsible to the Executive Dean.

The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised globally as one of the best law schools in the world. It is ranked 15th in the world and 4th in the UK in the QS World University Rankings for Law 2020. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise, research in the School was rated as number one in the UK.

The Dickson Poon School of Law is housed in the East Wing of Somerset House, a Grade One listed building, on the College's Strand Campus, a few minutes' walk from the Royal Courts of Justice and Inns of Court and midway between Westminster and the City of London. Its location has always enabled the School to have excellent contacts with practitioners and policy-makers, and there is a strong tradition of engagement with the legal profession.

The Dickson Poon School of Law embraces equality, diversity and inclusion. We attract students and staff from across the world, from many different backgrounds, with a variety of ethnicities, religions, and sexual and gender identities. We promote flexible working as a key enabler of inclusion. We particularly encourage and welcome applications from women, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and from candidates who are LGBTQ+ and/or have a disability.

The Dickson Poon School of Law has a long-standing reputation for excellence in the laws of England and Wales, European, International and Transnational Law. The School's research interests cover all areas of public and private law and include the philosophy and sociology of law as well as doctrinal, empirical, historical, interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to the study of law. Its educational offering covers a broad range of legal disciplines and is home to a vibrant postgraduate research community.

Of particular relevance to this post, the School houses the world-renowned Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, the first of its kind in the UK. The Centre's postgraduate programmes include the MA in Medical Ethics and Law, the MA in Medical Law and the MSc in Mental Health, Ethics and Law. Centre staff are also involved in the provision of Medical Law as an option to LLB students.

Further information about the Centre can be found here:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/law/research/centres/medlawethics

Please see the links below for supporting information about The Dickson Poon School of Law:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/law/index.aspx
https://youtu.be/u4NpVF7KjhA 

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract.
This is a full-time post.

Key responsibilities 

  • Make a strong contribution to the development of the School and University's research profile, including developing a track record of world-leading publications in medical law and/or in medical ethics, where appropriate through participation in impact activities, and by active participation in research communities;
  • Develop and articulate a research agenda that aims to place the successful candidate at the forefront of his/her field over the course of his/her career, for example through applying for and securing research grants, and developing appropriate external research networks;
  • Make a strong contribution to the development and delivery of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching in the School through lectures, tutorials and seminars, as appropriate;
  • Contribute research-informed teaching to our postgraduate and undergraduate degrees, including through the supervision and examination of postgraduate research students at the School and in the wider academic community;
  • Take part in the development of new teaching initiatives, technology-enhanced, online and distance learning, in accordance with the School and University's strategic goals;
  • Contribute to the holistic development of our students through pastoral care and engagement in student experience activities, and in particular by acting as a personal tutor;
  • Participate in student development processes, including student progress monitoring, education assessment and examination;
  • Be available for duties during assessment and marking periods;
  • Be responsible for marking formative and summative work and provide timely and effective feedback, working closely with relevant module leaders and programme directors and the professional services programme and assessments team;
  • Accept academic administrative responsibilities, such as in School education or research roles, and in School or University governance structures;
  • Engage in professional development to further the post-holder's career. 

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience Essential criteria 

  • PhD, DPhil, JSD, or equivalent experience in medical law and/or medical ethics
  • Demonstrable track record of excellence in research in medical law and/or medical ethics, including high quality publication of research in peer-reviewed journals and/or book(s)
  • Excellent teaching skills
  • Excellent knowledge and ability to teach in the field of medical law and/or medical ethics
  • Willingness to develop excellent knowledge and teaching ability in the fields of both medical law and medical ethics, in response to the School's teaching needs
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
  • Ability to work to and meet deadline
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Willingness to contribute to the School's culture of collaboration
  • Competence with electronic learning platforms and other IT skills 

Desirable criteria 

  • Track record of experience in teaching medical law and/or medical ethics at postgraduate and/or undergraduate level
  • Ability to contribute to the teaching of the core undergraduate law curriculum
  • Experience in attracting funding for research 

The selection process will include a panel interview and a teaching presentation as part of the interview. Interviews will be held in April 2021. 

Company

King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.

King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.

King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.

King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: www.kingshealthpartners.org.

King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at www.kcl.ac.uk/kingsanswers.

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