Application closing date 14/04/2021
Salary £36,914 - £51,034 per annum
Job category/type Academic

Job description

The School of Law seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Law and Innovation who will teach at undergraduate level in intellectual property and private law, and at postgraduate level in law & innovation, including supervision at doctoral level as required. The successful candidate will undertake research in line with the School’s research strategy and contribute to School’s administration/outreach activity.

In 20/21 the School successfully launched a new LLM programme in Law & Technology. The successful post holder/s will be required to provide teaching expertise to deliver core and/or elective modules on the programme; and specialist teaching on the Intellectual Property elective module on the LLB, which typically attracts 100 students. The posts would offer opportunities for elective modules/dissertation supervision in high-demand fields where the School is seeking to add relevant expertise, across all areas of intellectual property and law and technology. They would also support teaching on at least one related Foundations modules in land law, tort law and contract law, each of which attracts c.300 students in a given academic year. There are opportunities for involvement in the ‘Future Screens NI’ R&D partnership and in other collaborative efforts in which the School has engaged.

The successful candidate must have:

• A degree in Law (2.1 or above)
• A PhD in Law or cognate discipline
• A publication record (including papers about to publish) in good quality peer reviewed journals and/or with relevant publishers, commensurate with stage of career. Demonstrated ability to publish at internationally-excellent level, with clear potential to make a strong contribution to the School’s performance.
• Research interests that are sustainable and which complement the research strategy of the School of Law within the field of Law & Innovation.
• Relevant teaching experience in a law school context, commensurate with stage in career
• Ability to contribute to the teaching of private law subject areas at undergraduate level (at least one of Tort, Contract, Land Law)
• Ability to contribute to the teaching of intellectual property law at undergraduate level
• Ability to contribute to teaching and curriculum development on the LLM Law & Technology.

The School of Law is based in a modern state of the art building at the heart of the campus which includes an interactive Moot Court and a Digital Studio. Academics working in the Law School research across a range of diverse areas, reflecting both traditional and contemporary legal scholarship. We are a globally recognised Law School with internationally acknowledged excellence.

The School of Law is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and to creating and sustaining an environment that values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and student body. In particular, the school is committed to supporting the career progression of women in arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law (AHSSBL) in line with the Athena SWAN Charter. The School holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award. We are a leader in gender equality and diversity, and are one of the UK’s most successful universities in the Athena SWAN initiative which promotes gender equality and career progression.

We are ranked 1st in the UK for knowledge transfer partnerships, (Innovate UK) 9th in the UK for University facilities (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018) and 14th in the UK for research quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019).

Queen’s University Belfast is a driver of innovation and talent based on excellence. Throughout the University, our academics are collaborating across disciplines and with outside agencies and institutions on projects of world significance. We are connected and networked with strategic partnerships across the world, helping us to expand our impact on wider society locally, nationally and globally. The University is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best global talent within an environment that enables them to realise their full potential. 

Based in Belfast, a modern capital city, our beautiful campus is surrounded by abundant acres of parkland and is renowned as one of the safest and affordable cities in the UK. The choice of local Schools from pre-nursery upwards are some of the best available, and lovers of the outdoors can enjoy any number of activities from rowing and kayaking to top class golf among many others. At Queen’s we hold work life balance in the highest regard, offering 42 days annual leave and family friendly initiatives. Our generous pension of 21.1% employer contribution and flexible retirement scheme supports our ‘people first’ strategy, and we offer a multitude of development options tailored to help you succeed within your role with us and to support you with your career progression. As an employee, you will be able to access discounted award winning sports facilities, Queen’s Film Theatre and local food and beverage outlets among many others. The University is supporting relocation of new international employees under its generous relocation policy. Allowable expenses include, for example, removal expenses, travel to the new location costs of a Tier 2 visa (should it be applicable) and temporary accommodation. Our re-location policy can be found here. We are immensely proud of what our city and our University will offer you.

For full job details and criteria please see the Candidate Information link on our website by clicking ‘apply’.  You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria when you submit your application. For further information please contact Resourcing Team at email resourcing@qub.ac.uk .

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all. However, our employment monitoring data tells us that individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people with a disability and those who identify as LGBT+ are currently under-represented at the University. As such, we particularly welcome applications from these individuals.

As you may be aware, Queen’s is recognised as one of the most diverse organisations in Northern Ireland. We are committed to ensuring our workplace is a safe, welcoming and inclusive place to work, which is why we subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena SWAN.

It is also why we have established award winning Staff Networks such as PRISM and iRise. These networks provide an opportunity for staff to meet in a friendly, informal way to support each other.  More details on all our networks can be found here. 

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