Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Law (research-path), AUT Law School

• Seeking academic expertise within Commercial Law and Competition Law
• Utilise your passion for cross-disciplinary teaching and research
• Permanent, full-time role based in Auckland

As one of the world's top 50 young universities and New Zealand's newest, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is a university of opportunity where all students with talent and potential have the chance to succeed. We have hugely diverse body of students, staff, and partners and a clear vision expressed through our new Te Tiriti Responsiveness Framework and the cornerstone Ki Uta Ki Tai Student Success Plan which will ensure a shared, cohesive approach for the University to achieve its commitments and ambitions for student success, inclusion and belonging. We are a socially driven university with equity and excellence central to our purpose and actions, and we offer a stimulating teaching and research environment with strong connections to government, business, and industry. AUT has more than 27,000 students and over 4,000 staff based primarily at our three Auckland teaching campuses.

Our Faculty of Business, Economics and Law is dynamic, vibrant and focused on developing innovative and cross-disciplinary approaches to research and teaching. We have an opportunity in our Law School for a position that would also teach in our business programmes. We focus on high quality curriculum and strong research with a focus on both high-quality academic publications and social impact.

The Role

We have permanent, full-time opportunities for Lecturers or Senior Lecturers with expertise in Law to make significant impact and develop their career in teaching, research and service, as part of the AUT Law School . Successful candidates would also teach into our highly successful Business School (AACSB and EQUIS accredited). We are looking to develop greater flexibility in future deployment into a changing curriculum, aligned to strategy promoting a cross-disciplinary focus in the Business School.

We are particularly interested in applicants who would contribute to our teaching and/or research in the following fields:

Commercial Law, Competition Law

You'll teach across programmes as assigned by the Dean of the Law School. We embrace practice-led, as well as research-informed, approaches to teaching where the student experience is optimised. Your contributions to programme and course development will enhance our continuous-improvement focus. You will embrace the upcoming  implementation of tikanga Māori into the law curriculum and support our work towards preparing for this. Knowledge and experience of tikanga Māori would be advantageous. 

You will be expected to publish actively in your specialised field/s. We offer an excellent research environment with contestable research funds, and with guidance available from senior scholars. It is also expected that over time the successful candidate will seek external research funding, engage with government, business, professional bodies and the community, and contribute to School/Faculty activities. Post-COVID professional development opportunities for faculty staff continue to expand.

You will have an open, engaging and collaborative attitude that is flexible to changing requirements. You will enhance the positive energy and collegiality within the Faculty and must embrace and value diversity and enjoy working inclusively with students and colleagues!

Application information

Along with your full academic CV, please ensure to submit a cover letter which explains a) why this particular role (and AUT) is of interest, and also b) how your experience aligns with the key experience and attributes we're seeking below:

Qualification:

• A minimum of a completed LLM.

Teaching and Learning:

• An early career academic will ideally have at least some previous teaching assistant experience.
• More experienced candidates will have previous lecturing experience, evidence of curriculum development and also preferably experience supervising Masters and/or PhD students.

Research and Scholarship:

• An early career academic will have the basis of a solid research pipeline and a job market paper available.
• More experienced candidates will already have a proven research track record with quality publications and ideally also success in external funding bids.

Please feel free to add any further comments you feel may also support your application.

Further Information:

• Start Date: Early 2024 (to be agreed with the successful candidate).
• Term: The successful candidate will secure a permanent, full-time appointment.
• Salary ranges: Lecturer - $85,584 to $101,855. Senior lecturer - $104,856 to $137,107 (specific step within ranges commensurate with relevant skills and experience).
• Referees: Applicants should also provide names, contact details and clarification of relationship for three potential referees. Referees will not be contacted without the prior consent of the applicant.
• For academic enquiries: Contact Professor Khylee Quince, Dean of the AUT Law School [email protected] . For recruitmentenquiries: Contact Mike Wood, AUT Executive Recruitment Partner - [email protected] .

The AUT Law School is committed to achieving greater diversity and welcomes applications from all, including in particular, suitably qualified individuals from underrepresented groups.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 6 February @ 11.55pm

Reference: 87077