Lecturer in Law - Short Term Contract (18 months)

18462BR

School of Law and Politics

Teaching & Scholarship

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Lecturer in Law  - Teaching and Scholarship
School of Law and Politics

The School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer (Grade 6) in Law. The post is for a period of 18 months to provide cover for research leave.
The successful candidate will be or have the potential to be: excellent teachers and scholars; be close to completing or already hold a PhD or hold equivalent professional expertise in Law or a cognate field by the time the appointment begins; and have an ambitious scholarship agenda. From a teaching perspective, the successful candidate will have the ability and willingness to teach Equity and Trusts and Family Law. The post holder may also be supported to supervise undergraduate students.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community and especially welcome and encourage applications from those from under-represented groups within the University workforce.
Positions are for eighteen months only and an available as a full-time (35 hours per week), or part-time role. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.  

Please direct any queries relating to this post to the Head of School at [email protected]
Salary:  £39,347 - £44,263 per annum (Grade 6)
Date advert posted: Thursday, 4 April 2024

Closing date: Sunday, 21 April 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  We especially welcome and encourage applications from those from under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT + BAME or those with disabilities. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job Description

As a Lecturer Cardiff Law School the successful applicant will be required to deliver high-quality teaching at both undergraduate and potentially postgraduate level.  The successful applicant should be an active and collegiate member of the school community and contribute to every aspect of school life.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Scholarship
•    Engage in scholarly activity with the potential to publish journal articles and/or outputs which advance knowledge within the area of work.
•    Have the potential to contribute to scholarship through working with individuals and teams within, and external to, the wider university community.
•    Contribute to scholarship in the area of work through participation in  conferences, seminars and other academic and professional forums (at local and national level) to disseminate the results of individual scholarship.
•    Develop scholarship projects which have potential to receive internal or external funding.
•    Carry out work associated with teaching including examinations (setting and marking papers and providing constructive feedback to students), administration, participation in committee work.
Teaching
•    Contribute to the design and deliver teaching programmes for courses and contribute to module development as part of a module team, where required
•    Inspire undergraduate and postgraduate students and deliver effective teaching under the guidance of a mentor / module leader and develop skills in assessment methods and in providing constructive feedback to students.
•     Deliver pastoral care through both acting as a Personal Tutor and providing support and guidance to students, building and establishing trust.
•     Supervise the work of students including the supervision of Undergraduate and Master’s students and the co-supervision of PGRs, where required.
•    To demonstrate a commitment to professional development and engage in the peer review processes.
•    To participate in the teaching community including committee membership and student engagement activities.
Collegiality and Community
•    Be a collaborative, collegiate colleague with a commitment to engage in the life of the School and contribute fully to the community, teaching, scholarship and administrative activities.
•    Engage effectively with industrial, commercial and public sector organisations, professional institutions, other academic institutions etc., regionally and nationally to raise awareness of the School’s profile, to cultivate strategically valuable alliances, and to pursue opportunities for collaboration across a range of activities.  These activities are expected to contribute to the School and the enhancement of its regional and national profile.
•    Undergo personal and professional development that is appropriate to and which will enhance performance in the role of Lecturer.
•    Mentor colleagues with less experience and advise on personal development
•    Participate in School administration and activities to promote the School and its work to the wider University and the outside world.
•    Any other duties appropriate to support the development ambitions of the role not included above, but consistent with the role.

Person Specification

It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing and we only invite candidates to interview who clearly evidence that they meet (or partially meet) each of the essential criteria. During the application process you will be asked to attach a supporting statement. This statement must outline how you meet the criteria below and we recommended formatting this by using each criteria as a sub-heading and providing your relevant experience/evidence below each sub-heading.   

It is crucial that you save your supporting statement with the vacancy number (eg. 0000BR) in the filename as failure to do so may result in it being omitted from your application.
Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education
1.    To have obtained or be near completion of a postgraduate degree at PhD level in a related subject area by the time the appointment begins or equivalent professional expertise in Law or a cognate field by the time the appointment begins/Postgraduate degree at PhD level in a related subject area or relevant industrial experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
2.    Demonstrate specialist knowledge and knowledge of current advancements within academic subject area.
3.    Ability to design, deliver and continuously develop modules across the School’s teaching programmes.
4.    Teaching experience at undergraduate/postgraduate level, including teaching experience or the willingness to teach Equity and Trusts, Family Law and other modules on the LLB and LLM.
Pastoral, Communication and Team Working
5.    Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex and conceptual ideas clearly and confidently to others using high level skills and a range of pedagogic methods.
6.    Evidence of a flexible and co-operative attitude towards colleagues, with a willingness to engage in the life of the School and contribute fully to the community, teaching, scholarship and administrative activities.
7.    The ability to provide appropriate pastoral support to students, appreciate the needs of individual students and their circumstances and to act as a personal tutor.
Other
8.    Proven ability to demonstrate creativity, innovation and teamworking within work.
Desirable Criteria
1.    Responsibility for academically related administration.
2.    Ability to teach in the medium of Welsh.
3.    Ability to support or deliver pro-bono teaching.
4.     Proven ability to work without close supervision and to adapt to the changing requirements of the Higher Education community.
5.     A commitment to supporting and encouraging equality and diversity in all its forms.
6.    Evidence of ability to participate in and develop both internal and external networks and utilise them to enhance the teaching and scholarship activities of the School. 

Job Category

Academic - Teaching & Scholarship