Assistant Professor; Research and Education); General

Salary:
Full-time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606

Birmingham Law School is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor (Education and Research) to contribute to the delivery of teaching, research, management and administration in the School. We are interested in applications from those who can contribute to teaching and leadership. You will contribute to a range of research, teaching and administration.

In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining generous, mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others can carry out theirs.

Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management, development (including programme/module review) and delivery of teaching and assessment; and (b) enhancement of the student experience or employability.

The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing expert advice to staff and students, (b) supervising and examining PhD students, and (c) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods.

Research is likely to involve initiating, conducting and disseminating original research. Your research will have measurable outcomes reflect in your growing national (and ideally international) reputation.

Management and administration is likely to involve contributions at School level, and/or making an important contribution to some managerial/leadership activities (e.g. working groups) within the University.

This may include developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach, or similar activities at School level or further within the University.

While we are open to applications from applicants with different specialisms, we are particularly interested in applications from those who can contribute to teaching and research.

• A PhD relevant to the research/teaching area (or near completion) or equivalent research experience qualifications
• Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning/research
• Teaching Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching, and advising colleagues
• Experience and success in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability
• Research Experience and achievement reflected in a growing reputation
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning, undertaking and project managing research to deliver high quality results
• Management Administration
• Ability to contribute to School management processes
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively

Informal enquires can be made to Dr Meghan Campbell, email:

We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

£47,389 to £56,535. Grade 8