Associate Professor in Tort Law

The Department of Durham Law School at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Associate Professor on either the Education track or Research and Education track.

We welcome applications from those with research and teaching interests in the broad field of Tort Law and we are particularly eager to hear from applicants with an interest in Media Law.

Durham Law School is one of the very best UK Law Schools with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our students. Ranked overall 12th in REF
2021, 100% of Durham Law School's research impact and environment was ranking 3 or 4
* in REF
2021.

Durham Law School is committed to research-led and small group teaching and is a world leader in legal education and research. Durham Law School is ranked 3rd in The Complete University Guide 2026, 4th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026, and 57th in the QS World University Ranked by subject 2025. Durham Law School was also awarded the Athena Swan Bronze award for commitment to the advance of gender equality in 2022.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our Department pages at .

There is the opportunity to be appointed to an Associate Professor on either the Education or Research & Education track. Please refer to the below job descriptions for further information on each role, the relevant person specifications, and details on what to submit as part of your application:

Within your application, please indicate which track you are submitting an application for.

Contact Information

If you have any queries about this vacancy please do not hesitate to contact either Professor Emma Cave ( ) or Rachel Avery ()